Main Menu and Buttons

The options in the following sections are provided in the GoPhast main menu.   Each section starts with a table listing and briefly explaining the menu items under it.  The buttons can be used to provide quick access to some of the menu items.  In such cases, the picture on the button is shown next to the menu item both in the table and in the program.  The menu items are written in bold type.

All of the menu items in GoPhast have menu accelerators associated with them.  Some also have shortcuts.  An underlined letter in the name of a menu item indicates the menu accelerator for that menu item.  A shortcut is indicated by a key sequence following the menu item.  For example the Edit|Undo menu item has a menu accelerator of U (because the U in Undo is underlined) and a short cut of Ctrl+Z (because “Ctrl+Z” follows Undo in the menu).  A menu item can be activated by holding down the Alt key and pressing the key on the keyboard corresponding to the menu accelerator.  Menu items beneath the main menu can then be selected by typing the keys on the keyboard corresponding to their menu accelerators or using the arrow keys.  For example, to use the menu accelerator for Edit|Undo, the user would hold down the Alt key while pressing to E key to activate the Edit main menu item and then would press the U key to activate Undo.  To use the shortcut for Edit|Undo, the user would hold down the Ctrl key while pressing the Z key.

For menu items or accelerators to work, the GoPhast window must have the input focus.  On Linux, the method whereby a particular window can gain the focus can be set by the user.  Some of these methods may be unfamiliar to users of other operating systems.  For instance, a window may gain the focus when the mouse pointer is passed over it.  In the KDE window manager on Linux, the method for setting the input focus can be changed by selecting System|Desktop Settings Wizard.  In the Gnome window manager on Linux, the method for setting the input focus can be changed by selecting Programs|Settings|Sawfish window manager|Focus behavior.  Clicking on a window with the mouse will generally activate that window on either Windows or Linux.