Menu Shortcut Keys

The user can configure in one place all the keyboard shortcuts of the menu items available in <oXygen/>. The current shortcuts assigned to menu items are displayed in the following table.

 

Figure 17.56. The Menu Shortcut Keys preferences panel

The Menu Shortcut Keys preferences panel

Description

A short description of the menu item operation.

Category

The shortcuts are classified in categories for easier management. For example the "Cut" operation for the source view is distinguished from the tree view one by assigning it to a separate category.

Shortcut key

The keyboard shortcut that launches the operation. Double-clicking on a table row or pressing the "Edit" button allows the user to register a new shortcut for the operation displayed on that row.

'Home' and 'End' keys are applied at line level
Option available only on the Mac OS X and controls the way the HOME and END keys are interpreted. If checked the default behaviour of the Mac OS X HOME and END keys will be overridden and the caret will move only on the current line. The default on the Mac is to move the caret to the beginning or end of the document.