EDT Keybindings on a PC Keyboard

These keybindings apply if you are using NetBeans with a PC keyboard.

Key function descriptions

Keystroke differences for PC keyboards

On a Windows PC numeric keypad, the PLUS key replaces two keys (MINUS and COMMA) on a native DEC keyboard. Therefore, to access the EDT command equivalents requires a SHIFT modifier to differentiate DEL Word from DEL Char.

The DEC numeric keypad's MINUS and COMMA keys are replaced by a single PLUS key on the PC numeric keypad.

EDT Command	PC Keystroke *
DEL CHAR	PLUS
DEL WORD	SHIFT\PLUS
UND DEL CHAR	GOLD PLUS
UND DEL WORD	GOLD SHIFT\PLUS

*GOLD is equivalent to NUM LOCK.

Using Navigation Keys with OpenVMS

The EDT Editor Keybindings module disables the standard PC keyboard navigation keypad functions (Insert,Home,PageUp, and so on) and replaces them with EDT functionality. If you prefer to use these keys according to their PC labels, you must define the following NetBeans startup property as true:

netbeans.edtkeypad.navigatePCkeys For example: $ @RUNIDEOPENVMS "" "-Dnetbeans.edtkeypad.navigatePCkeys=true"

Using Navigation Keys with Windows

Under Windows, the EDT Editor Keybindings Module disables the EDT navigation keypad functions (FIND,SELECT,PASTE, and so on) and retains the meaning of the keys according to their PC keyboard labels. If you prefer to use these keys according to their EDT keypad functions, you must define the following NetBeans startup property as false:

netbeans.edtkeypad.navigatePCkeys For example: C:\netbeans\bin\runide.exe -J-Dnetbeans.edtkeypad.navigatePCkeys=false

General usage topics

Table of EDT Commands
Direction Commands
Search Commands