keytables - keyboard table descriptions for loadkeys and dumpkeys

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DESCRIPTION

These files are used by loadkeys.1 to modify the translation tables used by the keyboard streams module kb.4m and generated by dumpkeys (see loadkeys.1 from those translation tables.

Any line in the file beginning with # is a comment, and is ignored. # is treated specially only at the beginning of a line.

Other lines specify the values to load into the tables for a particular keystation. The format is either:

key number list_of_entries

or

swap number1 with number2

or

key number1 same as number2

or a blank line, which is ignored.

key number list_of_entries

sets the entries for keystation number from the list given. An entry in that list is of the form

tablename code

where tablename is the name of a particular translation table, or all. The translation tables are:

base

entry when no shifts are active

shift

entry when "Shift" key is down

caps

entry when "Caps Lock" is in effect

ctrl

entry when "Control" is down

altg

entry when "Alt Graph" is down

numl

entry when "Num Lock" is in effect

up

entry when a key goes up

All tables other than up refer to the action generated when a key goes down. Entries in the up table are used only for shift keys, since the shift in question goes away when the key goes up, except for keys such as "Caps Lock" or "Num Lock"; the keyboard streams module makes the key look as if it were a latching key.

A table name of all indicates that the entry for all tables should be set to the specified value, with the following exception: for entries with a value other than hole, the entry for the numl table should be set to nonl, and the entry for the up table should be set to nop.

The code specifies the effect of the key in question when the specified shift key is down. A code consists of either:

• A character, which indicates that the key should generate the given character. The character can either be a single character, a single character preceded by ^ which refers to a "control character" (for instance, ^c is control-C), or a C-style character constant enclosed in single quote characters ('), which can be expressed with C-style escape sequences such as \r for RETURN or \000 for the null character. Note that the single character may be any character in an 8-bit character set, such as ISO 8859/1.
• A string, consisting of a list of characters enclosed in double quote characters ("). Note that the use of the double quote character means that a code of double quote must be enclosed in single quotes.

• One of the following expressions:

shiftkeys+leftshift

the key is to be the left-hand "Shift" key

shiftkeys+rightshift

the key is to be the right-hand "Shift" key

shiftkeys+leftctrl

the key is to be the left-hand "Control" key

shiftkeys+rightctrl

the key is to be the right-hand "Control" key

shiftkeys+alt

the key is to be the "Alt" shift key

shiftkeys+altgraph

the key is to be the "Alt Graph" shift key

shiftkeys+capslock

the key is to be the "Caps Lock" key

shiftkeys+shiftlock

the key is to be the "Shift Lock" key

shiftkeys+numlock

the key is to be the "Num Lock" key

buckybits+systembit

the key is to be the "Stop" key in Sunview; this is normally the L1 key, or the SETUP key on the VT100 keyboard

buckybits+metabit

the key is to be the "meta" key, that is, the "Left" or "Right" key on a Sun-2 or Sun-3 keyboard or the "diamond" key on a Sun-4 keyboard

compose

the key is to be the "Compose" key

ctrlq

on the "VT100" keyboard, the key is to transmit the control-Q character (this would be the entry for the "Q" key in the ctrl table)

ctrls

on the "VT100" keyboard, the key is to transmit the control-S character (this would be the entry for the "S" key in the ctrl table)

noscroll

on the "VT100" keyboard, the key is to be the "No Scroll" key

string+uparrow

the key is to be the "up arrow" key

string+downarrow

the key is to be the "down arrow" key

string+leftarrow

the key is to be the "left arrow" key

string+rightarrow

the key is to be the "right arrow" key

string+homearrow

the key is to be the "home" key

fa_acute

the key is to be the acute accent "floating accent" key

fa_cedilla

the key is to be the cedilla "floating accent" key

fa_cflex

the key is to be the circumflex "floating accent" key

fa_grave

the key is to be the grave accent "floating accent" key

fa_tilde

the key is to be the tilde "floating accent" key

fa_umlaut

the key is to be the umlaut "floating accent" key

nonl

this is used only in the Num Lock table; the key is not to be affected by the state of Num Lock

