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Using Softkeys as Typing Aids
Defining Softkeys as Typing Aids
To define or edit a softkey as a typing aid, you perform the
following 3 basic steps:
1) Execute the following statement:
E I) J,: T 1< C \' :Ji: key n u mb e r
or type the word EDIT and press the softkey you wish to
define. Doing this places the keyboard in edit mode.
2) Type in the character sequence that you wish to store in the
softkey.
3) Store the typing aid definition in the softkey by pressing
the softkey. This causes the system to exit the edit mode.
If you wish to exit the edit mode without storing the
definition, press the HALT key; in this case, any previous
typing aid definition is retained. This definition exists as
long as the system is running. To permanently store a
softkey definition, see the section headed "Storing Typing
Aid Definitions".
Erasing Typing Aid Definitions
For a single key: To erase a typing aid definition for a single
key , type in SCRATCH and then press the
softkey you want to erase.
For all keys:
To erase all typing aid definitions, execute
the following command:
Listing Current Typing Aid Definitions
To list all current typing aid definitions, execute the following
command:
L. I f; 'f 1< EY :!;.
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Using Softkeys as Typing Aids
Defining Softkeys as Typing Aids
To define or edit a softkey as a typing aid, you perform the
following 3 basic steps:
1) Execute the following statement:
E I) J,: T 1< C \' :Ji: key n u mb e r
or type the word EDIT and press the softkey you wish to
define. Doing this places the keyboard in edit mode.
2) Type in the character sequence that you wish to store in the
softkey.
3) Store the typing aid definition in the softkey by pressing
the softkey. This causes the system to exit the edit mode.
If you wish to exit the edit mode without storing the
definition, press the HALT key; in this case, any previous
typing aid definition is retained. This definition exists as
long as the system is running. To permanently store a
softkey definition, see the section headed "Storing Typing
Aid Definitions".
Erasing Typing Aid Definitions
For a single key: To erase a typing aid definition for a single
key , type in SCRATCH and then press the
softkey you want to erase.
For all keys:
To erase all typing aid definitions, execute
the following command:
Listing Current Typing Aid Definitions
To list all current typing aid definitions, execute the following
command:
L. I f; 'f 1< EY :!;.
D -2