keytables(4) File Formats keytables(4)NAMEkeytables - 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 from those transla‐
tion tables. See loadkeys(1).
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
or
swap number1 with number2
or
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 char‐
acter" (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 char‐
acter 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 Sun‐
View; 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 "float‐
ing 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 "float‐
ing 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 numberexchanges the entries for keystations num‐
ber1 and number2.
key number1 same as numbsets the entries for keystation number1 to
be the same as those for keystation num‐
ber2. If the file does not specify entries
for keystation number2, the entries cur‐
rently in the translation table are used;
if the file does specify entries for
keystation number2, those entries are
used.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Example of setting multiple keystations.
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
Example 2: Exchange DELETE and BACKSPACE keys
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 nor‐
mally the Delete key.
Example 3: Disable CAPS LOCK key
The following entry disables the Caps Lock key on the Type 3 and U.S.
Type 4 keyboards:
key 119 all nop
Example 4: Standard translation tables for the U.S. Type 4 keyboard
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
SEE ALSOloadkeys(1)SunOS 5.10 18 Feb 2003 keytables(4)
