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GPM ("General Purpose Mouse") software provides support for mouse devices in Linux virtual consoles. It is included in most Linux distributions. ncurses supports GPM; many applications use ncurses mouse-support. Other applications that work with GPM include Midnight Commander, Emacs, and JED.
A Super key, located between the Control key and the Alt key, on an ISO style PC keyboard. Super key ( ) is an alternative name for what is commonly labelled as the Windows key [1] or Command key [2] on modern keyboards, typically bound and handled as such by Linux and BSD operating systems and software today.
SysRq may be released before pressing the command key, as long as Alt remains held down. The combinations always assume the QWERTY keyboard layout; [citation needed] for example, on the Dvorak keyboard layout, the combination to shut down the system uses the R key instead of O. Furthermore, some keyboards may not provide a separate SysRq key.
Windows can be arranged in a tabbed (horizontal listing like that found in web browsers) or stacked (vertical listing) layout. Windows can be floated similar to a floating window manager. Tiled and floated windows can be resized or moved using both the mouse and keyboard. [9] Sway can be completely driven from the keyboard. [10]
Mouse keys is a feature of some graphical user interfaces that uses the keyboard (especially numeric keypad) as a pointing device (usually replacing a mouse). Its roots lie in the earliest days of visual editors when line and column navigation was controlled with arrow keys .
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Context sensitivity is important in video games, especially those controlled by a gamepad, joystick or computer mouse in which the number of buttons available is limited. It is primarily applied when the player is in a certain place and is used to interact with a person or object.
In computing, the menu key (≣ Menu), or application key, is a key with the primary function to launch a context menu with the keyboard rather than with the usual right-mouse button. [1] It was previously found on Microsoft Windows-oriented computer keyboards and was introduced at the same time as the Windows logo key.