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Keyboard

The keyboard settings used for the connection are configured using the Keyboard page of the Settings dialog. Keyboard mappings take effect when you start a new connection or reset the terminal.

Figure : The Keyboard page of the Settings dialog.

• User Defined Keymap File

  With the User Defined Keymap File option you can create additional keyboard shortcuts or modify the existing ones. The additional key mappings are saved into a separate file with the .sshmap file extension. The current keymap file is displayed on the text field.

  You can modify the current key mappings by clicking the Edit button. The Keymap Editor dialog will appear. For more information on using the Keymap Editor, see section Keymap Editor.

  If you have an alternative keymap settings file already defined, you can load it by typing the path and file name in the text field, or by clicking on the button on the righthand side of the text field. Clicking the button will open an Open dialog that allows you to locate an alternative keymap file.

• Backspace sends Delete

  Select the Backspace sends Delete checkbox if you want to map the Backspace key to the Delete operation.

• Delete Sends Backspace

  Select the Delete Sends Backspace checkbox if you want to map the Delete key to the Backspace operation.

• Enter sends CR + LF

  Select the Enter sends CR + LF checkbox if you want to map the Enter key to send the carriage return (CR) and line feed (LF) characters. Otherwise only the line feed character will be sent.

• Lock Function Keys

  Select the Lock Function Keys checkbox if you want to lock the function keys.

• Line Wrap

  Select the Line Wrap checkbox if you want the text lines to wrap on the terminal window's edge. By default, line wrapping is on.

• Use Alt as meta key (send Escape)

  Select the Use Alt as meta key (send Escape) checkbox if you want the Alt key to function as the meta key in the same way as the Escape key. If this option is selected, you can for example press the Alt+X key combination to simulate the Escape followed by X.

• Keypad Mode

  Select how you want the numeric keypad on the right hand side of the regular keyboard to function.

  Numeric Keypad: The keypad is used to type numbers.

  Application Keypad: The keypad is used for application control (with the keypad keys functioning as cursor keys, Home, End, Page Up, Page Down, Insert and Delete).

• Kanji Encoding

  Specify how the Japanese Kanji characters are encoded by the remote host computer.

  Possible values are the following:

  • EUC-JP

    Use the EUC-JP encoding system.

  • JIS

    Use the JIS 7 bit encoding system.

  • S-JIS

    Use the Shift-JIS encoding system.

  If the Secure Shell server is running on Windows, you should choose Shift-JIS encoding, while most UNIX servers support EUC-JP encoding as default.

• Kanji-in, Kanji-out

  Choose the escape sequence character from the dropdown menu. The escape sequence is a string of characters that is used when double byte Kanji characters are mixed in a text that uses the 7 bit JIS encoding system.

  Possible values for Kanji-in are ^[$@ or ^[$B.

  Possible values for Kanji-out are ^[(B or ^[(J.

• Use SI/SO for single byte Katakana

  Select this checkbox if the remote host computer supports single byte katakana for JIS encoding.