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Name

keytables - keyboard table descriptions for loadkeys and dumpkeys

Description

These files are used by loadkeys(1) to modify the translation tables used by the keyboard streams module and generated by (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

swap number1 with number2

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

The following entry sets keystation 15 to be a ‘hole’ (that is, an entry indicating that there is no keystation 15); sets keystation 30 to do nothing when Alt Graph is down, generate "!" when Shift is down, and generate "1" under all other circumstances; and sets keystation 76 to be the left-hand Control key.

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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