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Status Future consideration
Categories Host Emulator
Created by Guest
Created on May 23, 2023

Adding ability of Key Mapping to Remote Connection Emulator

Remote Connection Emulator (RCE) is replacing Host Connection Emulator (HCE) from IDz 16 and onwards. 

In the old HCE we had the ability of mapping any key (or combination of keys) in the keyboard to any command.

In the new RCE - key mapping is restricted only to specific keys and specific commands.

Example #1: ATTN can be mapped to right CTRL or left CTRL keys only! If I want to map it to a different key, like  '`' or '~'  - it's impossible.

Example #2: There is no option to flip the screen (SCREENREV command in HCE)

Example #3: I want ENTER key to go down a line, and my Numpad Enter to act as ENTER. This is not possible either. RCE doesn't distinguish between these two different keys.

All above (and more) are needed for smooth migration from HCE to RCE. 

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    Aug 23, 2023
    Thank you for taking the time to suggest an Idea to our product. Many of our product enhancements result from feedback from our customers, so your input is always very important to us. Your request is currently in line with our product strategy and we added it as a candidate for future releases of the product. Thank you for your suggestion and continued support.