No problem. Glad to be of service. On 01/27/2012 08:46 PM, Glenn wrote: > ah! control + alt + F7 did the trick. > Thanks much. > Glenn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert cole"<rkcole72984 at gmail.com> > To:<speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 10:39 PM > Subject: Re: Vinux - getting back to Gnome > > > Hello, Glenn. > > If I remember correctly, I believe that CTRL+ALT+Tab is what is used to > access the top panel in GNOME, unless I am mistaken. > > Every Linux distro I have worked on uses CTRL+ALT+(F1 through F6) to > enter virtual terminals which are nothing more than a complete command > line environment, unlike the terminal window in GNOME which is (to my > remembrance) referred to as a terminal emulator. You should be able to > hit CTRL+ALT+F7 to get back to your graphical desktop environment. > > Hope this helps. > > Take care. > > On 01/27/2012 07:46 PM, Glenn wrote: >> Hi, >> I was trying to get to the menus, and I thought that I pressed control + >> alt >> + F1, and I must have hit another key up there, on this keyboard, there is >> the "grov" key between esc and F1. >> But when I accidentally do this, I wind up in a terminal, and exit does >> not >> get me back to Gnome. >> Any ideas? >> My prompt is : >> Vinux at Vinux $ >> Thanks. >> Glenn >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
