This appendix describes the default keyboard definitions for your terminal
during 3270 emulation in the following ways:
In tables that group keys by function
In an alphabetical list of 3270 keys, with corresponding key
combinations
Tables listing the default key definitions provide spaces for you to
record your own key mappings (if you want to change or add key definitions,
or if your System Administrator has changed the key mappings in the default
style file).
You can check the key or key combination mapped to a 3270 function,
change the definition, or add a new key or key combination either from the
main screen or during a 3270 emulation session. Press KEYS to display the
View and Define Key Definitions dialog box. For more information about customizing
the keyboard for your applications, see Customizing 3270 Emulation.
Some of the terminal keys listed here as defaults are terminfo
keys; your keyboard may not have a key that has exactly the same
name. If you do not know where to find these keys on your keyboard, contact
your System Administrator.
When you are using the 3179G emulation program with the keyboard in APL mode,
the key mappings listed here do not apply. Instead, the keystrokes you type
generate APL characters. For information about APL characters, refer to
IBM 3270 Information Display System: 3279 Color Display Station Operator's
Guide. This book describes APL and text typewriter keyboards and
describes how to enter APL symbols.
B.1 Functions within Groups and Corresponding Keys
The tables in this section describe the attributes and functions that
are associated with 3270 emulation and file transfer. The tables also list
the specific terminal keys and key combinations assigned to these attributes
and functions.
The functions are grouped as follows:
Program function keys
Program access keys
Printer control keys
3270 system keys
Miscellaneous system keys (including session selection keys)
Edit keys
3179G system keys
Character keys
You or your System Administrator may have remapped these functions and
attributes to match your terminal type or a specific host application. If
so, you can record the new key mappings in the spaces provided.
You can find out your key mappings during a 3270 session by pressing
KEYS (default keystroke Ctrl + K). The View and Define Key
Definitions dialog box will be displayed. You can review its lists of functions
and the keys or combinations to which they are currently mapped.
B.1.1 Program Function Keys
The particular host application determines the function of each of these
keys. Other applications use them for different purposes and may use only
some of the keys. The third column provides a space to record custom values
if you change or add key definitions, or if your System Administrator changes
the key mappings in the default style file.
Program Function Keys
Host Key
Default Key Mapping
Current Key Mapping
PF1
F1
PF2
F2
PF3
F3
PF4
F4
PF5
F5
PF6
F6
PF7
F7
PF8
F8
PF9
F9
PF10
F10
PF11
F11
PF12
F12
PF13
Esc F1
PF14
Esc F2
PF15
Esc F3
PF16
Esc F4
PF17
Esc F5
PF18
Esc F6
PF19
Esc F7
PF20
Esc F8
PF21
Esc F9
PF22
Esc F10
PF23
Esc F11
PF24
Esc F12
B.1.2 Program Access Keys
The Program Access keys instruct an application program to perform a
single function rather than processing display data. The function performed
by each of these keys is determined by the host application program; some
programs do not support them.
Program Access Keys
3270 Key
Default Key Mapping
Current Key Mapping
Function
PA1
Esc Esc F1
Program Access 1
PA2
Esc Esc F2
Program Access 2
PA3
Esc Esc F3
Program Access 3
B.1.3 Printer Control Keys
The Printer Control keys are used to control printing operations during
a 3270 emulation session. The following table shows each default 3270 key
used for printer control, the key combination mapped to the 3270 function,
and the function definition.
Printer Control Keys
3270 Key
Default Key Mapping
Current Key Mapping
Function
DEV CNCL
Esc D
Device Cancel: cancels a local copy printing
operation. Also press DEV CNCL if you receive a message on the status line
indicating that the printer is busy or has an error. This cancels the print
attempt and continues 3270 emulation.
PRINT
Ctrl + P
Sends a copy of the 3270 display to the local
printer.
B.1.4 3270 System Keys
The 3270 System keys are used to control access to sessions (host control
and application), cursor appearance, and keyboard access.
3270 System Keys
3270 Key
Default Key Mapping
Current Key Mapping
Function
ATTN
Ctrl + A
Attention: requests the attention of the
host application program. The function of ATTN is determined by the host program;
some applications do not support it.
CLEAR
Ctrl + C
Clears the display of all data and formatting
information. The host application may or may not redraw the screen.
