Many applications take advantage of the "Alt" key. However many keyboards and terminal emulations do not support the "Alt" key. The Georgia SoftWorks Windows NT/2000 Telnet Server allows the "Alt" key sequence to be transmitted to an application by providing a substitute key sequence (the Alt Prefix) for the "Alt" key. The default Alt Prefix is "Ctrl-b".
For example, in order to transmit "Alt-f" you will type:
Ctrl-b
and then f.
(Depress
Ctrl then b,
release the keys and then depress f).
In order to really type in the AltPrefix character from the keyboard you will have to type it twice, like Ctrl-b Ctrl-b to get the Ctrl-b.
A different Alt Prefix can be configured using "AltPrefix" parameter in the registry editor. The default value is set to two 0x02 which is the ASCII value of Ctrl-b, Other values are as follows:
|
AltPrefix
Value |
Key
Sequence entered by User |
|
0x01 |
Ctrl-a |
|
0x02 |
Ctrl-b |
|
0x04 |
Ctrl-d |
|
0x06 |
Ctrl-f |
|
0x0e |
Ctrl-n |
|
0x0f |
Ctrl-o |
|
0x10 |
Ctrl-p |
|
0x12 |
Ctrl-r |
|
0x14 |
Ctrl-t |
|
0x15 |
Ctrl-u |
|
0x16 |
Ctrl-v |
|
0x17 |
Ctrl-w |
|
0x19 |
Ctrl-y |
Alt
Prefix values
This is how to change the registry key for the AltPrefix.
Note: (you must be on the Windows NT/2000 system that the Georgia SoftWorks Windows NT/2000 Telnet Server is installed. However you may connect to the Windows NT/2000 Registry from a remote location).
The key is:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\
GS_Tnet\Parameters\AltPrefix
1. Click the Start button at the bottom left corner of your screen.
2. Click RUN
3. Type REGEDT32
4. Click OK
5. Select Windows item HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
6. Select the menu item Edit
7. Move the mouse pointer and click Find
8. Type AltPrefix
9. Click on Find Next
10. Select the menu item Edit and then click on Modify
11. Enter the new value for the AltPrefix and click OK
The new AltPrefix will take effect for all new sessions.