KeyCode

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Name

KeyCode -- Computer's numeric designation of a key on a computer keyboard

Content Model

  (#PCDATA | Replaceable | InlineGraphic)+

Attributes

This element has common and Role attributes.

Tag Minimization

Both the start- and end-tags are required for this element.

Description

Computer's numeric designation of a key on a computer keyboard. Keycode contains plain text, Replaceable, and InlineGraphic, and has common attributes.

Parents

These elements contain KeyCode: Action, Application, Attribution, BiblioMisc, BridgeHead, Citation, CiteTitle, Command, Comment, ComputerOutput, Database, Emphasis, Filename, ForeignPhrase, FuncParams, FuncSynopsisInfo, Function, GlossSee, GlossSeeAlso, GlossTerm, Hardware, Interface, InterfaceDefinition, KeyCap, LineAnnotation, Link, Literal, LiteralLayout, LoTentry, Member, MsgAud, OLink, Option, Optional, Para, Parameter, Phrase, Primary, PrimaryIE, ProductName, ProgramListing, Property, Quote, RefDescriptor, RefEntryTitle, RefName, RefPurpose, Screen, ScreenInfo, Secondary, SecondaryIE, See, SeeAlso, SeeAlsoIE, SeeIE, Seg, SegTitle, SimPara, Subtitle, Synopsis, SystemItem, Term, Tertiary, TertiaryIE, Title, TitleAbbrev, ToCback, ToCentry, ToCfront, Trademark, ULink, UserInput, entry.

Children

KeyCode contains these elements: InlineGraphic, #PCDATA, Replaceable.

In some contexts, some of these elements may be invalid due to exclusions in parent elements.

Examples

<PARA>
Key terminology is tricky.  The KeyCap <KEYCAP>R</KEYCAP>
on your keyboard stands for both <TOKEN>R</TOKEN> and 
<TOKEN>r</TOKEN>.  A KeyCode is a computer's internal 
numeric representation of that point of input; the KeyCode 
for that <KEYCAP>R</KEYCAP> key could be <KEYCODE>36</KEYCODE> 
for all you know.  And a KeySym, or key symbol name, is not
necessarily the same thing as a Keycap.  For example, the Keysym for
the <KEYCAP>R</KEYCAP> key might be <KEYSYM>h</KEYSYM>.            
</PARA>

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