Several conventions are used throughout jEdit's user interface and this manual. They will be described here. Macintosh users should note how their modifier keys map to the terms used in the manual.
| >> | The command contained in the submenu of the menu. |
| > | Menu items that end with ellipsis (...) display dialog boxes. |
C | The primary modifier key in jEdit. On MacOS X, this is actually the key known as “Command”. On most other keyboards, this key is labelled “Control”. |
A | The secondary modifier key in jEdit. On MacOS X, this is actually the key labelled “Control”. On most other keyboards, this key is labelled “Alt”. |
S | The standard “Shift” key. |
C+o | Refers to pressing and holding the
Control key, pressing and releasing
O, and finally releasing the
Control key. |
C+e C+j | Refers to holding down Control,
pressing E, pressing J,
and releasing Control. |
| Default buttons | In many dialog boxes, the default button (it has a
heavy outline, or a special border, depending on the current
Swing look and feel) can be activated by pressing
Enter. Similarly, pressing
Escape will usually close a dialog
box. |
Alt-key mnemonics | Some user interface elements (menus, menu items,
buttons) have a certain letter in their label underlined.
Pressing this letter in combination with the
Alt key activates the associated user
interface widget. Note that this functionality is not
available on MacOS X with the “MacOS Adaptive”
look and feel. See the section called “The Appearance Pane” for
information on changing the look and feel. |
| Right mouse button | Used in jEdit to show context-sensitive menus. If you
have a one button Macintosh mouse, a
Control-click has the same effect. |
| Middle mouse button | Used by the quick copy feature (see the section called “Quick Copy”). True 3-button mice are rare these
days. If you have a wheel mouse, press down on the wheel
without rolling it. On a Macintosh with a one-button mouse,
Option-click. On other platforms without a
three-button mouse, Alt-click. |