Pot . . . kettle . . . http://cboard.cprogramming.com/showp...4&postcount=28US keyboards are not standard, so don't go assuming everyone has a similar keyboard.
Most newer laptops have two backslash keys, which I suppose are easier to reach: one next to the left shift key and one above the right one. I find I tend to hit them by accident, however.It's a US IBM keyboard. The "\" and "|" characters are on the same key, just under the backspace key, which is not the easiest place to reach.
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Most keyboards have all the a...z keys in common. Note "most," some are exceptions such as Japanese and Chinese keyboards.Originally Posted by dwks
But special keys such as "\" or "-" or "/" or "ö" aren't on the same place and doesn't exist on some keyboards
Not even that. German keyboards have y and z flipped in comparison to US keyboards.Most keyboards have all the a...z keys in common.
Basically, never make any assumptions about keyboards. Be nice to qwerty and qwertz, and don't forget the dvorak users out there. And when it comes to non-alphanumerics, all bets are off.
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Obviously, not all are same, but many keyboards tend to have the same layout for a...z (which definitely does not hold true for special keys which tend to be different on each keyboards). It's not a given, though, as we're witnessed.
Ha... It's a shame they can't define a standard. Then we wouldn't have big problems.
I don't know if the US users would be happy with keys they have no use for taking up space.
I definitely know I wouldn't be happy without my ö, ü, ä and ß, though.
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I hate when they always refer to US keyboard when setting shortcuts everywhere. Mostly because they don't always work with non-US keyboards.
That's why I would like a standard
US keyboards are probably the closest thing to a standard there is . . . .
One solution is to say CTRL-@ instead of CTRL-SHIFT-2 or whatever.
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Solution to what?One solution is to say CTRL-@ instead of CTRL-SHIFT-2 or whatever.
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To this.
The main reason I could see that this would be a problem would be if, say, your keyboard had '@' on a different key from a US keyboard.I hate when they always refer to US keyboard when setting shortcuts everywhere. Mostly because they don't always work with non-US keyboards.
Of course, a keyboard might not even have a key entirely . . . .
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@? Alt Gr + 2.
~? Alt Gr + ¨.
\? Alt Gr + +.
/? Shift + 7.
I could go on forever.
So these "shortcuts" never work. Not like they're expected to, anyway.
