All the keys on VT terminal compatible keypads are defined to execute various commands. When you press a keypad key, a PMDF MAIL command is issued. Many of the keys have two functions. For the first functions, you simply press the key. To use the other function, press the PF1 (GOLD) key before pressing the function key. Figure 8-1 shows the keypad functions. For each key shown, the first line gives the key name, the second line the function executed when only that key is pressed, and the third line the function executed when the GOLD (PF1) key is pressed first followed by the key.

Figure 8-1 PMDF MAIL Keypad Definitions

For example, keypad key [] , is defined as the DIRECTORY/NEW command. When you press [] , , a listing of your new mail messages will be displayed. Keypad key [PF1] is the GOLD key. Pressing [PF1] followed by [] , will issue the DIRECTORY MAIL command.

With the DEFINE and DEFINE/KEY commands, you can bind additional commands to keyboard sequences and keys. So that these definitions will be made each time you invoke PMDF MAIL, you can place them into a MAIL$INIT file as described in Section 8.11.