Modifier Keys - Symbol Series 3300 System Administration Manual

Operating the Series 3300
Modifier Keys
The Shift, CapsLock (56-key keyboard), Alpha (35-key keyboard), Func, and
Ctrl keys are modifier keys. When pressed individually or in certain combinations,
these keys change the keyboard state and possibly the character produced by the
following character key.
For example, on the 56-key keyboard, the Shift key causes the letter keys to gen-
erate upper-case letters. On the 35-key keyboard, Alpha causes the character keys
to produce letters. (Alpha, like CapsLock, shifts the keyboard so only upper-case
letters are produced. Lower case letters are not available on the 35-key keyboard.)
Pressing Func followed by Ctrl produces Alt characters, just like the Alt key on a
PC.
Appendix B shows the characters and operations produced by sequences of
modifier keys on the standard 3300 keyboards. These key assignments may be
changed by an application program. Refer to the application program
documentation for any special key assignments.
The CapsLock and Alpha keys affect all succeeding character keys until
CapsLock or Alpha is pressed again. The other modifier keys affect only the next
character key.
The current keyboard state is indicated by the cursor shape, unless changed by
the application. The standard cursor shapes are shown in Table 2-2.
To cancel the effect of a modifier key, press it again.
3 -15