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Sigma KEE - SpecialComputerKeyboardKey
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special computer keyboard key
A SpecialComputerKeyboardKey is a type of ComputerKeyboardKey on a ComputerKeyboard that does not simply send a single visible character to a computer to which it is attached. This includes the Enter/Return key, backspace, delete, function, control, shift, and other non-character keys.
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Parents computer keyboard key A ComputerInputButton on a ComputerKeyboard.
Children arrow keyAn ArrowKey is a type of ComputerKeyboardKey on a ComputerKeypad with a right, left, up, or down graphic.
 enter keyAn EnterKey is a type of ComputerKeyboardKey on a ComputerKeyboard often labeled Enter or Return which sends a ^L (newline) and/or ^M (return) to a computer to which it is attached.
 multi keypress keyA MultiKeypressKey is a type of ComputerKeyboardKey (including ShiftKey, ControlKey, and AltKey) which is not intended to send a character from the keyboard when it is pressed, but to cause a different character (or set of characters) to be sent from a keyboard when another key is pressed while it is being held down.
 numbered function keyA NumberedFunctionKey is a type of ComputerKeyboardKey on a ComputerKeyboard that does not send a single character to a computer to which it is attached. A ComputerKeyboard either has no NumberedFunctionKey or more than one NumberedFunctionKey.
 tab keyAn TabKey is a type of ComputerKeyboardKey on a ComputerKeyboard ^T (tab) to a computer to which it is attached. A tab character instructs a display algorithm to move to the next tab stop, which is at fixed horizontal points. Some text editors, especially programming editors, may insert several space characters, rather than a tab character, to align the subsequent text at a tab stop.


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