2008/4/4, Jim Allan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
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> Johnny Rosenberg wrote:
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>  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 AltGr key is, I believe, only missing from the standard US keyboard in
> Windows (and probably DVORAK keboards). All other keyboards appear to have
> it, so far as I have seen. And it can easily be added with a keyboard editor
> to extend the US keyboard, as can a Kana shift key which allows another four
> levels of shifting in combination with the Alt key and regular shift key.
> (And you can also define the Shift Lock key to give you yet another 8 levels
> of shifting along with the Alt key and the Kana key (if your fingers can
> stand it). Perhaps we should have shift foot-pedals.
>
> Note that the AltGr key is really just a single key which simulates
> pressing the regular ALT key and the Control key simultaneously.


When I press AltGr+e I get € (Euro sign). When I press Alt+Ctrl+e I get...
nothing. So it doesn't SEEM to be the same anyway.

J.R.

THe Kana key is, however, a genuine alternate shift key.
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> Jim Allan
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