Table 16 Advanced actions (continued)

Action

Key Combination

Select (highlight) all items in a list.

F2, then / on the main keyboard

 

 

Deselect all items in a list.

F2, then \ on the main keyboard

 

 

Open a menu on the menu bar by using the mnemonic

F2, then the mnemonic (underlined) letter

(underlined) letter

 

 

 

Press a button if the cursor is not resting on it.

F2, then the mnemonic (underlined) letter

TIP: To quickly save changes to a file system on the File System tab when using an HP terminal, press F2 followed by the letter m. You save time and effort using this method since you do not have to navigate to the Modify button then press it.

vt100 terminals

Typically the vt100 family keyboards use the same row of keys immediately above the numeric key pad as function keys. These keys may be labeled [PF1] -[PF4], but in some cases may be labeled *, /, +, and -. On some HP workstation (and HP 700 series terminals) keyboards, these keys may be four unlabeled keys above the keypad. If this is the case, [PF1] is the left unlabeled most key and [PF4] the right most key.

If you are unsure where the [PF1] - [PF4] keys are located on your keyboard, HP recommends the following:

•Consult the hardware documentation for your terminal to determine the keys that correspond to the [PF1] - [PF4] keys.

•If you are using X11, you must determine how your X11 key bindings are set. To view your current X11 key bindings, run xmodmap with no options.

To set the keypad keys, *, /, +, and - to be [PF1] - [PF4], you would use the following commands:

xmodmap -e "keysym KP_Multiply = KP_F1" xmodmap -e "keysym KP_Divide = KP_F2" xmodmap -e "keysym KP_Add = KP_F3" xmodmap -e "keysym KP_Subtract = KP_F4"

NOTE: Modifying the key bindings in X Window in this manner affects all X clients. The changes are not retained between sessions so you must modify the key bindings each time you login to an X Window session.

•If you are using a PC terminal emulator, consult the emulator application documentation to determine how the [PF1] - [PF4] keys have been mapped to your PC keyboard; it is possible that no mappings exist. Typically, the [PF1] - [PF4] keys are mapped to the keys above the key pad on your PC keyboard.

These four keys function as follows:

Table 17 Function keys

Function

Key

 

 

ALT (a modifier key)

PF1

 

 

Context-sensitive Help

PF2

 

 

Menu bar (to/from)

PF3

 

 

Escape to Shell

PF4

 

 

256 Terminal keyboard shortcuts