10.0;kbm (keyboard_mode), revision 1.0 88/03/24
kbm (keyboard_mode) - set/display keyboard characteristics.
usage: kbm [-c args] [-d] [-l args] [-n] [-s args]
DESCRIPTION
kbm allows you to set the characteristics for the keyboard. Settable
characteristics are the compose key(s), and the long and short shift
key(s) on the Domain multinational keyboard. The compose key is used to
compose characters of the latin-1 character set that do not have
corresponding keys on the keyboard. Long and short shift are used to
toggle the alternate key labels on the multinational keyboards.
OPTIONS
If no options are specified, kbm displays the current keyboard type and
characteristics.
-c args Set compose keys to those specified by list args.
-l args Set long shift keys to those specified by list args.
-s args Set short shift keys to those specified by list args.
A key list is a list of function key names separated by commas. The
following keys are allowable:
Key Name Positions
l1-lf Left function keys
r1-r6 Right function keys
f0-f9 Center function keys
np0-np9, npa-npg, npp Numeric pad
tab, TAB
bs BACKSPACE
ar,al ALT keys (multinational keyboard only)
Shifted keys are specified by appending an "s" to the key name, control
keys by appending a "c", the up transition by appending an "u"; for
example ar, ars, arc, aru.
To disable a function specify a key name of "none".
-d Places Model II keyboard into Model I mode. When in this mode,
Model II features are disabled. This switch has no effect on a
Model I keyboard. This mode is not needed except in some low-level
operational situations involving use of the MD boot proms.
-n Places Model II keyboard in its normal mode of operation.
EXAMPLES
Display current characteristics
$ kbm
keyboard: 3
compose: f5
long_alt: als,ars
short_alt: al,ar
Set long shift keys to shifted ar and shifted al; short shift keys to al
and ar.
$ kbm -l als,ars -s al,ar
Disable the compose function.
$ kbm -c none