See the Keywords-alphabetic page for the "system/reference" coding used in column 2 below.
| Keyboard combination | System/ reference | Description |
|---|---|---|
| alt | - | See Keywords/ALTKEY |
| alt-ENTER | 84 TK1/tk2 2.4,20 | recover the last line typed |
| ctrl-F5 | 84 TK1/tk2 1.5 | freeze the QL screen until another key is pressed |
| ctrl-alt-7 | ql - not documented | Soft reset: certain QL ROMs only - others may just freeze the QL. |
| ctrl-alt-enter | Minerva | =ctrl C but not pokeable |
| ctrl-alt-esc-4 | Hermes | Toggle keyclick |
| ctrl-alt-esc-7 | Hermes | Soft Reset |
| ctrl-alt-shift-enter | Minerva | call user routine |
| ctrl-alt-shift-tab | Minerva | Soft Reset = reset button but with extra controls |
| ctrl-alt-space | Minerva | Break Multibasic |
| ctrl-alt-tab | Minerva | =ctrl-F5, screen freeze |
| ctrl-enter | Minerva | Compose - see page CON.2 |
| ctrl-shift-enter | Minerva | =caps lock |
| ctrl-tab | Minerva | Swap displayed screen when in dual-screen mode |
| Del/Backspace | Di-Ren | =ctrl-left/right |
| ENTER | 85 tk2: in ed | to enter a new line after the current line |
| ESC | 85 tk2: in ed | returns to command mode junking any changes in the current line |
| F6-F10 | Di-Ren | =shift F1-F5 |
| F11 | Di-Ren | toggle insert mode (see Insert) |
| F12 | Di-Ren | Keypress replay (see ctrl-F12) |
| ctrl-F12 | Di-Ren | starts keyboard recording for 24 keys or till F12: F12 then replays the recording. All keyboard LEDs on while recording. |
| Home/End | Di-Ren | =alt-left/right |
| Insert | Di-Ren | alt-enter (for TK2) or shift-F4 (for Quill): initially alt-enter, F11 toggles between the 2 |
| key above tab | Di-Ren | = £: or shifted = ~ |
| Printscreen | Di-Ren | =ctrl C |
| Scroll-lock | Di-Ren | =ctrl F5: also locks the keyboard till it is pressed a second time |
| shift-F4 | 85 tk2: in ed | to toggle between overwrite & insert |
| shift-space | minerva | similar to space |
| shift-TAB | 85 tk2: in ed; minerva | to move the cursor left 8 |
| TAB | 85 tk2: in ed; minerva | to move the cursor right 8 |
| Keyboard cursor combination | System/ reference | Description |
|---|---|---|
| alt-up/-down | 85 tk2: in ed | to scroll 1 line |
| alt-left/right | minerva | to move to start/end-of-line |
| ctrl-alt-left/right | 85 tk2: in ed; minerva | to delete to start/end-of-line |
| down | 85 tk2: in ed | works: no scroll unless cursor would go out of window |
| left | 85 tk2: in ed | works |
| right | 85 tk2: in ed | works |
| shift-up/-down | 85 tk2: in ed | to scroll one "page" |
| up | 85 tk2: in ed | works: no scroll unless cursor would go out of window |
| Last updated 4th January 1999. |