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Fair enough, but couldn't it be also part of the nation language translation steps? Just a thought in case there's a path to implementing this that you might have overlooked. Thanks.
Great idea, however it is true that each Fn key that you see at the bottom of a 5250 display is hard coded in the UIM panel source for that display, along with the description. So it would be a lot of work to update all the panels with function keys defined for F13 - F24, and then each one would need to be retranslated as well. Maybe if we had thought of this before the panels were all created, we could have separated the function key from the description, but all the panel groups include the "Fn=" as part of the hardcoded text string. For this reason I'm declining the request.
Massive for whom?
You're expectation is that each Fn key on the screens are hard coded someplace.
From what I've been told over the years, it is not. So instead of rendering F14 you render s-F2
Heck, the 5250 client in ACS could do it instead of worry about it being done in code back on the server.
There are already hotspots for that anyway. Instead of rendering a button with F14 text embedded in it, us s-F2 instead. I think it's about a "days" effort at best.
Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
Brand - Servers and Systems Software
Product family - Power Systems
Product - IBM i
Component - Core OS
Operating system - IBM i
Source - None
For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
Brand - Servers and Systems Software
Product family - Power Systems
Product - IBM i
Component - Other
Operating system - IBM i
Source - None
I understand your point but the effort involved in doing this would be massive.
Can I suggest instead that you enable Hotspots and use mouse or touch screen option to select function keys.
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Good idea, except American's use AM/PM and don't know what 1600 hours means. :)
A user once told me about a simple way to remember it.
Just think of a 24 hour clock.
F16 is like 16 o'clock = 4 o'clock in the afternoon = shift+F4