Key Bindings menu

The Edit Bindings function, which is available from the Key Bindings menu, allows you to program function keys or associate commands with certain keyboard shortcuts. These commands follow the same rules as those in .FIL scripts in that they can contain a question mark (?) to place the cursor, and unless they end with a plus sign (+), the text will only be placed in the command area and not sent to the TPF Operations Server automatically. Ctrl+B is the shortcut key.

Figure 1 shows the Edit Key Bindings dialog box. The first column shows the key sequence and the second column shows the command that is bound to that key sequence.

Figure 1. Edit Key Bindings dialog box
You can bind function keys (or program function keys) to commands or strings using one of the following methods:
  • Enter the !bind command from the command area of the console window. See Console commands for more information.
  • Create a session configuration file with the profile.bind variable defined. See Session configuration files for more information.
  • Click the command that you want to change, type a new command, and click OK.

You can bind as many as 36 combinations of function keys to commands or strings.