Enabling keyboard support
Users frequently interact with host applications using special
keys on the physical keyboard, such as F1, Attn, Reset, and Clear.
There are different ways in which the users
of your HATS applications can send keystrokes to the host:
- By pressing keys on the physical keyboard. The term keyboard support, as used in this chapter, refers to this activity.
- By using buttons or links for function keys that are rendered by HATS default rendering. The user clicks on the button or link to send a host key to the host.
- By using the host keypad or buttons or links you individually insert. The user clicks on the button or link to send a host key to the host.
This chapter explains how to define keyboard support in your HATS project and contains tips for documenting keyboard support for your users.
To use keyboard support in HATS Web projects, you must have a supported Web browser. For a list of supported Web browsers and limitations, see Host Access Transformation Services System Requirements and "Host Access Transformation Services 10.0 - Known issues and workarounds" at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7258335.