R SIG Debian - Jul 2019 - ubuntu equivalent of ctrl-a on windows

Hi All: I'm using an old version of Ubuntu, 14.04, and I can't figure
out a
keyboard sequence that "selects all" analogously to  what ctrl-a does
on
windows ?

If anyone can be bothered running below and see if they have a way to
select all four fruits at once, it's appreciated. I've spent quite a bit
of
time searching the net, going on AskUbuntu etc
but no luck. Thanks.

library(tcltk)
fruits <- c("pear", "apple", "banana",
"peach")
temp <- tk_select.list(choices = fruits, preselect = NULL,  multiple = TRUE)

print(temp)

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On 7/18/19 1:02 PM, Mark Leeds wrote:
> Hi All: I'm using an old version of Ubuntu, 14.04, and I can't
figure out a
> keyboard sequence that "selects all" analogously to  what ctrl-a
does on
> windows ?
>
> If anyone can be bothered running below and see if they have a way to
> select all four fruits at once, it's appreciated. I've spent quite
a bit of
> time searching the net, going on AskUbuntu etc
> but no luck. Thanks.
>
> library(tcltk)
> fruits <- c("pear", "apple", "banana",
"peach")
> temp <- tk_select.list(choices = fruits, preselect = NULL,  multiple =
TRUE)
>
> print(temp)
Ctrl-/ picks all items on my setup.

I'm in 18.04 inside Rstudio so my experience may be different.


I discovered this by holding the control key down and sliding my finger 
across the lower tier of keys.

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David
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thanks david. that worked for me too and I like your detective approach.
I'll remember that the next time I need another equivalent.

On Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 4:13 PM David Winsemius <dwinsemius at
comcast.net>
wrote:
>
> On 7/18/19 1:02 PM, Mark Leeds wrote:
> > Hi All: I'm using an old version of Ubuntu, 14.04, and I can't
figure
> out a
> > keyboard sequence that "selects all" analogously to  what
ctrl-a does on
> > windows ?
> >
> > If anyone can be bothered running below and see if they have a way to
> > select all four fruits at once, it's appreciated. I've spent
quite a bit
> of
> > time searching the net, going on AskUbuntu etc
> > but no luck. Thanks.
> >
> > library(tcltk)
> > fruits <- c("pear", "apple",
"banana", "peach")
> > temp <- tk_select.list(choices = fruits, preselect = NULL, 
multiple > TRUE)
> >
> > print(temp)
> Ctrl-/ picks all items on my setup.
>
> I'm in 18.04 inside Rstudio so my experience may be different.
>
>
> I discovered this by holding the control key down and sliding my finger
> across the lower tier of keys.
>
> --
>
> David
>
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