4.2.6 T27 Terminal Keystrokes

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The following table lists the names of the T27 terminal keystrokes and their functions:

Table 4-42 Terminal Keystrokes

Terminal Keystrokes	Function
AlignDCP	Moves the cursor to the same position as the Datacomm pointer (DCP).
BackSpace	Moves the cursor one column to the left without deleting any characters. If the cursor is in the first column of a line, it moves to the last column of the preceding line. If it is home, it moves to the last column of the last line of the page.
Bell	Toggles the cursor location alarm on or off.
Bound	Marks the end of text to be copied into the data-sharing buffer.
CarriageReturn	Moves the cursor to the first column of the next line or the first column of the current line, depending on the session configuration.
ClearPageCursorHome	Deletes all text on the page and moves the cursor home. In forms mode, this keystroke clears either text in unprotected fields or all text, depending on the session configuration. Subsequently, the cursor moves to the first unprotected field.
ClearToEndOfLine	Deletes all text from the cursor to the end of the line. In forms mode, this keystroke deletes all text from the cursor to the end of the field.
ClearToEndOfPage	Deletes all text from the cursor to the end of the page. In forms mode, this keystroke deletes all text in unprotected fields from the cursor to the end of the page.
ClearVarTabs	Clears all variable tabs.
Ctrl	Puts the session in control mode.
CursorToEndOfLine	Moves the cursor to the last position on the current line.
CursorToEndOfPage	Moves the cursor to the last position on the current page.
CursorWordLeft	Moves the cursor to the first character of the previous word.
CursorWordRight	Moves the cursor to the first character of the next word.
DelCharByPage	Deletes the character that the cursor is on and shifts the remaining characters on the page to the left.
DeleteFromLine	Deletes the character that the cursor is on and shifts the remaining characters on the line to the left.
DeleteLine	Deletes the line containing the cursor.
DisableForms	Puts the session in nonforms mode.
DisableLowerCase	Disables lowercase characters
DisableSearch	Exits search mode.
Down	Moves the cursor down one line If the cursor is in the bottom line of a page, it moves to the top line.
EnableForms	Puts the session in forms mode.
EnableSearch	Puts the session in search mode.
F1...F10	Perform host-defined functions.
Home	Moves the cursor home.
Ins	Toggles between overwrite mode and insert-in-line mode. This keystroke might also insert a space at the cursor location, depending on the session configuration.
InsCharByPage	Puts the session in insert-in-page mode (nonforms mode only).
InsertLine	Inserts a line at the cursor location, moving all subsequent lines down and moving the cursor to the first column of the new line. Any data that was on the last line of the page is lost.
Left	Moves the cursor one column to the left. If the cursor is in the first column of a line, it moves to the last column of the preceding line. If it is in the first column of the first line of the page, it moves to the last column of the last line of the page.
Local	Puts the session in local mode.
Mark	Marks the beginning of text to be copied into the data-sharing buffer.
MoveLineDown	Exchanges the line where the cursor is located with the line below.
MoveLineUp	Exchanges the line where the cursor is located with the line above.
NextWindow	Switches focus to the next open session window.
PageDown	Displays the next page. If the last page already is displayed, this keystroke displays the first page.
PageNegativeVideo	Changes the page to reverse video. In forms mode, unprotected fields remain in normal video.
PageNormalVideo	Changes the page to normal video
PageUp	Displays the previous page. If the first page already is displayed, this keystroke displays the last page.
PrevWindow	Switches focus to the previous open session window.
PrintAll	Prints all data.
PrintAllFF	Prints all data and add a form feed at the end of the data.
PrintUnprotectedFF	Prints only the data in unprotected fields and add a form feed at the end of the data.
PutETX	Inserts an end-of-text character at the cursor position and moves the cursor home. In insert-in-line or insert-in-page mode, characters after the ETX character shift to the right. In overwrite mode, the ETX character replaces any character at the cursor position.
Recall	Inserts text that was stored using Mark and Bound at the current cursor location. In insert-in-line or insert-in-page mode, characters shift to the right of the inserted text. In overwrite mode, the inserted text replaces any characters at the cursor position.
Receive	Puts the session in receive mode.
ReturnNoDisplay	Moves the cursor to the first column on the screen without displaying the symbol.
Right	Moves the cursor one column to the right. If the cursor is in the last column of a line, it moves to the first column of the next line. If it is in the last column of the last line of the page, it moves to the first column of the first line of the page.
RollPageDown	Rolls the page down.
RollPageUp	Rolls the page up.
SearchNextChar	Searches for the next occurrence of the specified character.
SetMobileHome	Sets the mobile home on the page. This indicates where data transmission will begin, but it does not affect cursor movement.
ShiftF1...ShiftF10	Performs host-defined functions.
Specify	Transmits the cursor location to the host. This keystroke might also send the page number, depending on the session configuration. The session configuration also determines whether the data is sent in hexadecimal or ASCII format.
Store	Copies text selected using Mark and Bound in the data-sharing buffer.
Tab	Moves the cursor to the next horizontal tab stop. If tab stops were not set, this keystroke moves the cursor home. In forms mode, this keystroke moves the cursor to the next unprotected field.
TabBack	Moves the cursor to the previous horizontal tab stop. If tabs were not set, this keystroke moves the cursor home. In forms mode, this keystroke moves the cursor to the previous unprotected field.
ToggleTtyMode	Toggles between teletype mode and normal terminal emulation.
ToggleVarTabs	Sets or clears a variable tab at the cursor location.
Transmit	Sends data to the host. Depending on the session configuration, this keystroke sends the data from home to the cursor position or from home to the end of the page.
TransmitLine	Sends to the host the data from the beginning of the line to the cursor location.
Up	Moves the cursor up one line in the same column.If the cursor is in the top line of a page, it moves to the bottom line.
VertTabForward	Moves the cursor to the next vertical tab stop. If tab stops were not set, this keystroke moves the cursor home. In forms mode, this keystroke moves the cursor to the next unprotected field.
VertTabReverse	Moves the cursor to the previous vertical tab stop. If tabs were not set, this keystroke moves the cursor home. In forms mode, this keystroke moves the cursor to the previous unprotected field.