VAXTPU SET(SHIFT_KEY) — VMS 5.2

 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 VAXTPU
 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 VAXTPU 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
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VAXTPU SET(SHIFT_KEY) — VMS 5.2