CURS SEL
Esc C
Cursor Select: selects application fields
that use a light pen rather than the keyboard to send input to the host. To
select a field, move the cursor to the start of the field and press CURS SEL.
ENTER
Enter or Ctrl +
M
Sends data to the host for processing. Your
keyboard is locked until the host responds.
SYSREQ
Ctrl + Y
System Request: switches to the host control
session and clears the screen. To return to the application session, press
SYSREQ again. The host application redraws the screen.
ALT CURS
Esc A
Alternate Cursor: toggles between a normal
cursor and a "visible" cursor. ("Visible" means that the cursor appears highlighted
to make it easier to see; the appearance depends on your terminal, and some
terminals cannot distinguish between this and a normal cursor.)
RESET
Esc R
Unlocks the keyboard when it locks due to
an error. (If the keyboard locks due to a printer error, press DEV CNCL,
Esc D.)
B.1.5 Miscellaneous System Keys
The Miscellaneous System keys are used to control system functions for
information display and keystroke sequencing.
Miscellaneous System Keys
3270 Key
Default Key Mapping
Current Key Mapping
Function
EXIT
Ctrl + X
Ends 3270 emulation and returns
to the operating system prompt.
TEMPEXIT
Ctrl + Z
Performs a temporary exit to the Solaris
command prompt while the 3270 emulation program is running. This starts a
new Solaris shell of the type specified by the
SHELL environment variable (the default is /bin/sh
). To return to 3270 emulation, use your terminal's EOF sequence
(typically Ctrl + D).
This key is not supported
in the Motif emulation program. Instead, you can move to a new window by using
the mouse as you normally do.
REDRAW
Ctrl + R
Redraws the screen; you can use this keystroke
if the display has become corrupted (for instance, by another program running
on your terminal).
ACTIONS
Ctrl + U
Returns to the main screen from 3270 emulation.
(Press Esc to move from the main screen to the current 3270
session.)
KEYS
Ctrl + K
Displays the View and Define Key Definitions
dialog box.
FILE XFR
Ctrl + F
Displays the File Transfer dialog box to
monitor, start, or terminate file transfer processes.
STAT HELP
Ctrl + O
Status Line Help: interprets the contents
of the current session's status line and displays the information about your
screen in text format. To remove the status line help information from the
screen when you have finished viewing it, press STAT HELP again.
NUM OVR
Esc N
Numeric Override: lets you enter non-numeric
information in a field designated as a numeric field.
STAT TOG
Ctrl + W
Status Line Toggle: switches between
displaying the status line all the time, and displaying it only when it contains
a Do Not Enter or Communications Check message. For more information, see Status Line Information.
This key is not supported
in the Motif emulation program. The status line is always displayed.
RECORD
Esc S
Records a sequence of 3270 keystrokes so
that you can replay them later. Press RECORD followed by one of the keys PF1-PF24
(these are used as identifiers for up to 24 keystroke sequences) to start
recording; press RECORD again to finish recording and save the keystrokes,
or QUIT to abandon recording.
REPLAY
Esc P
Replays a sequence of 3270 keystrokes that
you recorded using the RECORD key. Press REPLAY followed by one of the keys
PF1-PF24 (these are used as identifiers for up to 24 keystroke sequences)
to identify the keystroke sequence to replay; press QUIT to abandon replay.
Also, press REPLAY to continue when the sequence you are replaying has paused
for you to enter variable data.
PAUSE
Esc W
Pauses while recording a sequence of 3270
keystrokes so that you can insert variable data. Press PAUSE, type the variable
data (which is not recorded), and press PAUSE again to continue recording.
QUIT
Ctrl + T
Abandons recording or replaying a keystroke
sequence. When you are recording, press QUIT to stop recording and restore
the previous keystroke sequence (if any) assigned to the PF key in use; when
replaying, QUIT stops the output of further keystrokes from the recorded sequence.
NEXTSESS
Ctrl + V
Moves to the next active 3270 display
session in session number order.
This key is not supported
in the Motif emulation program. Instead, you can move to another session by
using the mouse to click on the new session's window.
B.1.6 Session Selection Keys
Use the Session Selection keys to jump to a particular 3270 display
session. Press the key combination that represents the session number that
you want to select. (You can also get to a particular session by pressing
NEXTSESS until you get to the session you want.)
These keys are not supported
in the Motif emulation program. Instead, you can move to another session by
using the mouse to click on the new session's window.