pad0

the key is to be the "0" key on the numeric keypad

pad1

the key is to be the "1" key on the numeric keypad

pad2

the key is to be the "2" key on the numeric keypad

pad3

the key is to be the "3" key on the numeric keypad

pad4

the key is to be the "4" key on the numeric keypad

pad5

the key is to be the "5" key on the numeric keypad

pad6

the key is to be the "6" key on the numeric keypad

pad7

the key is to be the "7" key on the numeric keypad

pad8

the key is to be the "8" key on the numeric keypad

pad9

the key is to be the "9" key on the numeric keypad

paddot

the key is to be the "." key on the numeric keypad

padenter

the key is to be the "Enter" key on the numeric keypad

padplus

the key is to be the "+" key on the numeric keypad

padminus

the key is to be the "-" key on the numeric keypad

padstar

the key is to be the "*" key on the numeric keypad

padslash

the key is to be the "/" key on the numeric keypad

padequal

the key is to be the "=" key on the numeric keypad

padsep

the key is to be the "," (separator) key on the numeric keypad

lf(n)

the key is to be the left-hand function key n

rf(n)

the key is to be the right-hand function key n

tf(n)

the key is to be the top function key n

bf(n)

the key is to be the "bottom" function key n

nop

the key is to do nothing

error

this code indicates an internal error; to be used only for keystation 126, and must be used there

idle

this code indicates that the keyboard is idle (that is, has no keys down); to be used only for all entries other than the numl and up table entries for keystation 127, and must be used there

oops

this key exists, but its action is not defined; it has the same effect as nop

reset

this code indicates that the keyboard has just been reset; to be used only for the up table entry for keystation 127, and must be used there

swap number1 with number2

exchanges the entries for keystations number1 and number2.

key number1 same as number2

sets the entries for keystation number1 to be the same as those for keystation number2. If the file does not specify entries for keystation number2, the entries currently in the translation table are used; if the file does specify entries for keystation number2, those entries are used.

EXAMPLES

key 15	 all hole
key 30	 base 1 shift ! caps 1 ctrl 1 altg nop
key 76	 all shiftkeys+leftctrl up shiftkeys+leftctrl

The following entry exchanges the Delete and Back Space keys on the Type 4 keyboard:

swap 43 with 66

Keystation 43 is normally the Back Space key, and keystation 66 is normally the Delete key.

The following entry disables the Caps Lock key on the Type 3 and U.S. Type 4 keyboards:

key 119 all nop

The following specifies the standard translation tables for the U.S. Type 4 keyboard:

