Re: Changing keyboard symbols
- From: "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm>
- Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 23:34:48 -0500
As far as I know, every laptop makers has a numerical keypad
that can be accessed by the use of a FN key. Since I don't
know the make and model of your computer, you'll have to
open your manual, or find the makers on-line manual to get
the procedure to activate the numerical embedded keypad
(this is not the same as the on-screen keys, but even that
can change). You'll either have to print the make and model
of your computer so somebody (other than me) can look up the
info you need or you'll have to open the book and read.
Once you find the manual, it should also have remapping
instructions or macro instructions... the you can use the
alt+0163 to display this. £
"Wayne Mason" <Wayne.Mason.2ccdzz@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:Wayne.Mason.2ccdzz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
|
| Jim Macklin Wrote:
| > Keyboards are "mapped" to send certain characters to the
| > display, but there are several hundred different
characters,
| > you can see most on the "character map." You'll also
notice
| > that on the character map window, there is a key stroke
| > means to display any ASCII character. If you have a
| > keyboard with 100 keys, you have a number pad and you
use
| > the key code ALT key+ 0163 and when you let the ALT key
| > release, the £ is displayed. Many laptops do not have a
| > numeric pad, but the can use the keys in the keyboard to
| > simulate a numeric pad, see your laptop manual.
| >
| >
| > "Wayne Mason" Wayne.Mason.2cb919@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote in
| > message news:Wayne.Mason.2cb919@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > |
| > | Pavel A. Wrote:
| > | "Wayne Mason" wrote:-
| > |
| > | I have a laptop I bought in Arizona while I lived
there,
| > it has an
| > | American style keyboard and no £ sign on any key, I
| > have to use the
| > | character map to cut & paste it as I use it often now
| > I'm back in
| > | England.
| > | How can I make a key of my own choosing display £
when
| > I press it?
| > | Telling me to adjust regional settings is not the
| > correct answer as
| > | an
| > | American keyboard layout and an English keyboard
layout
| > are different
| > | and that would mess up everything.
| > | -
| > |
| > | In addition to Jim's answer:
| > |
| > | - On-screen keyboard applet (in Accessories) can
help.
| > |
| > | - Lenovo has a great keyboard remap utility for
| > Thinkpads,
| > | it can do this (among other very useful functions)
| > | Maybe your model has such utiity too.
| > |
| > | Regards,
| > | --PA
| > |
| > | Thanks for your help but I'm afraid you're being too
vague
| > as I simply
| > | don't have a clue how this answers my question. The on
| > screen keyboard
| > | just brings up an image of the keyboard I already
| > have......the one
| > | without '£' on it.
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > | --
| > | Wayne Mason
|
| Hi there, Jim,
| thanks for your time and thanks for your answers. My
question has not
| been answered at all and the only thing being done with
any consistency
| is to confuse me further. I'm beginning to think that my
question has
| been ignored.....how do I define a key to display '£'?
because unless
| it's being translated into other languages then it seems a
straight
| forward question that I still can't answer. As you've
said, I have a
| laptop and no numerical pad, so alt 0163 is about as much
use as a
| pocket on a sock to me because I can't use it.....it's
also easier to
| cut & paste the bloody symbol than mess around like that!
| Thanks for your time taken but you've not helped
|
|
|
|
| --
| Wayne Mason
.
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