Key reference
Every key PennyOS responds to: what the Beepy's driver fixes, what the shell adds everywhere, and what each app adds.
Fixed by the driver
PennyOS never remaps these.
| Key | Means |
|---|---|
| Call | Control. |
| Back | Escape, and Back in every screen. |
| Berry | Meta mode: E S D W arrows; R F O P Home, End, Page Up, Page Down. Back exits. |
| Alt | The symbols printed on the keys. Alt+Enter is Tab. |
| Sym | More symbols. Hold one second for the map. |
| End Call | tmux prefix in the terminal. Held one second: Home. Held five seconds: shut down, though the power switch is better. |
| Touchpad click | Touchpad on, as arrow keys. Click again for Enter. |
Added by the shell, everywhere
| Key | Does |
|---|---|
| End Call held one second | Home, from anywhere. |
| Back | Up one screen. On Home, nothing. |
| Enter | Select. |
| Ctrl+t | The terminal, after the PIN. Return with End Call then p. |
| Side button, tap | Lock. On the lock screen, wake the display. |
| Side button, double tap | LED torch on or off. |
On Home
| Key | App | Key | App |
|---|---|---|---|
| a | Ask | g | Glance |
| q | Chat | k | Keys |
| n | Notes | c | Clock |
| j | Journal | x | Settings |
| v | Vault | o | Search |
| f | Field | t | Store |
| r | News | i | Link |
| m | p | Solitaire | |
| w | Weather | u | Usage |
Also on Home: s syncs, l locks, and in the os8 and win95 themes Space opens the menu.
In apps
| App | Keys |
|---|---|
| Ask, Chat | Enter send, Ctrl+c stop, Ctrl+n new |
| Notes | n new, d trash, Ctrl+s save |
| Journal | t today, d delete a day, Ctrl+d time stamp |
| Vault | Tab next link, / search, s pull |
| Field | g locate, l places, b build dossier, / filter, 1 to 5 layers |
| News | R refresh, u unread or all, f feeds, o save link |
| m refresh | |
| Weather | w refresh, l places, n add place |
| Glance | g again |
| Search | Tab kind, r ask again, s sources, o save, xx clear |
| Store | / address, b business, o owner, d dig, i sources, s save, v saved, r radius |
| Link | p code, m monitor, a auto fix, f fix now, s send places, r pull, u unpair |
| Solitaire | Enter pick and drop, f foundation, a auto, u undo, n deal, h help |
| Usage | u refetch |