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Physical Keyboard: Supported shortcut combinations
Jump Desktop Support
posted this on June 04, 2010 18:20
This article lists keyboard shortcuts supported by Jump Desktop when using an Apple keyboard dock or bluetooth keyboard.
Note: This article lists only physical keyboard functionality. It does not apply to the on-screen keyboard functionality. The on-screen keyboard supports virtually all keyboard shortcuts and combinations.
| Bluetooth keystroke | Action |
|---|---|
| Command+x | Cut |
| Command+c | Copy |
| Command+v | Paste |
| Command+a | Select All |
| Arrow keys | Sent as is |
| Shift+Arrow keys | Sent as is |
| Tab | Tab |
| Shift+Tab | Shift+Tab |
| Ctrl + Left arrow | Home |
| Ctrl + Right arrow | End |
| Ctrl + Up | Page Up |
| Ctrl + Down | Page Down |
| Shift + Ctrl + Left arrow | Focus to previous Window |
| Shift + Ctrl + Right arrow | Focus to next Window |
| Alt + Left | Ctrl + Left (word skipping on windows) |
| Alt + Right | Ctrl + Right (word skipping on windows) |
| Shift+Alt+1, Shift+Alt+2,... | F1, F2, ..., F12 |
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Shift+Alt+` Alt + 1 |
Escape key |
| Alt + Shift + \ | DEL key |
Alt key shortcuts: The Alt key by itself will not work, but Alt pressed with an additional key is supported. For example to access the file menu press Alt+F. Jump Desktop supports almost all Alt combinations in this way. The ones not supported are Alt+E, Alt+U, Alt+I and Alt+N.
Ctrl key shortcuts: To simulate Ctrl key shortcuts press Shift+Alt and the shortcut character. For example, Ctrl+S is Shift+Alt+S on the physical keyboard.
Win key shortcuts: Win key shortcuts are currently not supported with the bluetooth keyboard.
Comments
Very Helpful. However [Alt]+[Tab] does not seem to be supported [application swapping in windows]
I have an Apple Blue Tooth Keyboard for my iPad. Is "alt" accomplished with shift-option? In any event, using shift-option-Fkey, it doesn't seem to go through.
How do I send an F key to my remote system?
@Randon: Alt+Tab does is currently unsupported, but try using Shift+Ctrl+Left Arrow and Shift+Ctrl+Right Arrow
@Steve: The Alt key is the same as the Option key. Function keys are Shift+Alt+Numeric number of the F key. For example, F1 is Shift+Alt+1 (it's NOT Shift+Alt+F1).
Shift-Alt-2 doesn't seem to work for me either. Any known fixes available?
@Ed, @Larry we're looking into this.
@Peter - you might be connecting over a VNC connection. We have an update planned that'll fix these issues with VNC connections. If you'd like to help beta test the fixes please send mail to: support@jumpdesktop.com and ask to join the iOS beta test group.
Does anybody have a tip why Cmd+C, Cmd+V and Cmd+A do not work? The only working shortcut is Cmd+X.
Thanks.
Are all bluetooth keyboards created equally with respect to this functionality or is there particularly important additional functionality one needs to look for when purchasing? I am looking to buy one and I am sure JUMP will be the main App that I will end up using it for - I want to make sure I get the most functional one! Thanks