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Tips and Tricks

Description

This is a list of useful tips and tricks to help you make the most out of SerenityOS.

General

  • When on the Desktop or in File Manager, start typing the name of an item to select it.
  • Bold text in context menus hints at the default behavior of a double-click.
  • Hold Ctrl to accelerate mouse wheel interaction with sliders and spin boxes.
  • Hold Ctrl while activating a menu item to prevent that menu from closing.
  • Many applications can open a compatible file if you drag-and-drop it into their window.
  • Change default file and protocol associations in ~/.config/LaunchServer.ini.

Window Management

  • Double-click a window's title bar to maximize it.
  • Click on a window's icon to open the window's context menu.
  • Double-click on the edge of an application's window to maximize it in that direction.
  • Middle-click on a window's maximize button to extend the window vertically (this can be undone in the same way).
  • Drag resizable windows to any side or corner of the screen to automatically resize them to fill half or one-quarter of the screen.
  • Right-click on the Workspace Picker applet and select 'Workspace Settings' to easily customize the number and layout of Workspaces (virtual desktops).

Fun

  • It can help to get a second pair of $ Eyes on a problem… or fifty: $ Eyes -n 100.

Applications

Assistant

  • Assistant can help you to quickly find files and launch applications. Open it with Super+Space.
  • Enter a URL to open it in the web browser, e.g. serenityos.org.
  • Perform quick calculations by typing the equal sign (=) followed by a mathematical expression, e.g. =22*101. Press Return to copy the result.
  • Run commands in the terminal by prefixing them with a dollar sign (), e.g. ` uname -a`.

Browser

  • Browser has built-in content filtering, which can be used for ad blocking. Update the filters in ~/.config/BrowserContentFiltering.txt.

Keyboard Mapper

  • Create and edit custom keymaps with $ KeyboardMapper.

Run

  • The Run dialog accepts all Shell commands.

Terminal

  • Some of the bold or underlined text in Terminal can be double-clicked to open or right-clicked for additional actions.
    • For example, right-click on a file or folder and select 'Copy URL' to copy the path.
  • Many Serenity applications already have convenient aliases. Use $ cat /etc/shellrc to view them.

Text Editor

  • Text files can be dragged directly from Terminal and dropped on Text Editor to open them.
  • Text Editor has multiple viewing modes. You can edit HTML or Markdown and live preview it at the same time.

Development

  • Supplying # profile with a process identifier (PID) of -1 as root enables systemwide profiling.
  • Easily transfer files from QEMU to your host machine by using the built-in web server. In the terminal enter ws . to start a WebServer instance for the current working directory. Then open localhost:8000 on your host machine.

See also