On 23 Jan 2013, at 16:39, SMSQE wrote: > Yes, I tried all (I think) these combinations when I first got my PC...the > |\ key gives nothing at all evebn with SHIFT, CTRL, ALT, etc. ALT/3 gives 3, > etc. I can get at some characters using clavier, but I have to use parts of > the keyboard that work normally under QPC for them to work with the clavier > mappings. Quite a few keys just don't work properly...strange. But, as I > say, they do under SMSQmulator so I can probably start SBASIC coding again! > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: ql-users-boun...@lists.q-v-d.com > [mailto:ql-users-boun...@lists.q-v-d.com] On Behalf Of George Gwilt > Sent: 23 January 2013 16:28 > To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com > Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQmulator > > > On 23 Jan 2013, at 16:02, Ralf Reköndt wrote: > >>> >>> Not as quick as QPC2, but very acceptable speed and (better than >>> QPC2) it handles the keyboard without a problem....meaning I have >>> access to # and other characters I can't easily get under QPC2! >> >> I never had (and have) problems with the keyboard with QPC2...??? > > I use QPC2 on Windows XP under VMware on a MAC. To get # (I just used ALT/3 > here) I use the |\ key (where hash would be on a normal QL keyboard. > > George
When I take QPC2 abroad (USA or Germany for example) I have found trouble with keyboards. One trouble was with the |\ symbols. What I did was to use the ?/ symbols on the foreign keyboard to produce the ones I wanted. This was done by putting in the BOOT the instructions Altkey '/',CHR$(92) to get \ and Altkey '?',CHR$(124) to get | George _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
