shortcut — A key combination for an action that is also accessible through a menu
shortcut ::=
(keycap
| keycombo
|
keysym
| mousebutton
)+
Common attributes and common linking attributes.
Additional attributes:
Exactly one of:
action
(enumeration) = “click” | “double-click” | “press” |
“seq” | “simul”
Each of:
action
(enumeration) = “other”
otheraction
Required attributes are shown in bold.
A shortcut
contains the key combination that is
a shortcut for a menuchoice
. Users who are familiar
with the shortcuts can access the functionality of the corresponding
menu choice, without navigating through the menu structure to find the
right menu item.
Common attributes and common linking attributes.
Identifies the nature of the action taken. If
keycombo
contains more than one element,
simul
is the default;
otherwise, there is no default.
Enumerated values: | |
---|---|
“click” | A (single) mouse click |
“double-click” | A double mouse click |
“press” | A mouse or key press |
“seq” | Sequential clicks or presses |
“simul” | Simultaneous clicks or presses |
Identifies the nature of the action taken.
Enumerated values: | |
---|---|
“other” | Indicates a nonstandard action |
Identifies the nonstandard action in some unspecified way.
accel
, guibutton
, guiicon
, guilabel
, guimenu
, guimenuitem
, guisubmenu
, keycap
, keycode
, keycombo
, keysym
, menuchoice
, mousebutton
<article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'> <title>Example shortcut</title> <para>You can exit from GNU Emacs with <menuchoice> <shortcut> <keycombo><keysym>C-x</keysym><keysym>C-c</keysym></keycombo> </shortcut> <guimenu>Files</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Exit Emacs</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. </para> </article>