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<tmdoc-title|General prefix rules>
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Since there are many keyboard shortcuts, it is important to have some ways
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of classifying them in several categories, in order to make it easier to
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memorize them. As a general rule, keyboard shortcuts which fall in the same
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category are identified by a common prefix. The active prefixes heavily
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depend on the selected \Plook and feel\Q in <menu|Edit|Preferences>. In the
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current look and feel of your <TeXmacs> system,<space|0.4spc>the main
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common prefixes are as follows:
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<\description>
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<item*|<prefix|std>>Standard shortcuts, which are similar to shortcuts
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used by other applications (for the selected look and feel). For
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instance, <shortcut|(kbd-paste)> can be used for pasting text on your
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system.
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<item*|<prefix|cmd>><TeXmacs> shortcuts, which often rely on the current
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editing mode. For instance, <key|text s> produces <strong|strong> text in
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text mode and a square root <math|<sqrt|>> in math mode.
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<item*|<prefix|altcmd>>Compound <TeXmacs> shortcuts. Usually, these
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shortcuts first indicate the kind of markup to which the command will
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apply and then specify the specific command. For instance, the
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<key|executable> prefix is used for inserting executable markup, which is
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useful for <hlink|writing style files|../../../devel/style/style.en.tm>.
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One example is the shortcut <key|executable +> for the insertion of an
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addition.
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<item*|<prefix|structured:geometry>>This prefix is used in combination
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with arrow keys and certain other special keys for <hlink|positioning and
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resizing objects|../../editing/man-structured-geometry.en.tm>
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<item*|<prefix|structured:move>>This prefix is used in combination with
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arrow keys and some other special keys for <hlink|structured cursor
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movements|../../editing/man-structured-move.en.tm>.
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<item*|<prefix|special>>This prefix is occasionally used in combination
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with letters and punctuation symbols for creating some additional easy to
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remind shortcuts.
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<item*|<prefix|symbol>>This prefix can be used in combination with normal
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letters for the insertion of special symbols. For instance,
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<key|text:symbol s> yields <EFBFBD> and <key|math:symbol a> yields
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<math|<op|\<amalg\>>>. The <prefix|symbol> prefix is also used for the
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insertion of \Pliteral characters\Q. For instance, <key|symbol \\> will
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always produce the \\ character, whereas the <key|\\> key is used for
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entering <hlink|hybrid commands|man-hybrid.en.tm>.
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</description>
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Unfortunately, <prefix|altcmd>-based shortcuts are superseded by system
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shortcuts on several systems. For instance, accented characters and common
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special symbols are entered using this prefix under <name|Mac OS>. In that
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case, you may use the <key*|escape> key as an equivalent for <key|altcmd>.
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For more information, we refer to the section on <hlink|keyboard
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configuration|../../config/man-config-keyboard.en.tm>.
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<tmdoc-copyright|1998\U2020|Joris van der Hoeven>
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<tmdoc-license|Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
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document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
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or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
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Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover
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Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free
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Documentation License".>
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</body>
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