Key names are used by Take Command in tab toolbar buttons, and in TCC to define keystroke aliases, in key mapping directives, and in the INKEY and KEYSTACK commands. The format of a key name is the same in all four cases:

 

[Prefix-]Keyname

 

The valid prefix and keyname combinations are shown in the table below. Names of keys must be spelled exactly as shown, except for case. Note that you cannot specify a punctuation key.

 

Prefix

Valid for keynames

none

A-Z, 0-9, F1-F24, Tab, Bksp, Enter, Up, Down, Left, Right, PgUp, PgDn, Home, End, Ins, Del, Esc, Apps, Sleep, Select, Execute, Print, Mute, VolumeUp, VolumeDown

Alt-

A-Z, 0-9, F1-F24, Bksp, and the non-alphanumeric keys `-=[]\;',./

Ctrl-

A-Z,  F1-F24, Tab, Bksp, Enter, Up, Down, Left, Right, PgUp, PgDn, Home, End, Ins, Del

Shift-

A-Z,  F1-F24, Tab

LWin-

A-Z,  F1-F24

RWin-

A-Z,  F1-F24

 

The prefix and key name must be separated by a hyphen (-). For example:

 

Alt-F10 ctrl-bksp

 

Some keys are intercepted by Windows and are not passed on to Take Command. For example, Alt-Tab, Alt-Esc and Ctrl-Esc typically pop up a task list, or are used in switching among multiple tasks. Alt-space brings down a menu to control window size and position, etc. Keys which are intercepted by the operating system (including menu accelerators, i.e. Alt plus another key) generally cannot be assigned to aliases or with key mapping directives, because Take Command never receives these keystrokes. However, KEYSTACK can send them to Windows (though not to another application).

 

The above comments are based on common 101/102-key US-style keyboards. Some key combinations might not be available on some keyboards.