GUI

Introduction

HelenOS starts into a graphical user interface, provided a usable graphical output device is found (otherwise it will start into a text console). You can move windows around, close them, resize, etc. using your mouse.

On startup you are presented with a console window (you can type commands there), a launcher window and the task bar, which allows switching between windows.

The GUI also has support for multiple seats.

Keyboard shortcuts

Key	Action
Shift-Tab or Alt-Tab	Switch active window
Shift-F4 or Alt-F4	Close active window
F10	Open menu in active window
F12	Switch to kernel console

Menus can be navigated with F10, arrow keys, Enter key. Alternatively, you can use accelerator keys Alt-character to open a menu directly, then just press the underlined character to activate a particular menu entry.

You can also use the common text-editing controls when entering text.