SET(SHIFT_KEY) Specifies the shift key for use in other key definitions. There is no relation to the SHIFT key on the main keyboard. Syntax SET (SHIFT_KEY, keyname [,string]) Parameters keyname Specifies the key you want to use as the shift key. See help on KEYNAMES TABLE. string The key-map list for which the shift key is to be used. If you do not specify a key-map list, the key-map list for the current buffer is used. Comments Using a shift key lets you assign two bindings to a key. One binding is executed when you press the shift key and the other key; the other binding is executed when you press the other key alone. For example, if you use the following statements: SET (SHIFT_KEY, F17); DEFINE_KEY ("COPY_TEXT ('Sincerely,')", KEY_NAME ("s",SHIFT_KEY)); Pressing F17 and the letter S inserts the word "Sincerely"; otherwise, pressing S alone inserts that character. Only one shift key can be active at a time. By default, PF1 is the DECTPU shift key. If you want to use PF1 for another purpose, use SET (SHIFT_KEY) to specify a key other than PF1. You can use any key as the shift key, as long as DECTPU allows you to define the key at all. (See help on NONDEFINABLE KEYS.) Examples 1. SET (SHIFT_KEY, F17, "tpu$key_map_list"); Specifies F17 as the shift key for the specified key-map list. 2. If you do not want a shift key for your application, use the following statement: SET (SHIFT_KEY, KEY_NAME (PF1, SHIFT_KEY); Related topics DEFINE_KEY KEY_NAME SHIFT_KEY UNDEFINE_KEY