Customize the keyboard functions using the utility program keyboard redefinition menus. Changes to key definitions are saved in the default files or in a specified output file.
Note: If the utility is started using the HCONUTIL key and the output file is not renamed, changes to key definitions are updated upon exiting the utility. If the output file is renamed, the original file remains in effect for the duration of that session.
Customize keyboard definitions, using the:
A key definition line exists for each physical key and contains two kinds of display-only fields:
| Physical key | Contains the name of the physical key on the keyboard to be remapped. |
| Key map | Contains the value to which the physical key is mapped. |
Use the Keyboard Redefinition Main Menu to change key definitions. The main menu accesses the following physical keys:
| English Alphanumeric | Contains standard English alphanumeric keys. |
| International Alphanumeric | Contains standard international alphanumeric keys. |
| Symbols | Contains special graphics symbols, including box characters and superscript and subscript numbers. |
| Meta/3270 Control | Contains meta keys (Control keys) and 3270 Control keys (including key_enter, key_command, and key_repls) that map to 3270 functions. 3270 function keys are changed by the emulator, depending on the type of terminal used, and remapped using the terminfo file format. (See the "HCON and terminfo Key Names".) |
The Keyboard Redefinition Main Menu figure shows the physical keys for keyboard redefinition.
Press the Enter key to select a physical key submenu. Select the physical key to be remapped by highlighting the physical key choice and pressing the F10 key. Process the changes to key map fields on the physical key submenu using the keyboard redefinition button bar and button pull-down windows.
Note: The ENTER, RESET, and QUIT key map values must be assigned to at least one physical key.
The keyboard redefinition button bar enables redefining of key values by accessing groups of functions to which a physical key can be mapped. The button bar is located at the top of each physical key submenu screen. Fields on the button bar correlate to groups of keys to which a physical key can be mapped.
Use the Tab and Backtab keys to move through the button bar fields. Press the Enter key to select the group.
Pull-down windows enable changes to key map fields when using the keyboard redefinition button bar. The type of pull-down window depends on the button bar field selected. The three types of pull-down windows include:
| Pull-Down Menu | Lists choices from which a selection can be made using the Enter key. When a selection is made, another pull-down menu that displays further options pops up. |
| Scroll and Select Window | Displays a list of choices for a selected key mapping group. The English Alphanumeric, International Alphanumeric, Symbols, 3270, and Emulator keys groups use this type of pull-down window. The window can be scrolled, using the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys, to view all choices. The Enter key is used to select the value. |
| User Input Window | Displays an input field into which a 150 character user-defined string can be entered.
In the Physical Key Submenu screen, the alphanumeric field on the button bar has been selected. A pull-down menu is displayed listing English Alphanumeric, International Alphanumeric, and Symbols choices. If a selection is made using the Enter key, a pull-down menu listing further choices displays. |
