ON KEY block

An ON KEY (key-name) block defines an action with a hidden action view (no default button is visible), that executes a sequence of instructions when the user presses the specified key.

The ON KEY block is supported for backward compatibility with TUI mode applications.

An ON KEY block can specify up to four different keys. Each key creates a specific action object that will be identified by the key name in lowercase. For example, ON KEY(F5,F6) creates two actions with the names f5 and f6. Each action object will get an acceleratorName attribute assigned, with the corresponding accelerator name. The specified keys must be one of the virtual keys.

In GUI mode, action defaults are applied for ON KEY actions by using the name of the action (the key name). You can define secondary accelerator keys, as well as default decoration attributes like button text and image, by using the key name as action identifier. The action name is always in lowercase letters.

Check carefully ON KEY CONTROL-? statements because they may result in having duplicate accelerators for multiple actions due to the accelerators defined by action defaults. Additionally, ON KEY statements used with ESC, TAB, UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, HELP, NEXT, PREVIOUS, INSERT, CONTROL-M, CONTROL-X, CONTROL-V, CONTROL-C and CONTROL-A should be avoided for use in GUI programs, because it's very likely to clash with default accelerators defined in the factory action defaults file provided by default.

ON KEY (CONTROL-Z)
   CALL open_zoom()