Keyboard Nationality; Function Keys; Remapping The Keyboard - Neoware c50 - Thin Client User Manual

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
F10 - F11
F12 - F16
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.
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When VT320 mode is selected, these keys perform the same
function as the DEC VT320 keys F6 - F14.
These keys function as the DEC VT320 HELP and DO keys.
These keys function as F17 - F20.