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 single 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 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 "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 keystation 127, and
must be used there.
swap number1 with number2
exchanges the entries for keystations number1 and number2.
key number1 same as number2
sets 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 5.11 18 Feb 2003 keytables(4)