keysym

Name

keysym -- The symbolic name of a key on a keyboard

Synopsis

Mixed Content Model
keysym ::=
(#PCDATA|replaceable|inlinegraphic|inlinemediaobject|indexterm|
 beginpage)*
Attributes Common attributes
Parameter Entities
cptr.char.mix ndxterm.char.mix para.char.mix
refinline.char.mix refname.char.mix tbl.entry.mdl
tech.char.class title.char.mix  

Description

The KeySym identifies the symbolic name of a key on a computer keyboard. This is distinct from any scan code that it may generate (KeyCode), or any symbolic name (KeySym) that might exist for the key.

Processing expectations

Formatted inline.

Parents

These elements contain keysym: action, application, attribution, bibliomisc, bridgehead, citation, citetitle, classsynopsisinfo, command, computeroutput, database, emphasis, entry, filename, foreignphrase, funcparams, funcsynopsisinfo, function, glosssee, glossseealso, glossterm, hardware, interfacename, keycap, keycombo, lineannotation, link, literal, literallayout, lotentry, member, msgaud, olink, option, optional, para, parameter, phrase, primary, primaryie, productname, programlisting, property, quote, refdescriptor, refentrytitle, refname, refpurpose, remark, screen, screeninfo, secondary, secondaryie, see, seealso, seealsoie, seeie, seg, segtitle, shortcut, simpara, subtitle, synopsis, systemitem, term, tertiary, tertiaryie, title, titleabbrev, tocback, tocentry, tocfront, trademark, ulink, userinput.

Children

The following elements occur in keysym: beginpage, indexterm, inlinegraphic, inlinemediaobject, replaceable.

See Also

accel, guibutton, guiicon, guilabel, guimenu, guimenuitem, guisubmenu, keycap, keycode, keycombo, menuchoice, mousebutton, shortcut.

Examples

<!DOCTYPE para PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
          "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd">
<para>
The <keycap>F1</keycap> key on an IBM PC keyboard generates the
scan code <keycode>0x3B</keycode> when pressed.  This value
is defined as <keysym>KEY_F1</keysym> in 
<filename class="headerfile">keyboard.h</filename>.
</para>

The F1 key on an IBM PC keyboard generates the scan code 0x3B when pressed. This value is defined as KEY_F1 in keyboard.h.

For additional examples, see also guimenu, guimenuitem, keycap, keycode, menuchoice, shortcut.