Navigating using the Keyboard and Mouse
Blackbox Lite provides many additional keyboard
and mouse shortcuts. The action of these
shortcuts keys can depend on current window
that has focus. The action of the mouse
buttons can depend on the item that was
clicked.
The following tables list various
shortcuts, grouped by Blackbox Lite user interface
context:
- Desktop - the background of the screen
- Toolbar - the undispensible representative of all members of the blackbox family
- Menus - configurables, fixed ones and folder listings.
Desktop
| Mouse event |
Effect |
|---|
| right-click |
show main menu |
| mid-click / right-click with shift |
show workspaces menu |
| left-click |
hide menus / bring pinned menus on top |
These and other desktop mouse-clicks are configurable in extensions.rc.
| Drop Image |
Display mode |
|---|
| no modifier |
centered |
| with shift held down |
stretched |
| with control held down |
tiled |
Toolbar
| Mouse event |
Effect |
|---|
| right-click |
show options menu |
| right-click on label |
show workspaces menu |
| right-click on clock |
show main menu |
| double-click on clock |
date & time control |
| ctrl + left-drag |
drag toolbar temporarily |
| ctrl + double-left-click |
reset position |
The toolbar may be turned on or off from the configuration menu (misc.)
Menus
| Mouse buttons |
Effect |
|---|
| right-click on desktop |
Start menu |
| right-click on titlebar |
Application menu |
| left-click on desktop background |
Close the menu |
| left-click the titlebar and drag |
move / pin menu |
| double-left-click the titlebar |
toggle on top property |
| double-left-click on folder item |
Open the item in the file browser (*) |
| left-drag of item |
drag item elsewhere |
| right-click on file-item |
open context menu for file or folder |
| shift+right-click on folder titlebar |
open folder's context menu |
| mouse wheel / drag scroll-button |
scroll long menus |
(*) You may setup an alternative filemanager in extensions.rc.
blackbox.options.openFolderCommand: explorer.exe /e,"%1"
| Keyboard menu navigation |
Effect |
|---|
| up/down/left/right arrows |
navigate |
| home/end |
navigate |
| crtl+up/down page-up/down |
navigate faster |
| alt+up/down/left/right arrows |
move window |
| letters A-Z,0-9,... |
shortcut (underscored or first letter) |
| enter or space |
activate item |
| windows 'app key' |
show context menu |
| tab |
cycle through pinned menus |
| F5 |
update folder |
| insert |
pin menu / toggle onTop mode |
| escape / alt-F4 |
close menu |
- Notes:
- See the included bbkeys.rc for examples, how to invoke the menu from the keyboard. The LWIN and RWIN key shortcuts work only if Blackbox Lite is installed as default shell.
-
- To display a single & in a menu, use &&.
-
- Hold down control for faster progress with the -number+ items.
bbLeanbar
| Mouse event |
Effect |
|---|
| left click |
activate task |
| right click |
minimize task |
| shift + left click |
zoom task into current workspace |
| shift + right click |
close task |
| double left/middle-click |
move to next workspace |
| double left/middle-click with shift |
moves to previous workspace |
| ctrl + right-click |
show options menu |
| alt + left-click |
toggle task display modes * |
| alt + right-click |
toggle 'current tasks only' mode * |
*To change these option permanently, select it from the menu.
Keyboard
Shortcut hotkeys for various actions like changing workspaces or
switching windows are done with the BBKeys plugin. Edit 'bbkeys.rc'
to change or add key bindings.
Default bbkeys.rc bindings:
| Menu |
|
|---|
| LWin |
@BBCore.ShowMenu |
| RWin |
@BBCore.ShowMenu root |
| Win + Ctrl + M |
ShowMenu |
| Win + Shift + M |
ShowWorkspaceMenu |
| Workspaces |
|
|---|
| Win + Num1..6 |
Workspace1..6 |
| Win + Left |
PrevWorkspace |
| Win + Right |
NextWorkspace |
| Win + Ctrl + Left |
PrevWindow |
| Win + Ctrl + Right |
NextWindow |
| Win + Ctrl + Up |
PrevWindowAllWorkspaces |
| Win + Ctrl + Down |
NextWindowAllWorkspaces |
| Win + Up |
MoveWindowLeft |
| Win + Down |
MoveWindowRight |
| Win + G |
GatherWindows |
| Windows |
|
|---|
| Win + V |
MaximizeVertical |
| Win + H |
MaximizeHorizontal |
| Win + X |
MaximizeWindow |
| Win + Y |
RestoreWindow |
| Win + N |
MinimizeWindow |
| Win + End |
ShadeWindow |
| Win + PageUp |
RaiseWindow |
| Win + PageDown |
LowerWindow |
| Win + Insert |
StickWindow |
| Win + Delete |
CloseWindow |
| Blackbox Lite |
|
|---|
| Win + M |
EditMenu |
| Win + P |
EditPlugins |
| Win + S |
EditStyle |
| Win + Ctrl + S |
AboutStyle |
| Win + Ctrl + P |
TogglePlugins |
| Win + T |
ToggleTray |
| Win + Ctrl + R |
Reconfigure |
| Win + Alt + R |
Restart |
| Win + Q |
Quit |
| System |
|
|---|
| Win + F10 |
Logoff |
| Win + F11 |
Reboot |
| Win + F12 |
Shutdown |
| Win + Ctrl + F12 |
Hibernate |
| Win + Alt + F12 |
Suspend |
| Win + Spacebar |
LockWorkstation |
| Win + R |
Run |
| Extern commands |
|
|---|
| Win + E |
explorer.exe /e,c:\ (explorer window) |
| Win + Pause |
control.exe sysdm.cpl (system properties) |
| Win + D |
control.exe desk.cpl (display properties) |
| Win + Home |
docs\index.htm (Blackbox Lite documentation) |