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Keymap Editor

The Keymap Editor dialog displays any modifications made to the current keymap. Using the editor you can define additional key mappings, open saved keymap files and create new keymap files.

Figure : Customizing the keymap

The icons on the top of the Keymap Editor dialog allow you to start a new keymap file from scratch, to open an already defined keymap file, or to save the current keymap modification into a keymap file:

• New

  Click the New button to start creating a new keymap file. This will clear all the current keymap modifications.

• Open

  Click the Open button to load an already defined keymap file for further modification. The Open dialog will appear, allowing you to locate the desired keymap file.

• Save

  Click the Save button to save the current keymap modifications to the currently open keymap file. If no keymap file has been loaded, the Save As dialog will open, allowing you to specify the file name for a new keymap file.

• Save As

  Click the Save As button to save the current keymap modifications into a different keymap file. The Save As dialog will open, allowing you to specify the file name for a new keymap file.

The large area in the center of the Keymap Editor dialog displays the defined keymap modifications. The Key column on the left displays the key combination whose function has been modified and the Function column displays the effect that pressing this particular key combination will cause.

The buttons on the bottom of the Keymap Editor dialog allow you to modify the keymap settings of the current keymap file:

Figure : Modifying a keymap

• Add

  Click the Add button to add a new keymap modification. A small Keymap Editor dialog appears. Place the cursor on the Shortcut Key line and press a key combination on the keyboard to select which key binding you want to modify. The select the desired function for that keypress from the Function drop-down menu.

• Edit

  Select an already defined keymap and click the Edit button to modify the selected keymap.

• Remove

  Select an already defined keymap and click the Remove button to delete the selected modification.

• Exit

  Click the Exit button to close the Keymap Editor dialog. If you have not saved all your keymap modifications, a Confirm dialog will open, asking if you want to save the changes you have made or cancel the exit operation.