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| author | Cubic Love <7754483+cubiclove@users.noreply.github.com> | 2023-02-28 19:25:37 +0000 |
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| committer | Andrew Kaster <andrewdkaster@gmail.com> | 2023-03-25 14:35:11 -0600 |
| commit | 0b14ef134d411ccc01a8c70d62f8bdf331892b16 (patch) | |
| tree | 4074e9b640e673d6dbfef48853178d3d85506617 /Base/usr/share/man | |
| parent | 911baf3b7c4a69fe691b2603bfeb771acaea2256 (diff) | |
| download | serenity-0b14ef134d411ccc01a8c70d62f8bdf331892b16.zip | |
Base: Add Keyboard Shortcuts & Tips and Tricks man pages
Add a list of system and general keyboard shortcuts as well as a list
of tips and tricks to man7 (Miscellanea). Add links to these in the
Help-index to aid discoverability for new users.
Diffstat (limited to 'Base/usr/share/man')
| -rw-r--r-- | Base/usr/share/man/man7/Help-index.md | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Base/usr/share/man/man7/KeyboardShortcuts.md | 69 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Base/usr/share/man/man7/Tips-and-Tricks.md | 62 |
3 files changed, 137 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Base/usr/share/man/man7/Help-index.md b/Base/usr/share/man/man7/Help-index.md index 4ae617b356..8883c6c74d 100644 --- a/Base/usr/share/man/man7/Help-index.md +++ b/Base/usr/share/man/man7/Help-index.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ - + ## Welcome to the SerenityOS on-line help system! @@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ There's also a full-text search option under the **Search** tab. If you want more information on the structure of the manual system, take a look at [`man(7)`](help://man/7/man). +### Getting Started +* [Keyboard Shortcuts](help://man/7/KeyboardShortcuts) +* [Tips and Tricks](help://man/7/Tips-and-Tricks) + --- -Thank you for using ***SerenityOS Help!*** +Thank you for using ***SerenityOS Help!***
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\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/Base/usr/share/man/man7/Tips-and-Tricks.md b/Base/usr/share/man/man7/Tips-and-Tricks.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..65351f29de --- /dev/null +++ b/Base/usr/share/man/man7/Tips-and-Tricks.md @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ + + +## Name +Tips and Tricks + +## Description +This is a list of useful tips and tricks to help you make the most out of SerenityOS. + +## General +* When on the Desktop or in File Manager, start typing the name of an item to select it. +* Bold text in context menus hints at the default behavior of a double-click. +* Hold `Ctrl` to accelerate mouse wheel interaction with sliders and spin boxes. +* Hold `Ctrl` while activating a menu item to prevent that menu from closing. +* Many applications can open a compatible file if you drag-and-drop it into their window. +* Change default file and protocol associations in `~/.config/LaunchServer.ini`. + +### Window Management +* Double-click a window's title bar to maximize it. +* Click on a window's icon to open the window's context menu. +* Double-click on the edge of an application's window to maximize it in that direction. +* Middle-click on a window's maximize button to extend the window vertically (this can be undone in the same way). +* Drag resizable windows to any side or corner of the screen to automatically resize them to fill half or one-quarter of the screen. +* Right-click on the Workspace Picker applet and select 'Workspace Settings' to easily customize the number and layout of Workspaces (virtual desktops). + +### Fun +* It can help to get a second pair of `$ Eyes` on a problem… or fifty: `$ Eyes -n 100`. + +## Applications + +### [Assistant](help://man/1/Applications/Assistant) +* Assistant can help you to quickly find files and launch applications. Open it with `Super+Space`. +* Enter a URL to open it in the web browser. +* Do quick calculations by typing the equal sign (=) followed by a mathematical expression, e.g. `=22*101`. Press Return to copy the result. + +### [Browser](help://man/1/Applications/Browser) +* Browser has built-in content filtering, which can be used for ad blocking. Update the filters in `~/.config/BrowserContentFiltering.txt`. + +### Keyboard Mapper +* Create and edit custom keymaps with `$ KeyboardMapper`. + +### Run +* The Run dialog accepts all [Shell](help://man/5/Shell) commands. + +### [Terminal](help://man/1/Applications/Terminal) +* Some of the bold or underlined text in Terminal can be double-clicked to open or right-clicked for additional actions. + * For example, right-click on a file or folder and select 'Copy URL' to copy the path. +* Many Serenity applications already have convenient aliases. Use `$ cat /etc/shellrc` to view them. + +### [Text Editor](help://man/1/Applications/TextEditor) +* Text files can be dragged directly from Terminal and dropped on Text Editor to open them. +* Text Editor has multiple viewing modes. You can edit HTML or Markdown and live preview it at the same time. + +## Development +* Supplying `# profile` with a process identifier (PID) of `-1` as root enables systemwide profiling. +* Make applications inspectable by including `MAKE_INSPECTABLE=1` in their environment. Inspectable processes can be examined with [Inspector](help://man/1/Applications/Inspector) via remote procedure calls (RPCs). For example, to make the Eyes application inspectable, enter the following Shell commands: +```sh +$ export MAKE_INSPECTABLE=1 +$ Eyes & +``` + +## See also +* [Keyboard Shortcuts](help://man/7/KeyboardShortcuts)
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