-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Matthias Brennwald (bwm) wrote: > > > Greg Folkert wrote: >> On Wed, 2007-05-16 at 08:45 +0200, Matthias Brennwald (bwm) wrote: >>> Dear all >>> >>> I'm a complete newbie, and I'm not sure which mailing list is the >>> best to post my question (I posted this to debian-user and >>> debian-powerpc). >>> >>> I successfully installed Debian 4.0 / Etch on my Apple PowerBook G4. >>> I managed to setup my (external/USB) Apple keyboard with a >>> Swiss-German keymap. However, I could not figure out how to produce >>> an '@' symbol... in Mac OS X I press 'Option-g' to type an '@', but >>> that does not work in Linux / Debian. Any hints? >> >> Umm, did you try the obvious one? >> >> SHIFT-2 (the 2 above the qwerty keys)? > > Yes, I did. On the Apple keyboard, Shift-2 is mapped to something else > than '@' (propably '"', but I am not sure because at the moment I'm in > my office in front of a PC, while the Mac rests at home). Shift-2 > therefore does not give an '@', but rather the symbol that is written on > the Apple keyboard. I also tried Option-2 and other 'number keys' with > the Option modifier etc., but that did not work, too (this either > produce no symbol at all or something else than an '@'). > > Matthias >
Wow, I remember that from the old Atari 400 and 800. They had the quote key above the 2 as well. I would suggest checking your keymapping, and make sure you've got the right keyboard selected. Joe -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGSr3siXBCVWpc5J4RAoJCAJ9BDQqDy9YoYdR5z6VGVnucGA9k9wCfTG44 2lBdjy0KG0WNqN7KFYRYvt4= =oK3R -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
