About mnemonics and accelerators

Mnemonics and accelerators are types of key bindings. Their most common use is to supply a keyboard interface to an application that is usually pointer-driven. Both accelerators and mnemonics allow you to invoke a variety of menu items without using the mouse. They are defined in association with window manager functions.

See also:

• ``About window manager functions''

• ``Adding or modifying window manager menus'' for information on how to specify mnemonics and accelerators