Ubuntu – Will Unity have a keyboard shortcut for accessing the “Session Menu” that appears on the panel

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I noticed in screen shots of Unity the presence of the "Session Menu" indicator in the right corner of the top-panel. This menu drops down to offer Log Out, Hibernate, Restart, Shut Down, etc.

I know the keyboard shortcuts are not complete yet. But are there plans to implement a shortcut for accessing this Session Menu (i.e., so users can log out, restart & shut down without having to use the mouse)? Further, will the shortcut allow navigation through the menu by just typing the first letter of the listed word (e.g., R for restart and S for shut down)?

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In Unity, the Session Menu, and other indicators, are standard menu items. You can reach the menu bar with F10 or other Alt-… combination; for instance:

Alt+F ← ↑ ↑ Enter

will generally get you to the Shut Down… entry by first opening the File menu and then jogging across via left-to-right then top-to-bottom wrap-around.

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