Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Deployment:
Managing 4GL Applications

Vermont Views key function capabilities

Certain programs, such as the install program, use a character interface library called Vermont Views for character input. Vermont Views does not use the OpenEdge Key Function syntax of keyfunction(label)=sequence. Instead, it uses key function and key label capabilities. Except for bc, ku, kd, kl, and kr, these key function capabilities are unique to Vermont Views. The key label capabilities mnemonics are created from the key function capabilities mnemonics by prepending “L_”. Because both OpenEdge and Vermont Views use only the first instance of a capability, each key function capability can represent only one key label.

For readability, the Vermont Views section of an entry has two distinct columns:

The first lists the key function capabilities.
A list of the matching key label capabilities. The label in this column always starts with “L_”.

Here is an example:

:ku=\E[A: :L_ku=<Up>:\ :kd=\E[B: :L_kd=<Down>:\ :kr=\E[C: :L_kr=<Right>:\ :kl=\E[D: :L_kl=<Left>:\ :kh=\E[E: :L_kh=<Home>:\ Vermont Views Labels mnemonics

Note: For readability in the PROTERMCAP file, the bc, ku, kd, kl, and kr capabilities are usually repeated in the Vermont Views part of the file, even though both OpenEdge and Vermont Views use these capabilities as they appear earlier in the OpenEdge capabilities part. To avoid confusion, the key sequences for the Vermont Views capabilities should be the same as the OpenEdge capabilities.

Table 4–10 summarizes the Vermont Views key function capabilities mnemonics.

Table 4–10: Vermont Views key function mnemonics

Mnemonic	Description
kh	Home (beginning of line, then beginning of page).
EN	End (end of line, then end of page).
PU	Page up.
PD	Page down.
ki	Insert toggle.
DL	Delete character.
ESC	Exit current form.
bt	Back tab.
fk0	Function Key 1.
fk1	Function Key 2 (contents).
fk2	Function Key 3 (enter the menu bar, then exit the menu bar).
fk3	Function Key 4 (exit current form).
fk4	Function Key 5 (browse backward).
fk5	Function Key 6 (browse forward).
fk6	Function Key 7 (go back through hypertext links).
fk7	Function Key 8 (bring up search dialog box).
fk8	Function Key 9.
fk9	Function Key 10.
Aka	Browse backward.
Akd	Browse forward.
Aki	Exit current form.
Akp	Go back through hypertext links.
Aks	Bring up search dialog box.
Aku	Menu bar.
Akw	Contents.