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authorjkh <jkh@FreeBSD.org>1996-06-11 08:02:09 +0000
committerjkh <jkh@FreeBSD.org>1996-06-11 08:02:09 +0000
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Misc doc cleanup.
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+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/help/usage.hlp
@@ -2,20 +2,21 @@ HOW TO USE THIS SYSTEM
======================
The following keys are recognised in most of the dialogs you'll
-encounter during this installation:
+encounter during this installation [press the PageDown key to go
+to the next screen when you finish reading this one]:
KEY ACTION
--- ------
SPACE Select or toggle the current item.
-RETURN Continue or invoke selected menu button.
-UP ARROW Move to previous item (or up, in a text field).
-DOWN ARROW Move to next item (or down, in a text field).
+RETURN Finish with an item.
+UP ARROW Move to previous item (or up, in a text display box).
+DOWN ARROW Move to next item (or down, in a text display box).
TAB Move to next item or group.
RIGHT ARROW Move to next item or group (same as TAB).
SHIFT-TAB Move to previous item or group.
LEFT ARROW Move to previous item or group (same as SHIFT-TAB).
-PAGE UP In text boxes, scrolls up one page.
-PAGE DOWN In text boxes, scrolls down one page.
+PAGE UP In text display boxes, scrolls up one page.
+PAGE DOWN In text display boxes, scrolls down one page.
If you see small "^(-)" or "v(+)" symbols at the edges of a menu, it
means that there are more items above or below the current one that
@@ -23,9 +24,9 @@ aren't being shown (due to insufficient screen space). Using the
up/down arrow keys will cause the menu to scroll. The PageUp and
PageDown keys will scroll by entire screens.
-In text fields, the amount of text above the current point will be
+In text display boxes, the amount of text above the current point will be
displayed as a percentage in the lower right corner. A value of
-100% means that you're at the bottom of the available text.
+100% means that you're at the bottom of the displayed text.
Selecting OK in a menu will confirm whatever action it's controlling.
Selecting Cancel will cancel the operation and generally return you to
@@ -36,11 +37,8 @@ SPECIAL FEATURES:
=================
It is also possible to select a menu item by typing the first
-character of its name, if unique. Such "accelerator" characters will
-be specially highlighted in the item name. Unfortunately, the
-accellerators aren't always unique (a shortcoming of the dialog menu
-library) so you'll only be able to get at the *first* unique menu
-entry for a given accellerator.
+character of its name, if unique. This will generally be an
+item number.
The console driver also contains a scroll-back buffer for reviewing
things that may have scrolled off the screen. To use scroll-back,
@@ -57,5 +55,6 @@ also find that you have multiple "virtual consoles" and can use them
to have several active sessions at once. Use ALT-F<n> to switch
between them, where `F<n>' is the function key corresponding to the
screen you wish to see. By default, the system comes with 3 virtual
-consoles enabled. You can create more by editing the /etc/ttys file
-(up to a maximum of 12).
+consoles enabled. You can enable more by editing the /etc/ttys file
+and turning the "off" field to "on" in the relevant vty entries (up to
+12).
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