HP Neoware c50 TeemTalk® 5.0 for Unix User's Guide - Page 50

Keyboard Configuration Keyboard Nationality The keyboard nationality is set to North American by default. You can specify a different nationality in the Emulation Settings dialog box which is displayed by selecting Settings in the menu bar then Emulation.... It is important that the setting of the Keyboard Language option matches that of the keyboard being used, otherwise the characters displayed may not match the legends on the key caps. Unlike the original terminals, the keyboard nationality does not directly affect the keyboard, which is defined instead by the X server configuration. The setting may be saved so that TeemTalk automatically asserts it when loaded or reset by clicking the Save Settings option in the File menu. Function Keys TeemTalk will modify the function of certain keys to provide the equivalent functions found on the DEC VT320 keyboard. F1 - F9 When VT320 mode is selected, these keys perform the same function as the DEC VT320 keys F6 - F14. F10 - F11 These keys function as the DEC VT320 HELP and DO keys. F12 - F16 These keys function as F17 - F20. If the keyboard you are using does not have all of the F1 to F16 keys, you can assign the functions to other keys using the method described in the following section. Remapping The Keyboard As the legends on the keycaps may not correspond to the actual functions of the keys, and the legends themselves may change from keyboard to keyboard, the X Window System uses 'keysyms' to identify the function of keys. Each key has its own unique keysym label which generally matches the function indicated by the legend on the keycap. For example, the keysym for the Return key is Return. When more than one key share the same function, the keysym includes an indication of the location of each key on the keyboard. For example, the leftmost Shift key has the keysym Shift_L, and the rightmost Shift key has the keysym Shift_R. A list of valid keysyms defined by the X Window System can be found in the Keysyms appendix. The keysym of a key is used to identify it for reconfiguration. To find out the keysym for a particular key you should consult the documentation supplied with the workstation. On some workstations a program called xev is provided which enables interactive interrogation of a key's keysym. 4-2