HP UX SoftBench Software manual Editing in SoftBench, Character Input Example

Customizing SoftBench for Native Language Support (NLS)

Editing in SoftBench

Editing in SoftBench

All characters that can normally be entered from an HP keyboard into an HPterm window can also be entered into SoftBench Edit Areas. However, you may need to modify your input method or customize your SoftBench environment.

If you have difficulty entering non-USASCII characters into SoftBench XEmacs, see "Setting Your Meta Key Binding" in SoftBench Online Help.

If you have difficulty entering non-USASCII characters into the remainder of SoftBench, you have two choices. You can either enable the character input each time you need to enter it, or you can enable it permanently by performing the customizations described in “Preparing to Use NLS in SoftBench” on page 362. In making your choice, you should consider the location of ESC, and how often and where the key-conflicts occur for your language.

Character Input Example

On the French keyboard, Alt-W(Alt is the Extend char to the left of the space bar) enters the ~ character. This conflicts with the editing command "copy-selection". However, pressing CTRL-Qbefore typing the character overrides the command binding and allows the input of the character into the SoftBench edit area. That is, to enter ~ into an edit area on a French keyboard, you would type:

CTRL-Q Alt-W

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