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1 <h2>Physical Keyboard</h2>
2
3 <p>Here are some keyboard shortcuts available when a <strong>hardware
4 keyboard</strong> is present. If you&#x27;re using a phone where the main input
5 type is a <strong>virtual keyboard</strong>, please see the VirtualKeyboard help topic.
6 </p>
7 <p><strong>Note:</strong> the side that <strong>shift</strong>, <strong>alt</strong>,
8 <strong>slash</strong>, and <strong>tab</strong> uses can be changed in
9 preferences between left, right, and disabled.</p>
10 <p><strong>Note:</strong> to use advanced Sony Ericsson Xperia (mini) pro key mappings you
11 have to activate the appropriate option in application settings.</p>
12 <ul>
13 <li>Control key (CTRL)</li>
14 <blockquote>Pressing once on the trackball will toggle on
15 <strong>control</strong> for the next character typed. The cursor will
16 indicate this state with a &lt; symbol. Note that pressing the
17 trackball again will send an <strong>escape</strong> key.<br><br>
18 Xperia (mini) pro: the <strong>Language</strong> key (above right arrow) maps to CTRL.
19 </blockquote>
20 </ul>
21 <ul>
22 <li>Escape (ESC)</li>
23 <blockquote>Pressing twice on the trackball will send <strong>escape</strong>
24 key. Note that some other terminal emulators map pressing <strong>ALT-<i>key</i></strong>
25 to <strong>escape + <i>key</i></strong>.<br><br>
26 Xperia (mini) pro: pressing the <strong>Language</strong> key (above right arrow)
27 twice maps to ESC</blockquote>
28 </ul>
29 <ul>
30 <li>Shift</li>
31 <blockquote>Pressing the <strong>shift</strong> (up arrow)
32 key once will make the next key typed its uppercase variant according
33 to the keyboard layout. This state is indicated with an outline of a
34 triangle on the top of the cursor. Pressing it twice will turn on <strong>shift
35 lock</strong> which is indicated by a solid triangle on the top of the cursor.</blockquote>
36 </ul>
37 <ul>
38 <li>Alt</li>
39 <blockquote>Pressing the <strong>Alt</strong> key once
40 will make the next key typed its symbol as indicated on the keyboard.
41 This state is indicated with the outline of a triangle on the bottom of
42 the cursor. Pressing it twice will turn on <strong>alt lock</strong>
43 which is indicated by a solid triangle on the bottom of the cursor.</blockquote>
44 </ul>
45 <ul>
46 <li>Slash (opposite side Alt)</li>
47 <blockquote>The opposite side <strong>alt</strong> key can
48 be used as a shortcut for the forward slash / character. This aids in
49 quickly typing directories on the G1.</blockquote>
50 </ul>
51 <ul>
52 <li>Tab (opposite side Shift)</li>
53 <blockquote>The opposite side <strong>shift</strong> key
54 can be used as a shortcut for the <strong>tab</strong> key (CTRL-i) for
55 quick completion in many shells.</blockquote>
56 </ul>
57 <ul>
58 <li>Function keys (F1 through F10)</li>
59 <blockquote>Hold down the alt key with the shift key and press numbers 1
60 through 0 to send F1 through F10 respectively.<br><br>
61 Xperia (mini) pro: pressing the <strong>Language</strong> (above right arrow) key twice
62 and a number (with <strong>Alt</strong>) maps to F1 through F10
63 </blockquote>
64 </ul>
65 <ul>
66 <li>Navigation keys</li>
67 <blockquote><strong>Alt</strong> + Up Arrow = Page Up
68 <br><strong>Alt</strong> + Down Arrow = Page Down
69 <br><strong>Alt</strong> + Left Arrow = Home
70 <br><strong>Alt</strong> + Right Arrow = End
71 <br><strong>Search key</strong> = URL scan</blockquote>
72 </ul>
73 <ul>
74 <li>Other keys</li>
75 <blockquote><strong>Alt</strong> + BackSpace = Insert</blockquote>
76 </ul>
77 <ul>
78 <li>Additional mappings for Asus Transformer Series Mobile Dock:</li>
79 <blockquote><strong>Back key</strong> = ESC</blockquote>
80 </ul>
81 <ul>
82 <li>Additional mappings for Samsung Captivate Glide (SGH-i927):</li>
83 <blockquote><strong>Microphone key</strong> = TAB
84 <br><strong>.com</strong> = ESC
85 <br><strong>Alt</strong> + <strong>Shift</strong> + O = opening square bracket ([)
86 <br><strong>Alt</strong> + <strong>Shift</strong> + P = closing square bracket (])
87 <br><strong>Alt</strong> + <strong>Shift</strong> + A = less than sign (&lt;)
88 <br><strong>Alt</strong> + <strong>Shift</strong> + D = greater than sign (&gt;)</blockquote>
89 </ul>
90 <ul>
91 <li>Additional mappings for Xperia (mini) pro:</li>
92 <blockquote><strong>SYM</strong> = opens/closes symbol input dialog
93 <br><strong>Alt</strong> + S = pipe symbol (|)
94 <br><strong>Alt</strong> + Z = backslash (\)
95 <br><strong>Shift</strong> + ' = tilde (~)
96 <br><strong>Shift</strong> + ? = grave accent (`)
97 <br><strong>Shift</strong> + . = caret (^)
98 <br><strong>Shift</strong> + , = greater than sign (&gt;)
99 <br><strong>Shift</strong> + @ = less than sign (&lt;)
100 <br><strong>Alt</strong> + <strong>Shift</strong> + U = opening square bracket ([)
101 <br><strong>Alt</strong> + <strong>Shift</strong> + I = closing square bracket (])
102 <br><strong>Alt</strong> + <strong>Shift</strong> + O = opening curly bracket ({)
103 <br><strong>Alt</strong> + <strong>Shift</strong> + P = closing curly bracket ({)</blockquote>
104 </ul>