{"id":168,"date":"1997-09-09T01:36:29","date_gmt":"1997-09-09T09:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdhouse.org\/betips\/?p=168"},"modified":"1997-09-09T01:36:29","modified_gmt":"1997-09-09T09:36:29","slug":"grok-keymappings-for-windows-keyboards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betips.net\/?p=168","title":{"rendered":"Grok keymappings for Windows keyboards"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you have a 104-key Windows keyboard, you may find the documentation in the Be User’s Guide a little off the mark. While most of the mappings are the same as for 101-key keyboards, a few of them are different. Here’s an updated map:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\nCross-Platform Keyboard Equivalencies and Functions<\/p>\n

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\nWindows PC Key Label (104 keys)<\/p>\n

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\nStandard PC Key Label (101 keys)<\/p>\n

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\n
\nMacintosh Key Label<\/p>\n

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\n
\nBeOS Key Name<\/p>\n

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\nBeOS Function<\/p>\n

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\n
\nAlt<\/p>\n

(either side)<\/p>\n

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\n
\nAlt<\/p>\n

(either side)<\/b><\/td>\n

\n
\nCommand<\/p>\n

(either side)<\/b><\/td>\n

\n
\nCommand<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/td>\n

\n
\nUsed with other keys as a shortcut to Tracker actions, and to selecting application menu shortcuts directly, but not<\/i> for pulling down menus. a.k.a. the „trigger“ key.<\/p>\n

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\n
\nCtrl <\/p>\n

(left)<\/p>\n

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\n
\nCtrl <\/p>\n

(left)<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/td>\n

\n
\nControl<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/td>\n

\n
\nControl<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/td>\n

\n
\nUsed for emacs-style keybindings in Terminal and BeMail. e.g. Left Control+C stops the running Terminal job and Left Ctrl+E jumps to the end of a line in BeMail.<\/p>\n

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\n
\nCtrl<\/p>\n

(right)<\/p>\n

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\n
\nCtrl<\/p>\n

(right)<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/td>\n

\n
\nOption<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/td>\n

\n
\nOption<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/td>\n

\n
\nUsed to type special characters such as symbols and accented characters in supporting applications. e.g. Right Ctrl+ J in StyledEdit yields the triangular delta symbol: &#68;<\/font>\n<\/p>\n

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\nMenu key<\/p>\n

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\n
\nNo equivalent<\/b><\/td>\n		\n
\n?<\/b><\/td>\n		\n
\n?<\/b><\/td>\n		\n
\nUsed to pull down application menus. e.g. Edit menus can be accessed with Menu+E. Other keyboards must use Ctrl+Esc to activate the first menu, then arrow keys to navigate.<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
\nLeft Windows key<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/td>\n

\n
\nCtrl<\/p>\n

(right)<\/b><\/td>\n

\n
\nOption<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/td>\n

\n
\nOption<\/b><\/td>\n		\n
\nAdvanced text navigation in some apps. e.g. Win + left or right arrow moves cursor one word at a time in editors like Eddie and Pe.<\/p>\n

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\n
\nRight Windows key<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/td>\n

\n
\nNo equivalent<\/b><\/td>\n		\n<\/td>\n\n
\n?<\/b><\/td>\n		\n
\nUnused.<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
\nEnter<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/td>\n

\n
\nEnter<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/td>\n

\n
\nReturn<\/b><\/td>\n		\n
\nEnter<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/td>\n

\n
\nUsed to „commit“ a typed entry or to act on a selected file, as a shortcut for clicking on-screen buttons, and opening files. Hitting Enter on a selected item is equivalent to double-clicking it.<\/p>\n

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\n
\nEsc<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/td>\n

\n
\nEsc<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/td>\n

\n
\nEsc<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/td>\n

\n
\nEscape<\/b><\/td>\n		\n
\nUsed as a shortcut to clicking Cancel in many panels, and to dismiss open pulldown menus.<\/p>\n

<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n
\nTab<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/td>\n

\n
\nTab<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/td>\n

\n
\nTab<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/td>\n

\n
\nTab<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/td>\n

\n
\nUsed to cycle through multiple fields, e.g. to move between fields in a dialog box or between links on a Web page. <\/p>\n

<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n
\n(arrows)<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/td>\n

\n
\n(arrows)<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/td>\n

\n
\n(arrows)<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/td>\n

\n
\narrows keys<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/td>\n

\n
\nUsed to move the cursor in text documents, to scroll through lists and menus, and to move the cursor wherever vertical and\/or horizontal
\n motion is required.<\/p>\n

<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n
\nShift<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/td>\n

\n
\nShift<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/td>\n

\n
\nShift<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/td>\n

\n
\nShift<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/td>\n

\n
\nUsed to select text in documents (in conjunction with other navigation keys), and to augment other actions, e.g. to select multiple files
\n in Tracker.<\/p>\n

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If you have a 104-key Windows keyboard, you may find the documentation in the Be User’s Guide a little off the mark. While most of the mappings are the same as for 101-key keyboards, a few of them are different. Here’s an updated map: Cross-Platform Keyboard Equivalencies and Functions Windows PC Key Label (104 keys) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[8],"class_list":["post-168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-misc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betips.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betips.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betips.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betips.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betips.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.betips.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betips.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betips.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betips.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}