## Keymaps

The original key assignments were created more out of ease of memorization than speed of access in combat. For example, enabling the tractor beam is awkward, requiring the use of the shift key. Also, people will always have their particular preferences. For this reason, almost all netrek players use a keymap to change the key assignments. Its use it quite simple. Simply enter a line of the form " <key><function><key><function><key><function>...." on the keymap line.

Each pair of characters assigns the key specified by <key> to perform the function originally assigned to the key specified by <function>. For example, to map toggle tractor (T) to 't', and set max warp (%) to 's', you would use

    tTs%

The space bar can be remapped, but it cannot be the first key to be remapped in a sequence (obviously). It is often mapped to det:

    aatTs% d

The default values are listed in the scroll window in the middle of the tab.

To save your keymap to the properties file, select 'Save' from the file menu.