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Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

Title:*OLD* ALL-IN-1 (tm) Support Conference
Notice:Closed - See Note 4331.l to move to IOSG::ALL-IN-1
Moderator:IOSG::PYE
Created:Thu Jan 30 1992
Last Modified:Tue Jan 23 1996
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:4343
Total number of notes:18308

598.0. "Adding additional keyboard maps" by ODIXIE::SAMUELS () Wed Apr 29 1992 14:17

Can someone tell me if there is a way to include additional
keyboard maps in the GOLD H text?  And if so, how?  Thanks
in advance for any help.
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598.1Need a different keyboard...IOSG::PYEGraham - ALL-IN-1 Sorcerer's ApprenticeWed Apr 29 1992 16:1610
    You can only do it if you define a different sort of keyboard.
    
    Then you add another record to OA$KEYBOARDS.DAT (form the same name I
    think) and specify the help form name in one of the fields in the file.
    Then the user needs to specify the alternative keyboard in their
    profile or command line invocation of the image.
    
    Or you could hack the code in DEFAULT which gets it displayed...
    
    Graham
598.2The same question, rephrased...ODIXIE::SAMUELSWed Apr 29 1992 17:4812
Let me rephrase, and see if your answer is still the same...

We have quite a few PC users who go through various emulators
to get to ALL-IN-1, in addition to our regular ALL-IN-1 users using 
VT340s, etc.  What we would like to do is toggle between say four
keyboards maps with the GOLD H function within Help rather than two
(LK201/LK100) which are currently there - not remap the keyboards
themselves.  This would be for display purposes only. 

Thanks,

Lucy
598.3Here's a start . . .IOSG::SHOVEDave Shove -- REO-D/3CThu Apr 30 1992 11:5423
    From the fact that you mention Gold-H, I assume you're talking about
    the help for WPS-PLUS.
    
    The standard help form is called USA_LK201 (or USA_VT100 for VT100
    style keyboards). The ekys are re-defined (so that pressing them gives
    help on them, instead of doing whatever it normally does) via key
    definitions on form USA_KEYBD_DEF (which USA_LK201 does a SET_MENU to,
    to establish it as the source of default key definitions.)
    
    The definition of GOLD H on that form is little mysterious! All it
    seems to do is to toggle the value of a permanent symbol $HELP_CHOICE
    between 0 and 1. It must be this that selects the help form to display,
    using the two other permanent symbols $KEYBOARD1 and $KEYBOARD2 (which
    are set to USA_LK201 and USA_VT100 respectively, if you're using a US
    system).
    
    Unfortunately, I can't find anything that does this form selection. I
    suspect it might be buried in the WPS-PLUS editor code, in which case
    you're out of luck. You could try asking in their Notes file (see 4.*
    in here for a pointer).
    
    Good luck,
    Dave.