Keys for Standard Functions
By default, certain functions—such as access the menu, get help, move cursor to next field, or move cursor to previous field—have been assigned to specific keys that operate consistently on any frame. Your key mapping file determines the exact key you press. The following table lists some of the default function keys that are common to all of the Ingres forms-based tools:
The Tab, Return, and Enter keys move the cursor to the next field, but in different ways:
• Tab moves the cursor to the next field or next column in a table field, without clearing the contents of the field. If the cursor is in the last field, Tab moves the cursor to the first field of the same form.
• Return (or Enter) moves the cursor to the next field and clears data to the end of that field at the same time, unless it is a read‑only form or table field. In a table field, this key moves the cursor to the next column. If the cursor is in the last column, it moves the cursor to the first column of the next row.
If you do not want the Return (or Enter) key to clear the data to the end of the field, you can map this key so that it works like the Tab key.
This guide refers to the Enter key as the Return key.