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Keyboard Equivalents
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The Commodore keyboard does not have a key for certain Ascii characters.
These codes can be generated by typing:
ALT : generates chr$(123) left brace {SHIFT-+}
ALT ; 125 right brace {SHIFT--}
ALT ' 96 tilde {SHIFT-*}
HOME 124 concatenation symbol {CBM--}
CLR 126 sigma {$de}
SHIFT- 95 underscore {CBM-*}
BACK ARROW 8 backspace
DEL 127 true Ascii delete
HELP generates a "BREAK" (see "Terminal Mode")
The underscore (usually the back arrow on C128) was redefined to be shift
minus, the normal place for it on Ascii keyboards. This also frees up the
back arrow to be used as a backspace key. BBS's usually recognize either
DELETE or BACKSPACE. If you press "DEL" and it doesn't work, try the
BACKSPACE key. The keyboard was set up this way because mainframes require
both DELETE and BACKSPACE (they are not the same).
Also note that the Commodore Keypad has a "+" key but not a "," key. When
the emulation keypad is turned on the "+" key behaves like the missing ","
key.
USER INPUT
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At times you will be asked for input. There are two modes of input,
PetAscii and Ascii. There are differences between the two. Most inputs
are PetAscii, which have a solid input line. Ascii inputs have a dashed
line. This line shows the maximum number of characters that you may enter.
Input lines are editable! You can use the arrow left/right keys to "slide"
over any characters that you have already entered. This is useful for
correcting typos without having to re-type an entire line. You can press
CRSR DOWN to move to the end of the current input line.
Input commands are as follows:
For PetAscii Inputs
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The keyboard is a standard C128 keyboard. All alphanumeric characters can
be entered, except the quote characters are entered in "overstrike" mode.
What you type replaces what was there.
DEL deletes 1 character to the left
ARROW LEFT/RIGHT & CURSOR LEFT/RIGHT can be used to "slide" the cursor over
characters already entered
ARROW or CURSOR DOWN moves to the end of the input line.
INST inserts one space (ignored if the input line is full) for C/G logon
macros only. This will recall the previous macro (if one existed and it
was a C/G macro)
RETURN or ENTER ends the input
ESCape aborts the input
For Ascii Inputs
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The keyboard is an Ascii keyboard.
ALL characters can be entered, including control characters. To enter a
code that cannot be typed from the keyboard, type CTRL-ENTER. Enter a code
from 0-255 and press RETURN.
Characters are entered in "Insert" mode. When you type a character
everything is pushed to the left. If the line is full typed characters are
ignored.
DEL deletes 1 character to the left
ARROW LEFT/RIGHT can be used to "slide" the cursor over characters. Cursor
left and right do not work for Ascii input.
In Ascii mode, you can enter a DELETE or ESCAPE (even LEFT/RIGHT ARROW) by
pressing CTRL with the key. i.e. CTRL-DEL puts a character 127 on the
line, CTRL-ESCAPE puts a character 27 on the line.
CTRL-KEYPAD MINUS is used to recall Ascii logon macros, search/replace
strings in the buffer editor, and buffer macros.
ENTER ends the input
ESCape aborts the input
For most functions, ending the input with a blank line will abort the
function. For logon macros, buffer macros, and buffer search/replace
strings, a blank input will clear (erase) the previous string. If you want
to abort the input, yet retain the previous string, press ESCAPE. ESCAPE
can be pressed at any time for a "full" abort.
When entering characters on an input line do not space over the input line
provided just to clear the line. When you end the input the line is erased
automatically. The line is there only as a guide for input length.
PetAscii inputs are stored and can later be recalled with the quote key.
For example... you enter "fille" at the load prompt in the buffer menu but
get a file not found error because you meant to type "file" (1 "l"). Re-
select the load option, then press the quote to recall your previous input.
Then edit the line. Inputs on directory and DOS command lines are not
saved.
You can enter any of 8 different menus directly by pressing one of the
function keys while the highlight bar is visible. The keys work as
follows:
F1 - Terminal Options F2 - Download a File
F3 - Phone Directory F4 - Upload a file
F5 - Disk Functions F6 - Display Parameters
F7 - Buffer Utility F8 - Receive a Call
For example, you are in the buffer utility menu and you want to go to disk
functions. While the highlight bar is visible press F5. The function
keys
have this function in all menus except the phone directory or wherever else
noted where they have different functions. You can use F3 to get to the
phone directory, but you must use the ESCAPE key to exit that area.