serenityos-wiki
User guide
Keyboard shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
✲ Ctrl + ⎇ Alt + Space |
Open emoji picker |
⌘ Super + Space |
Open assistant |
F2 |
Rename file |
⌘ Super + ↓ Down |
Minimize window |
⌘ Super + ↑ Up |
Maximize window |
⌘ Super + ← Left |
Tile window left |
⌘ Super + → Right |
Tile window right |
⌘ Super + ↹ Tab |
Cycle between windows |
⇧ Shift + ⎇ Alt |
Hold shift and press alt to toggle keymaps |
✲ Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + A |
Command Palette (inside software) |
Settings
Settings window has several sub-categories on which to choose from.
Browser
Browser settings - Personalize browser settings through his window.
Clock
Clock settings - Choose time format and timezone.
Display
Display settings - change background, themes, fonts, monitor size and number of virtual workspaces.
Keyboard
Keyboard settings - update keyboard properties and keymap.
Mail settings - provide important values in order for the mail program to work.
Mouse
Mouse settings - modify mouse properties and personalize cursor theme.
Terminal
Terminal settings - update terminal behavior, layout and font style.
Insert Unicode
How to insert Unicode that’s not covered in one of the keyboard character mapping file.
Option 1: Copy character from Font Editor
Select the character you want in Font Editor and press ✲ Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + C to copy the character.
Option 2: Copy character in terminal
- Open Terminal
copy "\u000000a5"- Character ` ✲ ` is now in clipboard,
Ctrl+Vto paste it somewhere
Option 3: Create character in terminal using js
- Open Terminal
- Type
js - Use console.log to generate character from hex, if you want the ¥ yen sign character type
console.log("\u00A5"); - Copy the character
✲ Ctrl+⇧ Shift+C
