3276/78 Emulation Mode
NOTE:
IBM
uses
icons to ((name" several of
their
keys.
Throughout
this
appendix, IBM
keys
are
shown
in
bold
type
and
capitalized letters.
For
HP's version
of
the
IBM keyboard,
the
HP
keycap is shown
when
you
must
press
an
((existing" key. Whenever you
must
press
a
key
that
the
template
has
renamed,
that
key
is also
shown
as
bold,
capitalized text.
CHARACTER SELECTION KEYS
Four
k~ys
impact
which
character
is selected, or displayed, when you press a
particular
key.
Shift
Key
IBM 3276.
The
SHIFT
key accesses .uppercase
letters
or
the
topmost
character
on keycaps
displaying two characters. Accessing these functions
require
your
continually
pressing
the
SHIFT
key while you
press
and
release
the
other
key.
HP
2625A.
Pressing
the.
key duplicates
this
operation.
Alt Key
IBM 3276.
Pressing
the
ALT
key accesses
the
function
printed
on
the
face
of
the
appropriate
keycaps. The
ALT
key operates like
the
SHIFTkey since you
must
press
and
hold
the
ALT
key
while you press
and
release
the
other
key to select
the
alternate
function.
HP
2625A.
Pressing
the
ALT
key duplicates
this
operation. However, since
the
template
serves
as
the
face of
your
keys, blue color titles indicate
the
(~lternate-Shift"
functions on
your
keyboard.
Shift Lock Key
IBM 3276.
The
SHIFT
LOCK key resembles
the
Shift Lock key on a typewriter. Once pressed,
the
terminal
only
types
uppercase
letters
and
the
top symbol on keycaps
with
two symbols.
Pressing
either
the
left
or
right
SHIFT
key cancels
the
Shift
Lock operation.
HP
2625A.
The
Shift
Lock function
is
unsupported. Instead, you
may
print
all
capital
letters
by pressing
the.
key.
The
operation of
the.
key is identical to
its
operation
when
in
HP
mode.
Important
differences between IBM
and
HP's implementations are:
•
The.
key only affects
the
alphabetic keys;
the
numeric
and
symbolic keys
retain
their
normal
operation.
•
Pressing
the.
key while
in
Caps mode
prints
lowercase letters;
it
does
not
cancel
the
selection of Caps mode.
•
The.
key toggles Caps mode on
and
off.
(The
Status
Line indicates
whether
Caps mode is
active.)
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