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Offline andrewalston

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Re: Computer help with keyboard symbols
« Reply #18 on: Tuesday 22 May 18 20:41 BST (UK) »
Yes, Alt-code works fine, but when I need one pound sign, I tend to need a couple of dozen.

I can get by with most keyboard layouts, but the most frustrating for me was German. Swapping just two of the letters around is just too close to English to get me into touch-typing mode. At least French makes me check each keystroke.

I was once responsible for a program which needed a Hungarian keyboard layout. There are just too many accents to make things sensible on 102 keys. It needed to switch between sets using Ctrl-Alt-F1 and Ctrl-Alt-F2. Luckily I didn't need to define that system, just do the programming to make it work.
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Re: Computer help with keyboard symbols
« Reply #19 on: Wednesday 23 May 18 09:07 BST (UK) »
Thanks, kiwi, I did not know that one.  I'm still fairly au fait with the F keys (being an oldie who learned how to type properly, I very rarely use the mouse when typing any type of script - letters, e-mails, this post, etc) but that one was new to me and has been stored away for future use.  Now, whether or not it will stay there as I age...but thank you anyway!
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