This topic describes techniques that can be used to display special characters or symbols while running ISPF in GUI mode. Although some are similar, the techniques are platform specific. In each case, the text refers to a number (sometimes in hexadecimal form) which is the code point of the character or symbol within the current (in use) code page. Note that the code point for a symbol may have different values depending on the code page being used.
After you have found the special character, select it by clicking with your mouse. Notice that the key sequence used to generate the character displays in the lower right portion of the window. You can use this key sequence in an entry field or GUI editor to display the character. Alternatively, you can use the Character Map program to copy the character to the clipboard, then paste it into your document.
When entering a character using its key sequence, remember that you must use the numeric keypad. For example, the key sequence for the host 'not' sign (¬) is ALT+0172. To enter this key sequence, press and hold the ALT key, then press the numbers 0172 on the keypad, then release the ALT key. Note that the leading zero is important and must be specified in order to display the character using the current (in use) character set. Without the leading zero, the OEM (or DOS) character set is used. Also note that within an entry field, some key sequences only work if NumLock is ON.
See the online help for the Character Map program for more information about using the program.
/usr/openwin/bin/xmodmap -pke > output.file
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will dump the current mapping into the file named output.file.Once the keycode you are going to change is known, the change can also be made by executing this command: /usr/openwin/bin/xmodmap -e 'keycode 42 = 6 0XAC' (the single quotes are required).