keycode
keycode — The internal, frequently numeric, identifier for a key on a keyboard
Synopsis
Mixed Content Model
keycode ::=
(#PCDATA|replaceable|inlinegraphic|inlinemediaobject|indexterm|
beginpage)*
Attributes
Description
The KeyCode identifies the numeric value associated with 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 keycode: action, application, attribution, bibliomisc, bridgehead, citation, citetitle, classsynopsisinfo, code, command, computeroutput, database, emphasis, entry, filename, firstterm, foreignphrase, funcparams, funcsynopsisinfo, function, glosssee, glossseealso, glossterm, hardware, interfacename, keycap, 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, simpara, subtitle, synopsis, systemitem, td, term, termdef, tertiary, tertiaryie, th, title, titleabbrev, tocback, tocentry, tocfront, trademark, ulink, userinput.
Children
The following elements occur in keycode: beginpage, indexterm, inlinegraphic, inlinemediaobject, replaceable.
See Also
accel, guibutton, guiicon, guilabel, guimenu, guimenuitem, guisubmenu, keycap, keycombo, keysym, 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.