key 0	 all hole
key 1	 all buckybits+systembit up buckybits+systembit
key 2	 all hole
key 3	 all lf(2)
key 4	 all hole
key 5	 all tf(1)
key 6	 all tf(2)
key 7	 all tf(10)
key 8	 all tf(3)
key 9	 all tf(11)
key 10	 all tf(4)
key 11	 all tf(12)
key 12	 all tf(5)
key 13	 all shiftkeys+altgraph up shiftkeys+altgraph
key 14	 all tf(6)
key 15	 all hole
key 16	 all tf(7)
key 17	 all tf(8)
key 18	 all tf(9)
key 19	 all shiftkeys+alt up shiftkeys+alt
key 20	 all hole
key 21	 all rf(1)
key 22	 all rf(2)
key 23	 all rf(3)
key 24	 all hole
key 25	 all lf(3)
key 26	 all lf(4)
key 27	 all hole
key 28	 all hole
key 29	 all ^[
key 30	 base 1 shift ! caps 1 ctrl 1 altg nop
key 31	 base 2 shift @ caps 2 ctrl ^@ altg nop
key 32	 base 3 shift # caps 3 ctrl 3 altg nop
key 33	 base 4 shift $ caps 4 ctrl 4 altg nop
key 34	 base 5 shift % caps 5 ctrl 5 altg nop
key 35	 base 6 shift ^ caps 6 ctrl ^^ altg nop
key 36	 base 7 shift & caps 7 ctrl 7 altg nop
key 37	 base 8 shift * caps 8 ctrl 8 altg nop
key 38	 base 9 shift ( caps 9 ctrl 9 altg nop
key 39	 base 0 shift ) caps 0 ctrl 0 altg nop
key 40	 base - shift _ caps - ctrl ^_ altg nop
key 41	 base = shift + caps = ctrl = altg nop
key 42	 base ` shift ~ caps ` ctrl ^^ altg nop
key 43	 all '\b'
key 44	 all hole
key 45	 all rf(4) numl padequal
key 46	 all rf(5) numl padslash
key 47	 all rf(6) numl padstar
key 48	 all bf(13)
key 49	 all lf(5)
key 50	 all bf(10) numl padequal
key 51	 all lf(6)
key 52	 all hole
key 53	 all '\t'
key 54	 base q shift Q caps Q ctrl ^Q altg nop
key 55	 base w shift W caps W ctrl ^W altg nop
key 56	 base e shift E caps E ctrl ^E altg nop
key 57	 base r shift R caps R ctrl ^R altg nop
key 58	 base t shift T caps T ctrl ^T altg nop
key 59	 base y shift Y caps Y ctrl ^Y altg nop
key 60	 base u shift U caps U ctrl ^U altg nop
key 61	 base i shift I caps I ctrl '\t' altg nop
key 62	 base o shift O caps O ctrl ^O altg nop
key 63	 base p shift P caps P ctrl ^P altg nop
key 64	 base [ shift { caps [ ctrl ^[ altg nop
key 65	 base ] shift } caps ] ctrl ^] altg nop
key 66	 all '\177'
key 67	 all compose
key 68	 all rf(7) numl pad7
key 69	 all rf(8) numl pad8
key 70	 all rf(9) numl pad9
key 71	 all bf(15) numl padminus
key 72	 all lf(7)
key 73	 all lf(8)
key 74	 all hole
key 75	 all hole
key 76	 all shiftkeys+leftctrl up shiftkeys+leftctrl
key 77	 base a shift A caps A ctrl ^A altg nop
key 78	 base s shift S caps S ctrl ^S altg nop
key 79	 base d shift D caps D ctrl ^D altg nop
key 80	 base f shift F caps F ctrl ^F altg nop
key 81	 base g shift G caps G ctrl ^G altg nop
key 82	 base h shift H caps H ctrl '\b' altg nop
key 83	 base j shift J caps J ctrl '\n' altg nop
key 84	 base k shift K caps K ctrl '\v' altg nop
key 85	 base l shift L caps L ctrl ^L altg nop
key 86	 base ; shift : caps ; ctrl ; altg nop
key 87	 base '\'' shift '"' caps '\'' ctrl '\'' altg nop
key 88	 base '\\' shift | caps '\\' ctrl ^\ altg nop
key 89	 all '\r'
key 90	 all bf(11) numl padenter
key 91	 all rf(10) numl pad4
key 92	 all rf(11) numl pad5
key 93	 all rf(12) numl pad6
key 94	 all bf(8) numl pad0
key 95	 all lf(9)
key 96	 all hole
key 97	 all lf(10)
key 98	 all shiftkeys+numlock
key 99	 all shiftkeys+leftshift up shiftkeys+leftshift
key 100	 base z shift Z caps Z ctrl ^Z altg nop
key 101	 base x shift X caps X ctrl ^X altg nop
key 102	 base c shift C caps C ctrl ^C altg nop
key 103	 base v shift V caps V ctrl ^V altg nop
key 104	 base b shift B caps B ctrl ^B altg nop
key 105	 base n shift N caps N ctrl ^N altg nop
key 106	 base m shift M caps M ctrl '\r' altg nop
key 107	 base , shift < caps , ctrl , altg nop
key 108	 base . shift > caps . ctrl . altg nop
key 109	 base / shift ? caps / ctrl ^_ altg nop
key 110	 all shiftkeys+rightshift up shiftkeys+rightshift
key 111	 all '\n'
key 112	 all rf(13) numl pad1
key 113	 all rf(14) numl pad2
key 114	 all rf(15) numl pad3
key 115	 all hole
key 116	 all hole
key 117	 all hole
key 118	 all lf(16)
key 119	 all shiftkeys+capslock
key 120	 all buckybits+metabit up buckybits+metabit
key 121	 base ' ' shift ' ' caps ' ' ctrl ^@ altg ' '
key 122	 all buckybits+metabit up buckybits+metabit
key 123	 all hole
key 124	 all hole
key 125	 all bf(14) numl padplus
key 126	 all error numl error up hole
key 127	 all idle numl idle up reset

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