Session Selection Keys
Session
Default Mapping
Current
Mapping
SESS 1
Esc 1
SESS 2
Esc 2
SESS 3
Esc 3
SESS 4
Esc 4
SESS 5
Esc 5
SESS 6
Esc 6
SESS 7
Esc 7
SESS 8
Esc 8
SESS 9
Esc 9
SESS 10
Esc 0
B.1.7 Edit Keys
Use the Edit keys to move the cursor to a new position and adjust text
during a 3270 display session.
Edit Keys
3270 Key
Default Key Mapping
Current Key Mapping
Function
UP
Up
Moves the cursor up one line. Pressing this
key when the cursor is on line 1 at the top of the display moves the cursor
to the last line.
DOWN
Down
Moves the cursor down one line. Pressing
this key when the cursor is on the bottom line of the display moves the cursor
to the first line.
LEFT
Left
Moves the cursor one space to the left. If
the cursor is at the first character position in a line, LEFT moves the cursor
to the last character position of the preceding line. If the cursor is at
the first character position of line 1, LEFT moves the cursor to the last
character position on the bottom line of the display.
LEFT DB
PageUp
Left Double: moves the cursor left two spaces.
RIGHT
Right
Moves the cursor one space to the right.
If the cursor is at the last character position in a line, RIGHT moves the
cursor to the first character position of the next line. If the cursor is
at the last character position of the last line of the display, RIGHT moves
the cursor to the first character position on the first line of the display.
RIGHT DB
PageDown
Right Double: moves the cursor right two
spaces.
BACKSPACE
Ctrl + H
Moves the cursor one space to the left. This
key provides the same function as LEFT.
TAB
Tab or Ctrl + I
Moves the cursor to the first position of
the next input field on the display. If the display is unformatted (has no
input fields), the cursor moves to the first position of line 1.
BACKTAB
Backtab
Moves the cursor to the first position of
the current input field. If the cursor is already in this position, BACKTAB
moves the cursor to the first position of the preceding input field. If the
display is unformatted (has no input fields), the cursor moves to the first
position of line 1.
HOME
Home
Moves the cursor to the first position of
the first input field of the display. If the display is unformatted (has no
input fields), the cursor moves to the first position of line 1.
NEW LINE
Ctrl + N
Moves the cursor to one of several
display locations. One of the following occurs when you press NEW LINE:
In an unformatted display, the cursor moves to the first position
in the next line.
In a formatted display, the cursor moves to the first unprotected
character position on the next line or below.
When the display contains no unprotected lines, the cursor
moves to the first position on line 1.
INSERT
Insert
Puts the keyboard into insert mode. New characters
are inserted at the cursor, and existing text shifts to the right. To quit
insert mode, press RESET Esc R. When you send data to the
host by using an attention key such as ENTER, insert mode is cleared.
DELETE
Del
Deletes a character at the cursor position.
Characters to the right of the cursor shift one space to the left. This occurs
only if the cursor is in an input field. Otherwise, the terminal beeps and
the keyboard locks until you press RESET Esc R.
DUP
Ctrl + D
Puts the special Dup character (displayed
as "*") in the selected field. Some host programs use the DUP key for special
functions.
FMARK
Esc F
Field Mark: puts the special Field Mark character
(displayed as ";") in the selected field. Some host programs use the FMARK
key for special functions.
ERASE EOF
Ctrl + E
Erase to End of Field: erases all data from
the cursor position to the end of the current field. If the display is not
formatted, ERASE EOF erases all characters from the cursor to the end of the
display.
ERASE INP
Esc E
Erase Input: erases the contents of all input
fields on the display and moves the cursor to the first input field on the
display. If you press ERASE INP when the cursor is not in an input field,
the terminal beeps and the keyboard is disabled until you press RESET
Esc R.
B.1.8 3179G System Keys
The keys in this group apply only to the 3179G emulation program. Except
for APL TOGGLE, 3179G system keys control attributes of the host display (color,
highlighting, transparency, or program symbol set). The host application may
not allow you to control these attributes, in which case the keys have no
effect.
3179G System Keys
3179G Key
Default Key Mapping
Current Key Mapping
Function
APL TOGGLE
Esc Ctrl + A
Toggles the keyboard between APL mode and
normal mode. In APL mode, the character keys A-Z and 0-9 are used
as normal; other keys generate APL characters. For information about how to
use keys to enter APL symbols, refer to IBM 3270 Information Display
System: 3279 Color Display Station Operator's Guide.
