Keyboard shortcuts are generally used to expedite common operations by reducing input sequences to a few keystrokes, hence the term "shortcut". Keyboard shortcuts are typically a means for invoking one or more commands using the keyboard that would otherwise be accessible only through a menu, a pointing device, different levels of a user interface, or via a command-line interface. The term is generally associated with computer keyboards, but many electronic musical instruments now contain keyboards with advanced configuration options. In Windows, hotkeys consists of a specific key combination used to trigger an action (these are usually system-wide shortcuts that are available in all contexts so long as receiving program is active) mnemonics represent a designated letter in a menu command or toolbar button that when pressed together with the Alt key, activates such command. The meaning of term "keyboard shortcut" can vary depending on software manufacturer. Some integrated keyboards also include pointing devices the definition of exactly what counts as a "key" sometimes differs.
This action may be part of the standard functionality of the operating system or application program, or it may have been written by the user in a scripting language. In computing, a keyboard shortcut also known as hotkey is a series of one or several keys to quickly invoke a software program or perform a preprogrammed action. Composite of two Macintosh Finder menus with keyboard shortcuts specified in the right column
0 kommentar(er)
