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- Ctrl-Alt-f
Toggle full screen
Ctrl-Alt-+- Ctrl-Alt-+
Enlarge the screen
Ctrl-Alt--- Ctrl-Alt–
Shrink the screen
Ctrl-Alt-u- Ctrl-Alt-u
Restore the screen’s un-scaled dimensions
Ctrl-Alt-n- Ctrl-Alt-n
Switch to virtual console ’n’. Standard console mappings are:
- 1
- Target system display
- 2
- Monitor
- 3
- Serial port
Ctrl-Alt- Ctrl-Alt
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.