CTRL-A not working.

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    Hi. My CTRL-A shortcut for select all is not working.

    Any ideas why?
     
    Hampstead, Dec 20, 2008
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    I had this problem too...CTRL-A is a windows thing (someone correct me if I am wrong). Use Alt-A for select all instead.
     
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    It is a Windows thing, but it worked on my AA1. My replacement (it broke) doesn't do it.

    Anyway, Alt-A works. Thanks for the tip.
     
    Hampstead, Dec 21, 2008
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    On my Debian-Gnome box ctrl-A-X-C-V work most of the time as expected.
    So at least it is a Linux-Too thing.
    --Japser.
     
    Japser, Dec 21, 2008
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    Actually that was the only thing I found different...CTRL C, X and V still work fine...weird, but not hard to get used to.
     
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    Ctrl-A is the only one that doesn't work for me.
     
    Hampstead, Dec 21, 2008
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    You need to change the keyboard style from emac's to default. The emacs setting used alt + a AFAIK.
     
    Ryan, Dec 24, 2008
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    Thanks for the tip - works fine now.
     
    Hampstead, Dec 28, 2008
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