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Table 2-13
Key
Application
Function (blue)
LED
Control
LED
Shift
Period/Decimal Point
Star
Enter
These keys can be assigned to an application.
F6 and F7 keys cannot be remapped and are dedicated by the Operating System to
control volume level. When these keys are pressed, Shell.exe traps them and displays the
volume adjustment window. To get these keys to an application, call GXOpenInput() at the
beginning of the application and call GXCloseInput() at the end of the application. This
redirects all of the key events to an application, including the F6 and F7 keys.
Note: Other applications cannot receive any key event until GXCloseInput() is called. For
example, if the customer is using the APP1 key to run Calc.exe, this is disabled during
this period.
Press and release the blue function key to activate the keypad alternate functions (shown
on the keypad in blue). The LED above the key lights and the
taskbar on WinCE devices or the
Windows Mobile 5.0 devices. Press and release the blue function key again to return to
the normal keypad functions.
Press and release the CTRL key to activate the keypad alternate CTRL functions. The
LED above the key lights and the
the icon appears at the bottom of the screen on Windows Mobile 5.0 devices.
Press the Blue key followed by the CTRL key to activate the keypad alternate ALT
functions. The ALT icon appears on the taskbar on WinCE devices or the
appears at the bottom of the screen on Windows Mobile 5.0 devices.
Press and release the SHIFT key to activate the keypad alternate SHIFT functions. The
icon appears on the taskbar on WinCE devices or the
of the screen on Windows Mobile 5.0 devices. Press and release the SHIFT key again to
return to the normal keypad functions.
Produces a period for alpha entries and decimal point for numeric entries.
Produces an asterisk.
Executes a selected item or function.
For Windows Mobile 5.0:
The default behavior of the RETURN key sends an extra character, which causes a
Microsoft Word or Notes application to exit. To make the applications work properly,
create an XML Provisioning file with the following entries:
Characteristic type ="HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DEVICEMAP\KEYBD"
Para name = "SpecialEnterTabKey" value = 0
Refer to the MC909X Integrator Guide for instruction on updating the registry using XML
Provisioning.
Description
icon appears at the bottom of the screen on
icon appears on the taskbar on WinCE devices or
icon appears at the bottom
icon appears on the
icon