keytables(4)                                                       File Formats                                                       keytables(4)

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 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:

         o  A character, which indicates that the key should generate the given character.  The character can either be a single character, a sin-
            gle 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 
 for RETURN or 00 for the
            null character.  Note that the single character may be any character in an 8-bit character set, such as ISO 8859/1.

         o  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.

         o  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 key-
                                    board

            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  "dia-
                                    mond" 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  keysta-
                                    tion 127, and must be used there.

            swap number1 with numberexchanges the entries for keystations number1 and number2.

            key number1 same as numbsets  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

       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 normally 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 ''
       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 '	'
       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 '	' 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 '' altg nop
       key 83   base j shift J caps J ctrl '
' 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 '
'
       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 '
' 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 '
'
       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 ALSO

       loadkeys(1)

SunOS 5.10                                                          18 Feb 2003                                                       keytables(4)