SWAPKEY

SWAPKEY=key     (or ^key or numeric value)

Examples:  SWAPKEY=^]      (Control bracket)

           SWAPKEY=0xFF47  (F12)

 

(UNIX with PolyShell only) The specified key functions something like the "POLYKEY", except for three important differences. The first is that the key is not truly "hot;" that is, it can only be used when the process is actually waiting for keyboard input. The second is that rather than swap you to the PolyShell menu, it will swap you directly to the next instance of A-Shell running under the control of PolyShell—or, the reverse if PolyShell is launched with the –x switch. The third difference is that, unlike POLYKEY, the SWAPKEY may be a multi-key sequence generated by a function key. To specify this, you can use octal, hex, or decimal notation to indicate the two byte value which is returned by the function key. Numbers beginning with 0x are treated as hex, those beginning with 0 are octal, and all others are decimal. For your convenience, here are the standard two-byte values for function keys in hex notation:

Key

Hex

 

Key

Hex

F1

0xFF75

 

F7

0xFF42

F2

0xFF74

 

F8

0xFF43

F3

0xFFD3

 

F9

0xFF44

F4

0xFFC0

 

F10

0xFF45

F5

0xFF40

 

F11

0xFF46

F6

0xFF41

 

F12

0xFF47