Are there keyboard shortcuts to access the desktop menu in Gnome or how can I create them?

Question

I would like to access the desktop menus for Applications, System, etc. via my keyboard instead of my mouse.

Edit: ctrl-alt-tab only lets me choose amongst the windows I have opened. There is no option to choose the desktop menus. Nothing happens with ctrl-alt-esc. (I've looked at various pages for gnome desktop shortcuts).

Answer 1

http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/tip/2289.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_of_keyboard_shortcuts

Answer 2

By default in my Gnome-under-Ubuntu installation:

• Alt+F1 pops the Applications menu open (then the four arrow keys to navigate).
• Alt+F2 pops up the Run Application dialog.

And I've bound Alt+F3 to open up a terminal.