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Utilities/!Keys/!Help

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Function Key Handler

Allows the function keys to issue commands to the operating system while
operating within RISC OS.

A defined function key may be operated by pressing the function key on the
keyboard or selecting the displayed function key above the iconbar.

Also allows *commands to be issued from within RISC OS without using F12 or
a Task Window. If now window has the input focus just type the *command.
00000000  46 75 6e 63 74 69 6f 6e  20 4b 65 79 20 48 61 6e  |Function Key Han|
00000010  64 6c 65 72 0a 0a 41 6c  6c 6f 77 73 20 74 68 65  |dler..Allows the|
00000020  20 66 75 6e 63 74 69 6f  6e 20 6b 65 79 73 20 74  | function keys t|
00000030  6f 20 69 73 73 75 65 20  63 6f 6d 6d 61 6e 64 73  |o issue commands|
00000040  20 74 6f 20 74 68 65 20  6f 70 65 72 61 74 69 6e  | to the operatin|
00000050  67 20 73 79 73 74 65 6d  20 77 68 69 6c 65 0a 6f  |g system while.o|
00000060  70 65 72 61 74 69 6e 67  20 77 69 74 68 69 6e 20  |perating within |
00000070  52 49 53 43 20 4f 53 2e  0a 0a 41 20 64 65 66 69  |RISC OS...A defi|
00000080  6e 65 64 20 66 75 6e 63  74 69 6f 6e 20 6b 65 79  |ned function key|
00000090  20 6d 61 79 20 62 65 20  6f 70 65 72 61 74 65 64  | may be operated|
000000a0  20 62 79 20 70 72 65 73  73 69 6e 67 20 74 68 65  | by pressing the|
000000b0  20 66 75 6e 63 74 69 6f  6e 20 6b 65 79 20 6f 6e  | function key on|
000000c0  20 74 68 65 0a 6b 65 79  62 6f 61 72 64 20 6f 72  | the.keyboard or|
000000d0  20 73 65 6c 65 63 74 69  6e 67 20 74 68 65 20 64  | selecting the d|
000000e0  69 73 70 6c 61 79 65 64  20 66 75 6e 63 74 69 6f  |isplayed functio|
000000f0  6e 20 6b 65 79 20 61 62  6f 76 65 20 74 68 65 20  |n key above the |
00000100  69 63 6f 6e 62 61 72 2e  0a 0a 41 6c 73 6f 20 61  |iconbar...Also a|
00000110  6c 6c 6f 77 73 20 2a 63  6f 6d 6d 61 6e 64 73 20  |llows *commands |
00000120  74 6f 20 62 65 20 69 73  73 75 65 64 20 66 72 6f  |to be issued fro|
00000130  6d 20 77 69 74 68 69 6e  20 52 49 53 43 20 4f 53  |m within RISC OS|
00000140  20 77 69 74 68 6f 75 74  20 75 73 69 6e 67 20 46  | without using F|
00000150  31 32 20 6f 72 0a 61 20  54 61 73 6b 20 57 69 6e  |12 or.a Task Win|
00000160  64 6f 77 2e 20 49 66 20  6e 6f 77 20 77 69 6e 64  |dow. If now wind|
00000170  6f 77 20 68 61 73 20 74  68 65 20 69 6e 70 75 74  |ow has the input|
00000180  20 66 6f 63 75 73 20 6a  75 73 74 20 74 79 70 65  | focus just type|
00000190  20 74 68 65 20 2a 63 6f  6d 6d 61 6e 64 2e        | the *command.|
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