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Motif and CDE 2.1 Style Guide Reference

Keyboard (Device)

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Description

The keyboard is a device, consisting of systematically arranged keys, that allows a user to type information, move the cursor, or activate functions assigned to keys.

This book uses a model keyboard. Refer to Appendix B for details.

When to Use

Required
Use equivalent, though not necessarily identical, mouse and keyboard techniques to provide access to all functions.

Guidelines

Required
Use Ctrl, Shift, and Alt only to modify the function of other keys or key combinations on the keyboard or pointing-device actions.

Required
Use Alt in conjunction with printing characters only to provide access to mnemonics in an application or for predefined actions. For information on bidirectional and vertical language support, see Chapter 11.

Required
If the functions listed in Appendix B are provided, assign them to the keys listed in the table. Do not assign these functions to other keys. Only the user should reassign them.

Recommended
Use ScrollLock only to augment navigation keys for navigating with the scroll bar.

Essential Related Topics

For more information, see the Control Navigation, Internal Navigation, Tab-Group, and Window Navigation reference pages.

Supplemental Related Topics

For more information, see the Clear (Action Choice), Control, Copy (Choice), Cursor, Delete (Action Choice), Menu (Control), Mnemonic, Selection, Shortcut Key, Text-Entry Field (Control), and Window Navigation reference pages.

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