I heard (although I might be wrong) that the # was used by US dockside workers instead of lb for pounds of weight.
Richard > -----Original Message----- > From: Julian Foad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 25 September 2003 11:57 am > To: FlightGear developers discussions > Subject: Re: [Flightgear-devel] key bindings - English > > > Richard Bytheway wrote: > > That appears to be a US English keyboard, A UK English has > " and @ transposed, as well as � where # is on a US keyboard > (both called a "pound sign" though). > > You might call the hash (or 'gate' or 'number sign') a 'pound > sign', but I don't. As far as I know, the only reason people > ever started to call it that was because they had the same > character code in different character sets, and therefore a > hash was often printed where a pound sign was intended. > > Correct me if I'm wrong. > > - Julian > > > _______________________________________________ > Flightgear-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel > > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The > service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive > anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: > http://www.star.net.uk > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
