◄Up► ◄Contents► ◄Index► ◄Back► ─────Programmer's WorkBench───────────────────────────────────────────────── PWB allows you to assign functions and macros to almost any key combination. However, some keys have a fixed meaning in certain circumstances or operating environments. PWB lists these key as available keys in the Key Assignments dialog box, and PWB allows you to assign a command to the key. However, when the circumstance holds, or you are running PWB in specific environment, certain keys have a fixed meaning that overrides any assignment that you make. Help Window In the Help window, the following keys have a fixed meaning: Key Meaning ESC Close the Help window TAB Move to next hyperlink SHIFT+TAB Move to previous hyperlink ENTER Activate current hyperlink NUMENTER Activate current hyperlink SHIFT+ENTER Activate current hyperlink SHIFT+NUMENTER Activate current hyperlink SPACE Activate current hyperlink Dialog Boxes In dialog boxes, all keys have predetermined meanings. Your assignments have no effect when a dialog box is displayed. In particular, note the following keys: Key Meaning ESC Choose Cancel ENTER Choose the active command button F1 Choose Help TAB Move to the next option or command SHIFT+TAB Move to the previous option or command SPACE Toggle active option CTRL+P When used in a text box, inserts the next key as a literal value. Use this key to type a literal tab character. The Text Argument dialog box is an exception. All keys except ESC (Cancel) and F1 (Help) have their assigned meaning. See: ◄Text Argument Dialog Box► Microsoft Windows When running PWB under Windows, some keys are reserved for use by Windows. You can override how Windows uses these keys by setting options in a PIF file. Key Default Meaning in Windows ALT+ESC Switch to the next window in Windows CTRL+ESC Switch to the Windows Task Manager ALT+TAB Switch to the next application ALT+SPACE Activate the current window's system menu ALT+ENTER Shift application between full screen and a text window See Assign ◄Options menu, Key Asignments► -♦-