2008/3/31, Jim Allan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Johnny Rosenberg wrote: > > > Long time since using Windows now, but isn't it something like > Alt+[decimal > > character code starting with zero]? > > > That only works for the native Windows code page, not for Unicode not > found there or in the current DOS character set. > > > > I don't know if this goes for any keyboard, but on my keyboards, which > are > > Swedish, there are keys with dead characters like ´, `, ^, ˇ, ¨ and ~. > To > > obtain a ñ, first hit ~, then n. Or à by hitting ` and then a. But maybe > not > > all keyboards have those keys? > > > Dead keys depend on the language. The standard US keyboard has no dead > keys. > > > > And, once again I am not sure about Windows, but I defined my own > keyboard > > layout, so I now have 4 different characters on most keys (I put labels > on > > my keys so I won't forget which key is what), so I just use the AltGr > key > > (is this a standard key or is it only available on Swedish keyboards?) > and > > Shift key to call the different characters. I even have symbols on my > arrow > > keys, such as ←, ↓, → and ↑, and they still work also as just arrow keys > > (when not using the AltGr key). > > > The standard US keyboard lacks an AltGr key: that is the right Alt key > acts identically to the left Alt key, which is used mostly for accessing > menu functions. > > Accordingly many US (and Canadian) users don't understand what an AltGr > key is. > > I agree that editing one's keyboard is an excellent way of getting > otherwise unobtainable characters, and of changing them reasonably > quickly. The US keyboard, however, can be edited to include dead keys > and an AltGr key. > > > Jim Allan > Maybe one simple solution would be to just buy a "foreign" keyboard and do the appropriate settings for it. Everything that's on a US keyboard will still be available, won't it? Keyboards are not very expensive either.
J.R.
