WinChar Keys section

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ABL and R-code Deployment and Management : Maintaining User Environments : Maintaining the Windows user environment : Using the INI2REG utility : Maintaining the progress.ini file : WinChar Keys section

The WinChar Keys section of the progress.ini file defines the customized key bindings for use with character clients. The following table lists the user-definable key bindings in the Windows environment. For a complete listing of the Windows key function and key label mappings for handling user input, see OpenEdge Development: Programming Interfaces..

Table 6. User-definable key bindings in Windows
Key function	Key label
APPEND-LINE	CTRL+A
BLOCK	CTRL+V
BREAK-LINE	CTRL+ALT+B
CLEAR	F8
COPY	F11
CUT	F10
DEFAULT-POP-UP	SHIFT+F4
DELETE-LINE	CTRL+D
END-ERROR	ESC
ENTER-MENUBAR	F3
FIND	CTRL+F
GET	F5
GO	F1
HELP	F2
INSERT-MODE	INS
NEW-LINE	CTRL+N
NEXT-FRAME	CTRL+TAB
PASTE	F12
PREV-FRAME	CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
PUT	F6
RECALL	F7

Specify a key-binding entry using the following syntax:

Syntax

keyfunction=keylabel[ , keylabel]

Use a single entry to specify a key binding; additional entries for the same key function are ignored.

If you specify more than one key label, OpenEdge uses the first when it needs to display a key label given a key function, as in "Enter data or press Escape to end."

For example, the following entry maps the Help key function to the F2 key label, and the Go key function to the F1 key label:

HELP=F2
GO=F1

You can use any combination of CTRL, SHIFT, and ALT keys. However, SHIFT only has an effect when used with ASCII keys. If an entry contains nonexistent key labels, the entry is ignored.

Note: Set the V6Keys option in the [WinChar Startup] section to enable OpenEdge to use a set of key bindings that are Version 6 compatible by default.