RED
Esc Ctrl + R
Characters that you type after pressing this
key appear in red. To return to the color that was set by the host, press
COL FLD INH (Color Field Inherit).
PINK
Esc Ctrl + P
Characters that you type after pressing this
key appear in pink. To return to the color that was set by the host, press
COL FLD INH (Color Field Inherit).
GREEN
Esc Ctrl + G
Characters that you type after pressing this
key appear in green. To return to the color that was set by the host, press
COL FLD INH (Color Field Inherit).
YELLOW
Esc Ctrl + Y
Characters that you type after pressing this
key appear in yellow. To return to the color that was set by the host, press
COL FLD INH (Color Field Inherit).
BLUE
Esc Ctrl + B
Characters that you type after pressing this
key appear in blue. To return to the color that was set by the host, press
COL FLD INH (Color Field Inherit).
TURQUOISE
Esc Ctrl + T
Characters that you type after pressing this
key appear in turquoise. To return to the color that was set by the host,
press COL FLD INH (Color Field Inherit).
WHITE
Esc Ctrl + W
Characters that you type after pressing this
key appear in white. To return to the color that was set by the host, press
COL FLD INH (Color Field Inherit).
COL FLD INH
Esc Ctrl + C
Color Field Inherit: cancels any color you
specified using the keys RED, PINK, and so on. Characters that you type after
pressing this key appear with the color that was set by the host.
REV VIDEO
Esc Ctrl + V
Reverse Video: characters that you type after
pressing this key appear in reverse video. To return to the highlighting attributes
set by the host, press HI FLD INH (Highlight Field Inherit).
BLINK
Esc Ctrl + K
Characters that you type after pressing this
key are marked as blinking text. Although blinking text cannot be displayed
on the screen, the host recognizes it and the Extended Highlight indicator
on the status line shows that the characters are blinking. To return to the
highlighting attributes set by the host, press HI FLD INH (Highlight Field
Inherit).
UNDERLINE
Esc Ctrl + U
Characters that you type after pressing this
key appear underlined. To return to the highlighting attributes set by the
host, press HI FLD INH (Highlight Field Inherit).
HI FLD INH
Esc Ctrl + H
Highlight Field Inherit: cancels any highlighting
you specified using REV VIDEO, BLINK, or UNDERLINE. Characters that you type
after pressing this key appear with the highlighting attributes set by the
host.
PSA
Esc Ctrl + D
Program Symbol Set A: characters that you
type after pressing this key use the symbol set that the host defines as set
A. To return to the program symbol set specified by the host, press PSS FLD
INH (Program Symbol Set Field Inherit).
PSB
Esc Ctrl + E
Program Symbol Set B: characters that you
type after pressing this key use the symbol set that the host defines as set
B. To return to the program symbol set specified by the host, press PSS FLD
INH (Program Symbol Set Field Inherit).
PSS FLD INH
Esc Ctrl + L
Program Symbol Set Field Inherit: cancels
the program symbol set you specified using PSA or PSB. Characters that you
type after pressing this key use the symbol set specified by the host.
NON TRANS
Esc Ctrl + N
Nontransparent (Transparency Off): makes
the display background nontransparent, so that graphics are not visible behind
text characters on the display. To return to the background transparency mode
specified by the host, press TR FLD INH (Transparency Field Inherit).
TR FLD INH
Esc Ctrl + I
Transparency Field Inherit: returns to the
background transparency mode specified by the host.
B.1.9 Character Keys
Character keys include uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and
punctuation.
If you started the 3270 emulation program with the (international)
option (for more information, see Getting Started with 3270 Emulation), the set of
valid characters will vary with your choice of host language. Select the host
language you are using before attempting to remap character keys. The default
in all cases is the standard character key corresponding to the character.
If you started the 3270 emulation program with the (user-defined translation table) option (for more information, see Getting Started with 3270 Emulation), the set of valid characters is defined by the translation
table you are using.
If you are not using either of these options,
the following punctuation keys and special characters can be used. The default
is the standard character key corresponding to the character.
(space) ! " # $ % & ' (
) * + - _
/ : ; < >
= ? @ \ _ ^ { } ~
| (this appears on the screen as a split vertical bar)
In addition
(if you are not using or ), the following
characters may be used, although your terminal may not be able to display
them correctly on the screen:
