On Fri, 3 Dec 1999, Simon Cooke wrote:
> From: "Si Owen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > But right-Alt is used for SAM Edit!
> > >
> > > (I'd like to see an option in WinCoupe to enable or disable right alt.
> >
> > I meant the EDIT key on the SAM - you must use that sometimes! Anyway,
> why
> > would you possibly want right-Alt to be left alone? I can't see it's of
> any
> > other use when WinCoupe is active anyway... am I missing something? I can
> > understand the reasons for having 'Left-Alt as control' as optional,
> > defaulting to disabled tho.
>
> The problem's this: Right-Alt, Right-Shift and Right-Ctrl aren't always
> available on all machines. (Some laptops don't have them - mine doesn't have
> right-ctrl or right-alt, for instance). Also, on European machines,
> Right-Alt is used as "Alt-Gr" to generate graphics characters for different
> language-layout keyboards. :)
Alt+Gr is still Right Alt.
At least when you use DirectInput.
In addition (I hope that) most AltGr keyboards are used in US mode when
using international software.
So I think it is more important to support US keyboard (@" swapped) than
cope with AltGr. (I have AltGr and I have never use it.)
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