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Some applications may expect to use keys that exist on one of the keyboards but not the other. In most cases, if a key does not exist on the keyboard in use, it is still possible to use some other key that is equivalent. To do this, it is necessary to know which keys are equivalent on the two keyboards.

There are 14 keys on the C1429 keyboard that generate keycodes equivalent to keys on the 46021 keyboard, but have different engravings on the keycaps. Some have the same key symbol on both keyboards, while others do not. These C1429 keys, their 46021 equivalents, and the corresponding symbol names are shown in the following table.

C1429 Keycap 46021 Keycap Default Key Symbol XPCmodmap Symbol
F9blank1 F9 F9
F10blank2 F10 F10
F11blank3 F11 F11
F12blank4 F12 F12
PrintScreen/sysRqMenuMenu Print
Scroll LockStopCancel Scroll_Lock
Pause/BreakBreak/ResetBreak/Reset Pause/Break
Page UpPrevPrior Prior
Num LockSystem/UserSystem/User Num_Lock
EndSelectSelect End
Page DownNextNext Next
EnterReturnReturn Return
Alt (left)Extend char (left) Meta_L Alt_L
Alt (right)Extend char (right) Meta_R Alt_R

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