Keyboard Options dialog

Click Options → Keyboard.

Refer to Mapping keyboards for more information.

Key Mappings tab

Gray keys

Gray keys can be mapped. If you click a gray key, the Key Info/Mappings window opens and lists all of the key mappings for each Action Type. It also lists any combination key mappings that this key is used in.

The following figure shows the associated mappings with the V key. The Ctrl key is mapped to the Edit::Paste Menu Hotkeys. All of the other available mappings are unmapped.

Figure 1. Rocket TE 6530 key mappings information

Red keys

Red keys cannot be used to map Rocket TE 6530 Functions.

Yellow keys

Yellow keys are caution keys. Care should be taken when using the yellow keys to map Rocket TE 6530 Functions. The caution keys include the Alt keys and the Esc key. Windows uses the Alt keys with menu accelerators and the Esc key is mapped to Esc.

Options

• Action Type: Lists the various groups of keyboard functions that are available for keyboard mapping.
  • 6530 Functions: Used to map 6530 Terminal related functions like the Function Keys, Answerback, PF1 through PF4, Find, Insert, Remove, Select, Previous Screen, Next Screen, Hold, and so on.
  • Menu Hotkeys: Lists the Rocket TE menu items available for key mapping.
  • PC Data Keys: Lists the PC Keyboard Keys available for key mapping, like Broken Vertical Bar, Degree Sign, Plus Sign, Minus Sign, Euro Currency Symbol, and so on.
  • User Defined Keys: There are fifteen user defined keys available for mapping. User 6 through User 20.
  • Macro Files: Lists the macro files available for key mapping. Rocket TE macro files are created by selecting Macro → Record from the Rocket TE menu bar.
    Note: Only macro files from the Rocket TE program directory are listed for selection.
  • Script Files: Lists the script files available for key mapping. Rocket TE script files are created by selecting Script → Record from the Rocket TE menu bar.
    Note: Only script files from the Rocket TE program directory are listed for selection.
  • ASCII Characters: Lists the ASCII characters available for key mapping.
  • Send Keys: Used to send a combination of 6530 Keys and Text to the host by mapping it to a key combination.
    Note: By default there are no defined Send Keys. Press the green + to add a new string. The same string can be mapped to multiple key combinations. Press the gear button to edit an existing string. Press the X button to delete the selected string and all key mappings to that string.
  • Toggle Power Pad: Used to toggle back and forth between two or more power pads. To use this feature, you must have at least two power pads defined. This feature allows you to create a button on the first power pad that toggles on and off a second power pad. Be sure not to configure the first power pad to toggle itself. It is possible to create a button on the second power pad to toggle the first power pad. Also, this feature is useful if users have a large number of power pads. You can create a master power pad that has individual buttons that toggle each power pad.
  • Mouse Functions: Lists the mouse functions available for key mapping
• Actions: Lists the various functions available for key mapping. The functions displayed are dependent on which function is selected in the Action Type menu.
• Keyboard Type: A drop-down menu that contains a list of keyboard options for Rocket TE. Select the type of keyboard required for your display.

  Note: If you select either the Unicomp 0852-M 122 Key or the KeyTronic KB3270/Plus keyboard, a 122 Keys button displays in the upper right hand corner of the dialog. Click this button to display a floating keyboard bitmap of the extended keys.
• Key Mappings: Lists the key mapping or mappings if any, that execute the highlighted function in the Actions list box.

Print

Allows you to print out the mappings for whatever is displayed in the Action Type menu. For example, if you want a printout of all the 6530 keyboard functions and what keys they are currently mapped to, select 6530 Functions from the Action Type menu, and click Print.

New

Adds a new key mapping entry to the Key Mappings list. Actions can be mapped to more than one key.

Edit

Edits the highlighted key mapping entry.

Delete

Removes the highlighted key mapping entry from the Key Mappings list.

OK

Accepts the key mapping and assigns it to the 6530 Function.

Cancel

Cancels the key mapping.