Navigation In Modules - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 11 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

active category is indicated by a colored background. The right frame, which is sur-
rounded by a thin white border, provides an overview of the modules available in the
active category. The bottom frame contains the buttons for Help and Quit.
When the YaST Control Center is started, the category Software is selected automati-
cally. Use ↓ and ↑ to change the category. To start a module from the selected category,
press → . The module selection now appears with a thick border. Use ↓ and ↑ to select
the desired module. Keep the arrow keys pressed to scroll through the list of available
modules. When a module is selected, the module title appears with a colored background.
Press Enter to start the desired module. Various buttons or selection fields in the module
contain a letter with a different color (yellow by default). Use Alt + yellow_letter to
select a button directly instead of navigating there with Tab . Exit the YaST Control
Center by pressing Alt + Q or by selecting Quit and pressing Enter .

3.1 Navigation in Modules

The following description of the control elements in the YaST modules assumes that
all function keys and Alt key combinations work and are not assigned to different
global functions. Read
information about possible exceptions.
Navigation among Buttons and Selection Lists
Use Tab to navigate among the buttons and frames containing selection lists. To
navigate in reverse order, use Alt + Tab or Shift + Tab combinations.
Navigation in Selection Lists
Use the arrow keys ( ↑ and ↓ ) to navigate among the individual elements in an active
frame containing a selection list. If individual entries within a frame exceed its
width, use Shift + → or Shift + ← to scroll horizontally to the right and left. Alter-
natively, use Ctrl + E or Ctrl + A . This combination can also be used if using → or
← results in changing the active frame or the current selection list, as in the Control
Center.
Buttons, Radio Buttons, and Check Boxes
To select buttons with empty square brackets (check boxes) or empty parentheses
(radio buttons), press Space or Enter . Alternatively, radio buttons and check boxes
can be selected directly with Alt + yellow_letter . In this case, you do not need to
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