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Defining keys, 1 define key editor – IBM Asynchronous Color Terminals WS525 User Manual

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Defining Keys

4.1 Define Key Editor

Overview

This terminal provides a powerful Define Key Editor that allows you

to modify the function of keys on your keyboard. Since keystrokes

can perform many different functions, it will take some practice to

understand how the keys work. This section is an introduction to

customizing your keyboard.

Moving Standard Functions

The simplest way to re-program a key is to copy the behavior of

another key. The following method allows you to move factory default

key functions to any position on the keyboard:
1. From the

Keyboard menu item, select the Define key . . .

function, and the

Define Key Editor menu will appear.

2. Press the key you want to define.
3. Choose

Copy of key default and press

Enter

.

4. Press the key you want to copy.
5. Choose the

OK or Apply button and press

Enter

.

Names are displayed in the Set-Up language selected (not according

to the keyboard language). They are truncated to 12 characters in

the definition field. The ± symbol indicates a toggle feature. Copying

does not affect the function of the key being copied. The terminal

always copies the standard function of the chosen key, even if you

have redefined that key. You can undo a mistake by copying the

default values of a key to itself.

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