docs: note keyboard alternatives for the encoder's turn/click/hold gestures

Signed-off-by: Tesso M Costa <tesso.martins@gmail.com>
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## Rotary encoder
| Gesture | Action |
|---|---|
| Turn | Move focus to the next/previous item on screen |
| Short click | Select / confirm the focused item (same as Enter) |
| Hold ~1 s, then release | **Back**: closes a popup → closes an open chat → goes Home → Esc (whichever applies first) |
| **Fn (Alt) + turn**, on a main tab | Jump directly between the 5 main tabs (Chats / Contacts / Home / Map / Settings) |
| **Fn (Alt) + turn**, inside a settings page or chat | Scroll the page up/down |
| Turn, with a dropdown open | Scroll through the dropdown's options |
| Turn, with the accent picker open | Cycle through the accent variants (see below) |
| Gesture | Action | Keyboard equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| Turn | Move focus to the next/previous item on screen | **Fn (Alt) tapped alone** moves forward one step (NEXT only — no keyboard way to go backward) |
| Short click | Select / confirm the focused item | **Enter** |
| Hold ~1 s, then release | **Back**: closes a popup → closes an open chat → goes Home → Esc (whichever applies first) | **Backspace held ~1 s** |
| **Fn (Alt) + turn**, on a main tab | Jump directly between the 5 main tabs (Chats / Contacts / Home / Map / Settings) | none — encoder only |
| **Fn (Alt) + turn**, inside a settings page or chat | Scroll the page up/down | none — encoder only |
| Turn, with a dropdown open | Scroll through the dropdown's options | none — encoder only |
| Turn, with the accent picker open | Cycle through the accent variants (see below) | none — encoder only (Fn+Space to enter is shared) |
| Turn, with the @-mention list open | Cycle through matching contacts (see below) | none — encoder only |
The knob doubles as your only way to reach the bottom tab bar — since
there's no touch to tap an icon, **Fn+turn** while on any main tab is the
@@ -148,9 +149,9 @@ dimmable brightness curve.
| Input | Action |
|---|---|
| Turn encoder | Move focus |
| Click encoder | Select / confirm |
| Hold encoder ~1s | Back |
| Turn encoder (or Fn tap = NEXT only) | Move focus |
| Click encoder (or Enter) | Select / confirm |
| Hold encoder ~1s (or hold Backspace ~1s) | Back |
| Fn + turn (main tab) | Switch tabs |
| Fn + turn (page/chat) | Scroll |
| Fn tap alone | Next field |