Re: Keyboard shortcuts for foreign language characters
From: David Candy (.)
Date: 11/25/04
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Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 12:21:54 +1100
In that case press the numlock key first. You are sending Alt + Home etc.
-- ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.uscricket.com "Charles" <Charles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E04599DF-1A3C-49A8-81BB-4F810370A7F5@microsoft.com... > The problem I am having is that, instead of simply producing a character in > whatever body of text I happen to be writing (be it in a word processor, an > e-mail program, or whtever) something completely unrelated happens -- like > jumping to the last e-mail I read, or skipping to another mailbox, or jumping > to the bottom of the text. I have not catalogued all the precise problems > but they happen for most of the ALT codes that worked fine in all previous > versions of Windows but do not work in Windows XP. The codes I used to use > were both 3 and 4 digit codes, ranging from ALT+0193 which produced a capital > A-accent-grave to ALT+159 which produced the old German form of an "s" which > looks like an itallic "f" > > I gather that some of these codes are unicode, but that is not the problem. > The problem is that the very same codes that used to work in ALL versions of > Windows before XP (and I think I have used or tried them all over the years) > do other things in XP. My conclusion is that Windows XP expropriates some of > these codes to do all the wonderful things that it does with keyboard > short-cuts. All I really want to do is to disable some of the Windows XP > defaults and be able to use the character codes that have been standard for > years. > > Thanks for the insights, but I'm still searching for an answer. > > Charles > > > > "David Candy" wrote: > >> But the numbers I gave are Unicode. If you use ANSI it is Alt + 0192 >> >> -- >> ---------------------------------------------------------- >> http://www.uscricket.com >> "Charles" <Charles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:EAD95402-BC2D-424F-9A94-C9EE7DCB9574@microsoft.com... >> > Thank you very much George. I will get the software you recommd (fortunately >> > I speak a little Dutch ... een klein beetje.) I am still trying to get the >> > answer to my orginial question, though. Some of the Microsoft built0in short >> > cuts are useful, of course, and have been present since the first versions of >> > Windows. But some of the new ones in XP are, to me at least, useless and >> > often just a confusing hindrance. >> > >> > I hope there is a way to deactivate at least some of the built-in short >> > cuts. I suspect there is but that it is just "cleverly" hidden away in some >> > arcane ini file or some such thing. >> > >> > Thanks again, >> > >> > Charles >> > >> > "george" wrote: >> > >> >> It is not exactly what you are looking for but check out >> >> http://allchars.zwolnet.com/index.html >> >> and look for AllChar. >> >> A minor part of the webpage text is in dutch but the tool is great. >> >> It emulates *nix Compose key in windows. >> >> It's freeware. >> >> I have it in my startup routine and it sits right under the (left) Ctrl key >> >> waiting for you. >> >> The notification area has a little icon to access all it's functions. >> >> To type any 'compposite' character just hit Ctrl first and then two >> >> consecutive normal keys making up the 'composite. >> >> eg. >> >> To type >> >> Copyright you would hit Ctrl - o - c © >> >> Registered Ctrl - o - r ® >> >> something accented Ctrl - ` - a (à) or Ctrl - ' - e (é) >> >> Check it out, you'll love it, it is dead-easy to get used to. >> >> Thank the guy (not me) for producing it. >> >> >> >> hth >> >> >> >> george >> >> >> >> >> >> "Charles" <Charles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >> news:B654037A-4CC9-4049-9A6E-02A78B946BD8@microsoft.com... >> >> >I do a lot of writing in French (and a few other foreign languages) and >> >> > sometimes mix French words into otherwise English text (and vice versa). >> >> > I >> >> > all previous versions of Windows prior to XP I have been able to insert >> >> > the >> >> > accented letters needed to write in French (and other special characters) >> >> > by >> >> > using an ALT+(number on numberpad) code. For example, to enter an "a" >> >> > with >> >> > an accent grave I would simply hold down ALT and enter the number 133 on >> >> > the >> >> > key pad. This was a very convenient way to insert the letters needed to >> >> > write French words and I used them so much that I could almost (but not >> >> > quite) do it while touch typing. When I started using XP (about a year >> >> > ago) >> >> > I found that most of the ALT codes which I used did other strange things >> >> > instead. I have had to resort to using the character map to enter >> >> > accented >> >> > letters which is very slow. >> >> > >> >> > I read an article in Maximum PC sometime ago which I believe addressed >> >> > this >> >> > problem, but I did not act at the time and have since lost the article. I >> >> > believe it said that there was a way to disable some (or all) of the >> >> > keyboard >> >> > shortcuts that XP installs automatically, thus allowing the old ALT codes >> >> > for >> >> > foreign characters to work again. >> >> > >> >> > A few codes still work, like "é" wich is ALT + 130(on the number pad) ... >> >> > most, however, do not. >> >> > >> >> > Can anyone help me? I would DEEPLY appreciate being able to fix this >> >> > problem. >> >> > >> >> > Thanks a lot (merci beaucoup) >> >> > -- >> >> > Charles >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
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