Customizing the keyboard, The prg/modes/keys sub-menu – HP 48gII User Manual

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Customizing the keyboard

Each key in the keyboard can be identified by two numbers representing their
row and column. For example, the VAR key (

J) is located in row 3 of

column 1, and will be referred to as key 31. Now, since each key has up to
ten functions associated with it, each function is specified by decimal digits
between 0 and 1, according to the following specifications:

.0 or 1, unshifted key

0.01 or 0.11, not applicable

.2, key combined with

.21, key simultaneous with

.3, key combined with

.31, key simultaneous with

.4, key combined with

~

.41, key combined with

~

.5, key combined with

~„

.51,

~ key simultaneous with „

.6, key combined with

~‚

.61,

~ key simultaneous with ‚


Thus, the VAR function will be referred to as key 31.0 or 31.1, while the
UPDIR function will be key 31.2, the COPY function will be key 31.3, the
upper-case J is key 31.4, and lower case j is key 31.5. (Key 31.6 is not
defined). In general, a key will be described by the arrangement XY.Z, where
X = row number, Y = column number, Z = shifting.

We can combine a given key with the USER key (left-shift associated with the
~ key, or „Ì) to create a customized key action. In principle, the
entire keyboard can be re-defined to perform a number of customized
operations.

The PRG/MODES/KEYS sub-menu

Commands useful in customizing the keyboard are provided by the KEYS
menu accessible through the PRG menu (

„°). Setting system flag 117

to SOFT menu, the sequence

„ °L @)MODES @)KEYS

produces the following KEYS soft menu:


The functions available are:

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