Appendix I – Hot Key Codes
These codes are used when defining hotkey switching sequences (macros) for host computers and allow you to include almost any of the special keys on the keyboard.
Permissible key presses
Main control keys (see ‘Using abbreviations’
Backspace Tab Return Enter Ctrl Alt Win Shift LShift RShift
LCtrl RCtrl LAlt AltGr RAlt LWin RWin Menu Escape Space
CapsLock NumLock PrintScreen Scrolllock
Math operand keys (see ‘Using abbreviations’)
Add (Plus) Subtract (Minus) Multiply
Central control keys (see ‘Using abbreviations’)
Insert Delete Home End PageUp PageDown
Up Down Left Right Print Pause
Keypad keys (see ‘Using abbreviations’)
KP_Insert KP_Delete KP_Home KP_End KP_PageUp
KP_PageDown KP_Up KP_Down KP_Left KP_Right KP_Enter
KP_Add KP_Subtract KP_Divide KP_Multiply
KP_0 to KP_9
Function keys
F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12
ASCII characters
All characters can be entered using their ASCII codes, from 32 to 126 (i.e. A,B,C, … 1,2,3 etc.) with the exception of the special characters ‘+’,
Codes with special meanings
+means press down the key that follows
– means release the key that follows
+– means press down and release the key that follows
*means wait 250ms (note: if a number immediately follows the asterisk, then the delay
will equal the number, | in milliseconds) |
Note: Hotkey sequences are not case sensitive.
Creating macro sequences
Hot key macro sequences can be up to 256 characters long. All keys are assumed to be released at the end of a line, however, you can also determine that a key is pressed and released within a sequence. Any of the following three examples will send a command that emulates a press and release of the Scroll Lock key:
+SCROLL-SCROLL +-SCROLL +SCROLL-
Example:
Press and release scroll twice, press 1 then enter then release all keys (equivalent definition is
Using abbreviations
To reduce the length of the key definitions, any unique abbreviation for a key can be used. For example: “scroll”, “scr” and even “sc” all provide an identifiable match for “ScrollLock” whereas “en” could not be used because it might mean “Enter” or “End” (“ent” would be suitable for “Enter”).
Note: Hotkey sequences and abbreviations are not case sensitive.
