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From: goldfish@CONCOUR.CS.CONCORDIA.CA (-- Paul Goldsmith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Re: How to redefine keys
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Date: 18 Sep 90 15:13:53 GMT
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Once you are redefining your keys, you should probably define one of
the function keys to execute the DM scripts to convbert back.

ie:	kd F8  xdmc user_data/dvorak  ; msg 'dvorak keyboard enabled'  ke
	kd F8S xdmc user_data/qwerty  ; msg 'qwerty keyboard enabled'   ke

The syntax is probably incorrect, but the idea is that you can get
back to a known state.

Also look for a file named "key_dump" it can be useful in building
entries for this sort of thing.  My copy is greatly hacked from the
original, and I can't remember where I found it, (you might try a
posting to Comp.Sys.Apollo for the original author, I have hacked mine
to include the Keyboard-3 features and will post it if the original
author gives me clearance to do so.)

Once we are discussing changing the key map, I have made the following
changes:

	#	define F9 to toggle large/normal/small type
	kd F9  fl /sys/dm/fonts/courier-boldoblique18  ; msg 'courier-boldoblique18'  ke
	kd F9S fl /sys/dm/fonts/f5x9.b                 ; msg 'f5x9.b'                 ke
	kd F9C fl /sys/dm/fonts/old_english.36         ; msg 'old_english.36'         ke
	kd F9U fl /sys/dm/fonts/std.color              ; msg 'std.color'              ke

These allow me to access four different fonts by the four states of
the F9 key and always return to the default one.  I find this very
useful.

	#	change mouse defn to do marking
	kd M2  dr ; echo    ; msg 'mark text'      ke
	kd M2U xc           ; msg 'Copy to buffer' ke
	kd M2S dr ; echo -r ; msg 'mark rectangle' ke

These make the middle mouse button act like a Macintosh cut and paste
button.  I never use the functions of the middle button anyway, and
this is a good example of using the "upstroke" event for something
useful.

The "Domain/OS Display Manager Command Reference (011418-A00)" is
surprisingly useful for an Apollo manual and is a good reference.

-- Paul Goldsmith
    (goldfish)        (514) 848-3031         <goldfish@concour.cs.concordia.ca>
         (Shirley Maclaine told me there would be LIFETIMES like this)