வார்ப்புரு:Key press
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This is the {{key press}} template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. With additional parameters, a single template can even illustrate a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes. A sequence of keystrokes, on the other hand, need to be demonstrated with separate templates.
Example
{{key press|A}}→ A
As lower-case alphabetic characters a–z do not appear on most keyboards, they should not be used as parameters.
Keystroke combinations
[தொகு]To illustrate keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:
{{key press|Alt|P}}→ Alt+P{{key press|Ctrl|Alt|Del}}→ Ctrl+Alt+Del
When you feed several key names to this template, it adds a "+" (or whatever the contents of the optional chain parameter) with no spaces around. This means it won't line wrap. But when you show key combinations for instance in a table that might cause items to be too wide. Instead manually build the key combination with spaces around the "+" so it can line wrap:
{{key press|Ctrl}}+{{key press|Alt}}+{{key press|Del}}→ Ctrl + Alt + Del{{key press|Ctrl|Alt|Del|chain= + }}→ Ctrl + Alt + Del
To illustrate sequences where all keys do not need to be pressed simultaneously, the plus signs can be omitted by setting chain=. For example, in most Windows systems in North America and Western Europe, Alt codes can be used to insert the plus-minus sign (±) by holding down the Alt key while typing 0177 with the numeric keypad:
{{key press|Alt|0}}{{key press|1|7|7|chain=}}→ Alt+0177
An example of a use case where more than 5 might be used is explaining usage of a macro (keyboard shortcut) created by a third-party application:
{{Key press|Ctrl|Alt|Shift|Win|Menu|fn|L}}→ Ctrl+Alt+⇧ Shift+⊞ Win+≣ Menu+fn+L
Wikilinks
[தொகு]If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:
{{key press|[[Alt key|Alt]]}}→ Alt
If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Alt key|Alt]] instead of [[Alt]], which leads to a disambiguation page).
Wiki markup characters
[தொகு]Some wiki markup characters, like the pipe symbol “|”, the semicolon “;” and the equals sign “=”, need to be entered using the {{!}} ({{Pipe}}), {{;}} and {{=}} templates or as an HTML entity | (|), ; (;), = (=) respectively:
{{key press|→ |{{!}}}}{{key press||}}→ |{{key press|→ ;{{;}}}}{{key press|;}}→ ;{{key press|→ ={{=}}}}{{key press|=}}→ =
However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:
Most markup characters also have alias templates:
{{key press|pipe}}→ |{{key press|semicolon}}→ ;{{key press|equals}}→ ={{key press|colon}}→ :{{key press|asterisk}}→ *{{key press|hash}}→ #
Key symbols
[தொகு]Some key names have a fitting Unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names among others.
{{key press|Shift}}→ ⇧ Shift{{key press|Tab}}→ Tab ↹{{key press|Enter}}→ ↵ Enter{{key press|Option}}→ ⌥ Option{{key press|Opt}}→ ⌥ Opt{{key press|Command}}→ ⌘ Command{{key press|Cmd}}→ ⌘ Cmd{{key press|Caps Lock}}→ ⇪ Caps Lock{{key press|Up}}→ ↑{{key press|Down}}→ ↓{{key press|Left}}→ ←{{key press|Right}}→ →
There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. So this template shows approximate characters for them, namely the வார்ப்புரு:Sc2 and வார்ப்புரு:Sc2 from the Mathematical Operators Unicode block:
{{key press|Win}}→ ⊞ Win{{key press|Menu}}→ ≣ Menu
In some cases, the automatic recognition of tokens and consequently the addition of symbols may not be desired; in these cases the token recognition can be suppressed by HTML encoding the text, e.g. {{key press|Enter}} will give Enter (plain text) instead of ↵ Enter (token).
Video games
[தொகு]Video game controllers often have specialized input labels that do not map easily. The following are mappings for various game consoles and input features.
Directional input
[தொகு]The following should only be used when the input sequence uses something other than the primary input or mixes input between directional devices.
{{key press|l-down}}→ L↓{{key press|c-left}}→ C←{{key press|r-up}}→ R↑
Stick specific diagonals are also supported:
{{key press|l-nw}}→ L↖{{key press|c-se}}→ C↘{{key press|r-ne}}→ R↗
PlayStation
[தொகு]{{key press|ex}}→ ×{{key press|circle}}→ ○{{key press|triangle}}→ △{{key press|square}}→ □
TemplateData
[தொகு]TemplateData for Key press
Illustrates keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard. Keys can include: Ctrl, Alt, Del, Opt, Menu, Left etc. console keys: ex, circle, triangle, square, and left right and center analog sticks: l-down, c-left, r-ne. The names are case insensitive.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First key | 1 | First key | Line | required |
| Second key | 2 | Optional key press in combination as the first. | Line | optional |
| Third key | 3 | Optional key press in combination as the first. | Line | optional |
| Fourth key | 4 | Optional key press in combination as the first. | Line | optional |
| Fifth key | 5 | Optional key press in combination as the first. | Line | optional |
| Sixth key | 6 | Optional key press in combination as the first. | Line | optional |
| Seventh key | 7 | Optional key press in combination as the first. | Line | optional |
| Eighth key | 8 | Optional key press in combination as the first. | Line | optional |
| Ninth key | 9 | Optional key press in combination as the first. | Line | optional |
| Tenth key | 10 | Optional key press in combination as the first. | Line | optional |
| Chaining character | chain | Character between chained key presses
| Line | optional |
| Chaining character | chain first | Character between first and second key to press
| Line | optional |
| Chaining character | chain second | Character between second and third key to press
| Line | optional |
| Chaining character | chain third | Character between third and fourth key to press
| Line | optional |
| Chaining character | chain fourth | Character between fourth and fifth key to press
| Line | optional |
See also
[தொகு]{{Key top}}– produces a similar visual effect, but includes more symbols and does not directly support key combinations (e.g. வார்ப்புரு:Key top){{Button}}– produces a similar visual effect but without the semantic markup (e.g. sample text); more for representing interface elements.{{Kbd}}– to indicate user input (of any kind) without making it look like keys or buttons