Belkin OmniView manual Remote Console Button Keys, Confirm keycode+-*keycode

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6.Remote Console Button Keys

The button keys allow simulating keystrokes on the remote system that cannot be generated locally. This might be necessary if there is a key missing or if the local operating system of the Remote Console is unconditionally catching a keystroke. Typical examples are “Control+Alt+Delete” on Windows and DOS, which are always caught, or the key sequence “Control+Backspace” on Linux, which can be used for terminating the X server. In order to define a new button key, or to adjust an existing one, refer to the rules that describe the setting for a key. In general, the syntax for a key is as follows:

[confirm] <keycode>[+-<[*]<keycode>]*

A term in brackets is optional. The star at the end means that you must add further keys as often as required for your case. The term “confirm” adds a confirmation dialogue that is displayed before the keystrokes can be sent to the remote host. The “keycode” is the key to be sent. Multiple key codes can be concatenated with a plus, a minus, or a “<” sign. The plus sign builds key combinations—all the keys will be pressed until a minus sign or the end of the combination is encountered. In such a case, all pressed keys will be released in reversed sequence. So, the minus sign builds single, separate key presses and key releases. The “<” sign releases the last key only. The star inserts a pause with a duration of 100 milliseconds. As an example, the key combination of Ctrl, Alt, and F2 is represented by the sequence “Ctrl+Alt+F2”.

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