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Defining UNIX Bindings
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By default UNIX bindings are not enabled.

To Specify EMACS-Style Translations

The following procedure specifies:

  • EMACS-style translations for DtEditor widget applications such as the desktop Text Editor (dtpad) and Mailer (dtmail)

  • Alternates for DtEditor widget application menu accelerators that conflict with these translations.

  1. Add the following line to the HomeDirectory/.Xdefaults file:

    #include "/usr/dt/app-defaults/language/UNIXbindings"

    where language is the value of the LANG environment variable.

  2. Restart your session.

To Modify the EMACS-Style Translations

  1. Insert the contents of the file /usr/dt/app-defaults/language/UNIXbindings into HomeDirectory/.Xdefaults.

  2. Edit the bindings in the .Xdefaults file.

  3. Restart your session when you have finished.

UNIX Bindings Provided by the UNIXbindings File

The /usr/dt/app-defaults/language/UNIXbindings file provides the following bindings:

NOTE: The Delete key deletes the previous character when the UNIX bindings are enabled, and Shift-Delete deletes the next character. Note that not all vendors' keyboards supply these keys. Please see your local vendor's documentation for alternate key bindings.

Table 15-1 dtpad Overrides for Menu Accelerators and Accelerator Text

Menu Accelerators and Accelerator Text

Override

Dtpad*fileMenu.print.acceleratorText:

 

Dtpad*fileMenu.print.accelerator:

 

Dtpad*editMenu.undo.acceleratorText:

Ctrl+_

Dtpad*editMenu.undo.accelerator:

Ctrl<Key>_

Dtpad*editMenu.paste.acceleratorText:

Shift+Insert

Dtpad*editMenu.paste.accelerator:

Shift<Key>osfInsert

Dtpad*editMenu.selectAll.acceleratorText:

Ctrl+/

Dtpad*editMenu.selectAll.accelerator:

Ctrl<Key>/

 

Table 15-2 dtmail Compose Window Overrides

Menu Accelerators and Accelerator Text

Override

Dtmail*ComposeDialog*menubar*Edit.Undo.acceleratorText:

Ctrl+_

Dtmail*ComposeDialog*menubar*Edit.Undo.accelerator:

Ctrl<Key>_

Dtmail*ComposeDialog*menubar*Edit.Paste.acceleratorText:

Shift+Insert

Dtmail*ComposeDialog*menubar*Edit.Paste.accelerator:

Shift<Key>osfInsert

Dtmail*ComposeDialog*menubar*Edit.Find/Change.acceleratorText:

Ctrl+S

Dtmail*ComposeDialog*menubar*Edit.Find/Change.accelerator:

Ctrl<Key>s

 

  • The following translations provide (GNU style) EMACS control and meta key bindings plus some additional bindings. When appropriate, they also allow the Shift key to be used in combination with the normal binding to reverse the direction of the operation. For example, Ctrl+Shift+F will move the cursor backward a character since Ctrl+F normally moves it forward a character.

    The additional bindings are:

    Ctrl+comma

    backward-word

    Ctrl+Shift+comma

    forward-word

    Ctrl+period

    forward-word

    Ctrl+Shift+period

    backward-word

    Ctrl+Return

    end-of-file

    Ctrl+Shift+Return

    beginning-of-file

    GNU EMACS binds delete-previous-character() rather than delete-next- character() to the Delete key. Meta+F is normally the mnemonic for the File menu, so the binding to forward-word() will be ignored. Use one of the other bindings for forward-word (for example, Ctrl+period).

  • Table 15-3 “DtEditor.text Translations” lists the DtEditor.text Translations

Table 15-3 DtEditor.text Translations

Modifier Key

Key

Action Routine

c ~s

<Key>a:

beginning-of-line()\n\

c s

<Key>a:

end-of-line()\n\

c ~s

<Key>b:

backward-character()\n\

c s

<Key>b:

forward-character()\n\

c ~s

<Key>b:

backward-character()\n\

c s

<Key>b:

backward-word()\n\

m ~s

<Key>b:

backward-word()\n\

m s

<Key>b:

forward-word()\n\

c ~s

<Key>d:

delete-next-character()\n\

c s

<Key>d:

delete-previous- character()\n\

m ~s

<Key>d:

kill-next-word()\n\

m s

<Key>d:

kill-previous-word()\n\

c ~s

<Key>e:

end-of-line()\n\

c s

<Key>e:

beginning-of-line()\n\

c ~s

<Key>f:

forward-character()\n\

c s

<Key>f:

backward-character()\n\

m ~s

<Key>f:

forward-word()\n\

m s

<Key>f:

backward-word()\n\

c

<Key>j:

newline-and-indent()\n\

c ~s

<Key>k:

kill-to-end-of-line()\n\

c s

<Key>k:

kill-to-start-of-line()\n\

c

<Key>l:

redraw-display()\n\

c

<Key>m:

newline()\n\

c s

<Key>n:

process-up()\n\

c ~s

<Key>n:

process-down()\n\

c

<Key>o:

newline-and-backup()\n\

c ~s

<Key>p:

process-up()\n\

c s

<Key>p:

process-down()\n\

c ~s

<Key>u:

kill-to-start-of-line()\n\

c s

<Key>u:

kill-to-end-of-line()\n\

c ~s

<Key>v:

next-page()\n\

c s

<Key>v:

previous-page()\n\

m ~s

<Key>v:

previous-page()\n\

m s

<Key>v:

next-page()\n\

c

<Key>w:

kill-selection()\n\

c ~s

<Key>y:

unkill()\n\

m

<Key>]:

forward-paragraph()\n\

m

<Key>[:

backward-paragraph()\n\

c ~s

<Key>comma:

backward-word()\n\

c s

<Key>comma:

forward-word()\n\

m

<Key>\\<:

beginning-of-file()\n\

c ~s

<Key>period:

forward-word()\n\

c s

<Key>period:

backward-word()\n\

m

<Key>\\>:

end-of-file()\n\

c ~s

<Key>Return:

end-of-file()\n\

c s

<Key>Return:

beginning-of-file()\n\

~c ~s ~m ~a

<Key>osfDelete:

delete-previous- character()\n\

~c s ~m ~a

<Key>osfDelete:

delete-next-character()

 



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