1*14599250SDevin TeskeHOW TO USE THIS SYSTEM 2*14599250SDevin Teske====================== 3*14599250SDevin Teske 4*14599250SDevin Teske[press the PageDown key to go to the next screen when you finish 5*14599250SDevin Teske reading this one] 6*14599250SDevin Teske 7*14599250SDevin TeskeThe following keys are recognized in most of the dialogs you'll 8*14599250SDevin Teskeencounter during this installation: 9*14599250SDevin Teske 10*14599250SDevin TeskeKEY ACTION 11*14599250SDevin Teske--- ------ 12*14599250SDevin TeskeSPACE Select or toggle the current item. 13*14599250SDevin TeskeENTER Finish with a menu or item. 14*14599250SDevin TeskeUP ARROW Move to previous item (or up, in a text display box). 15*14599250SDevin TeskeDOWN ARROW Move to next item (or down, in a text display box). 16*14599250SDevin TeskeTAB Move to next item or group. 17*14599250SDevin TeskeRIGHT ARROW Move to next item or group (same as TAB). 18*14599250SDevin TeskeSHIFT-TAB Move to previous item or group. 19*14599250SDevin TeskeLEFT ARROW Move to previous item or group (same as SHIFT-TAB). 20*14599250SDevin TeskePAGE UP In text display boxes, scrolls up one page. 21*14599250SDevin TeskePAGE DOWN In text display boxes, scrolls down one page. 22*14599250SDevin TeskeF1 Display associated help text. 23*14599250SDevin Teske 24*14599250SDevin TeskeIf you see small "^(-)" or "v(+)" symbols at the edges of a menu, it 25*14599250SDevin Teskemeans that there are more items above or below the current one that 26*14599250SDevin Teskearen't being shown (due to insufficient screen space). In text 27*14599250SDevin Teskedisplay boxes, the amount of text above the current point will be 28*14599250SDevin Teskedisplayed as a percentage in the lower right corner. Using the 29*14599250SDevin TeskeUp/Down arrow keys will cause the object to scroll by line. The 30*14599250SDevin TeskePageUp and PageDown keys will scroll by entire screens. 31*14599250SDevin Teske 32*14599250SDevin TeskeSelecting OK in a menu will confirm whatever action it's controlling. 33*14599250SDevin TeskeSelecting Cancel will cancel the operation and generally return you to 34*14599250SDevin Teskethe previous menu. Use TAB to move the cursor around and select the 35*14599250SDevin Teskebuttons. 36*14599250SDevin Teske 37*14599250SDevin TeskeMost screens offer a Help button - USE IT! It generally offers useful 38*14599250SDevin Teskecontext-specific hints on what to do and if you're at all unsure about 39*14599250SDevin Teskewhat to do at a given configuration menu, choose Help! 40*14599250SDevin Teske 41*14599250SDevin Teske 42*14599250SDevin TeskeSPECIAL FEATURES: 43*14599250SDevin Teske================= 44*14599250SDevin Teske 45*14599250SDevin TeskeIt is possible to select a menu item by typing the first character of 46*14599250SDevin Teskeits name, if unique. This will generally be an item number. 47*14599250SDevin Teske 48*14599250SDevin TeskeThe console driver contains a scroll-back buffer for reviewing things 49*14599250SDevin Teskethat may have scrolled off the screen. To use scroll-back, press the 50*14599250SDevin Teske"Scroll Lock" key on your keyboard and use the arrow or Page Up/Page 51*14599250SDevin TeskeDown keys to move through the saved text. To leave scroll-back mode, 52*14599250SDevin Teskepress the Scroll Lock key again. This feature is most useful for 53*14599250SDevin Teskereading back through your boot messages (go ahead, try it now!) though 54*14599250SDevin Teskeit's also useful when dealing with sub-shells or other "expert modes" 55*14599250SDevin Teskethat don't use menus and tend to scroll their output off the top of 56*14599250SDevin Teskethe screen. 57*14599250SDevin Teske 58*14599250SDevin TeskeFreeBSD also supports multiple "virtual consoles" which you can use 59*14599250SDevin Teskein order to have several active sessions at once. Use ALT-F<n> to 60*14599250SDevin Teskeswitch between screens, where `F<n>' is the function key corresponding 61*14599250SDevin Tesketo the screen you wish to see. By default, the system comes with 8 62*14599250SDevin Teskevirtual consoles enabled - you can enable more by editing the 63*14599250SDevin Teske/etc/ttys file and turning the "off" field to "on" in the relevant vty 64*14599250SDevin Teskeentries (up to 12). 65