Keys in the graphical frontends¶
During the graphical emulation, you can use special key combinations to change modes. The default key mappings are shown below, but if you use -alt-grab then the modifier is Ctrl-Alt-Shift (instead of Ctrl-Alt) and if you use -ctrl-grab then the modifier is the right Ctrl key (instead of Ctrl-Alt):
- Ctrl-Alt-f
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Toggle full screen
- Ctrl-Alt-+
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Enlarge the screen
- Ctrl-Alt--
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Shrink the screen
- Ctrl-Alt-u
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Restore the screen's un-scaled dimensions
- Ctrl-Alt-n
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Switch to virtual console 'n'. Standard console mappings are:
- 1
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Target system display
- 2
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Monitor
- 3
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Serial port
- Ctrl-Alt
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Toggle mouse and keyboard grab.
In the virtual consoles, you can use Ctrl-Up, Ctrl-Down, Ctrl-PageUp and Ctrl-PageDown to move in the back log.