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Defining softkeys

You can define your own custom key sequences, called softkeys, for the current remote-control session.

Before you begin

To display the current list of softkey definitions, click the Keyboard icon (Keyboard icon).

Softkey definitions are stored on the system from which you started the remote-control session. Therefore, if you launch the remote-control session from another system, you have to define the softkeys again.

You can choose to export user settings (which includes softkeys) from the User Settings tab on the Preferences dialog. For more information, see Importing and exporting user settings.

Note
If you use an international keyboard and define softkeys that require the Alternate Graphics key (AltGr), ensure that the operating system on the workstation that you use to invoke the remote-control application is the same type of operating system as the one on the server that you are remotely accessing. For example, if the server is running Linux, ensure that you invoke the remote-control session from a workstation that is running Linux.

Procedure

Complete the following procedure to add a softkey.

  1. From the Remote Control window, click the Keyboard icon (Keyboard icon), and then click Add softkey. The Softkey Programmer tab on the Preference dialog is displayed.
  2. Click New.
  3. Type the key sequence that you want to define.
  4. Click OK. The new softkey is added to the softkey list.