Setting Keyboard Mapping

Travelport Smartpoint accommodates non-standard keyboards, including:

  • Swiss keyboards.

  • Sabre keyboard mapping, which includes special characters such as the cross of Lorraine (☨).

  • Galileo (Travelport+)/Apollo keyboard mapping, which includes special characters such as pillow (³), end item (+), display (*) dollar sign ($), and colon (:).

To change your keyboard mapping:

  1. Click the Connection drop-down in the top right corner of the Travelport Smartpoint screen to select the host system.

  2. In Cryptic Languages, click the Keyboard Mapping drop-down arrow to select the required keyboard mapping.

    In Smartpoint 11.1 and later, keyboard mapping is available for Apollo (1V) in Travelport+ (1G) connections.The following keys apply to the mapping for Apollo in Travelport+.

    Please note that the keyboard mapping for Apollo has slight changes between Smartpoint 11.1 and Smartpoint 11.2.

    Smartpoint 11.1

    Key

    Displays

    		 Comment
    = * The equal sign key maps to an asterisk.
    ] $ The right bracket key maps to a dollar sign.
    , + The comma key maps to a plus sign.
    [ : This left bracket [ key is a new mapping because the colon : because the existing Apollo semi-colon ; mapping is already using in Travelport+ (1G) to send entries in native mode.
    ³ Not mapped The pillow sign is not used in Travelport+.

    Smartpoint 11.2

    Smartpoint 11.2 includes additional mapping keys, as well as changes to some keys from Smartpoint 11.1.

    Key

    Displays

    		 Comment
    ` > The grave accent maps to the greater-than sign, which is the SOM (Start of Message).
    = * The equal sign key maps to an asterisk.
    ] $ The right bracket key maps to a dollar sign.
    , + The comma key maps to a plus sign.
    [ @

    The mapping for the left bracket [ was changed from the colon : in Smartpoint 11.1 to the at sign @ in Smartpoint 11.2.
    ' :

    The single quote key is a new mapping because the colon : because the existing Apollo semi-colon ; mapping is already used in Travelport+ (1G) to send entries in native mode.
    ³ Not mapped The pillow sign is not used in Travelport+.

    In Smartpoint 11.1 and later, keyboard mapping is available for Apollo (1V) in Travelport+ (1G) connections.The following keys apply to the mapping for Apollo in Travelport+.

    Key

    Displays

    		 Comment
    +/= * The plus/equal sign key maps to an asterisk.
    [/{ @ The left brackets key maps to an “at sign” (asperand).
    / + The forward slash key maps to a plus sign.

  3. Click SAVE to store the settings.

     

Tip! For Galileo/Apollo keyboard mappings, make sure that you also have the mapping configured in the Host TCP/IP Connection,

  1. From the Windows Start menu, select Control Panel.

    Note: This process may vary depending on your version and configuration of Microsoft Windows.

  2. From the Control Panel, double-click Galileo TCPI/IP.

    The Host/Galileo Desktop TCP/IP Configuration tool is displayed.

  3. If there is more than one Connection Name, select the desired connection.

  4. Click Edit to display the Connection window.

  1. Confirm that the Apollo/Galileo Mapped radio button is selected for the connection.