Using UNIX Keyboard Commands to Move the Cursor

Instead of using the mouse to move from area to area in the HPL user interface, you can use keyboard commands to move the cursor. As you move around, the currently selected item is highlighted with a box.

The following table lists the cursor-moving keystrokes.

Keystroke

Result

TAB

Move from area to area. Sometimes used to move from tab stop to tab stop.

SHIFT-TAB

Back up; that is, move from area to area in reverse order.

CONTROL-TAB

Move from area to area when TAB is reserved to move from tab stop to tab stop.

Cursor keys

Move from item to item within a functional area.

SPACEBAR

Select the current item or action.

Most displays in the HPL user interface are divided into functional areas, such as toolbar buttons, selection group, component-name text box, component list box, and so on. Depending on the nature of the specific display, sometimes TAB moves from item to item (or even from tab stop to tab stop) within a major area. On other displays, TAB moves only between functional areas, and you must use SPACEBAR to move around within the functional area.