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Since the alpha-numeric keypad services several different graphical objects, certain keys on
the alpha-numeric keypad may be disabled (grayed) when the keypad is invoked for certain
objects. The following describes the alpha-numeric keypad variation based on object.
Table 14.1
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Alpha-Numeric Keypad Object
Numeric Object
When editing a numeric value, the [+/-] or the [.] key are disabled (grayed)
if the object is NOT configured for floating-point value or a signed value.
Password Object
When editing a password value, the arrow keys, [+/-], and the [.] keys are
disabled. Additionally, overwrite mode is disabled. When entering digits,
the pop-
up keypad hides the value by displaying ‘*’ alternately for each
digit.
ASCII Object
When editing an ASCII value, an ASCII keypad is displayed as shown figure
13.2. The ASCII keypad has three modes, numeric, symbols, and alpha. In
Alpha mode the Caps Lock button may be pressed to access capital
letters. When you first enter this editor, typing a character will overwrite
the entire old string and start a new entry. You may press the back space
arrow to delete the previous character. Pressing Enter will save the entry;
pressing ESC will cancel the edit and return the string to the previous
value.
Text Table Object
When editing a Text Table Object, all the keys except the Up and Down
arrow keys are grayed and disabled. The next text selection is made by
pressing either the Up or Down arrow.
Time/Date Object
When editing a Time/Date Table Object, all the keys except the Up, Down,
Left, and Right arrow keys are grayed and disabled. The specific field (i.e.
hour or minutes) is selected using the Left and Right arrows. The value
in the selected field is changed by pressing either the Up or Down arrow.