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Hi, I just started a program but I'm having problems with my keyboard. I have a Spanish computer and I've always used it with TC, but today, when I try to write some code, the characters are ordered in a different manner (like the English ones), so when I want to write () ; "" I have to try different keys until I found the proper one.
Does anybody know how to get my old lay out for the keyboard?
By the way, I only have this problem when I run TC.
Thanks guys
Save yourself the hassle and buy a new English keyboard. They
are cheap. That way, you'll still have the old Spanish one when you need it.
rick barclay
Hi!
You need to set the right keyboard type in your config.sys... I believe it was:
(you should replace the filenames with the full path of the files, of course...)Code:country=034,850,country.sys
install=mode.com con cp prepare=((850) ega.cpi)
install=mode.com con cp select=850
install=keyb.com sp,,keyboard.sys
This will then give the correct key/character translations. You can switch back and forth to the US translation using CTRL-ALT-F1 and CTRL-ALT-F2 if you wish. (maybe this is what you accidentally did?)
greetings,
alex
Hi Alex, I've tried something closed to your reply, and it didn't work. I'll try now your method, and thanks, it's the kind of reply I was waiting for. It's cheaper than the other one ;)
It still doesn't work yet. What I don't understand is why I have this problem only with the compiler???
:confused:
Not so cheap anymore, eh? ;)
rick barclay
Excuse me for being terribly naive....
by TC do you mean Turbo C????
If so then I think I had a similar problem with Borland JBuilder. It was set to American keyset and the usual changes in the Control Panel didnt seem to fix anything. I reformatted soon after and made sure that on reinstallation I specified UK. It worked fine soon after....at least I think this all I did...it was a while ago.
JBuilder doesnt like using operating setting for some things (IE CLASSPATH). Try reinstalling.
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Originally posted by alex
Hi!
You need to set the right keyboard type in your config.sys... I believe it was:
(you should replace the filenames with the full path of the files, of course...)Code:country=034,850,country.sys
install=mode.com con cp prepare=((850) ega.cpi)
install=mode.com con cp select=850
install=keyb.com sp,,keyboard.sys
This will then give the correct key/character translations. You can switch back and forth to the US translation using CTRL-ALT-F1 and CTRL-ALT-F2 if you wish. (maybe this is what you accidentally did?)
greetings,
alex
whoof, that's far too long, if you want to have the keyboard as the keys show, put in your autoexec.bat
keyb sp
or
keyb la
depending whether the key at the left of the "1" is
"\" -> keyb sp
"¬" -> keyb la
or if you already know the positions and you want to keep them that way, use
keyb us
or
keyb uk
I know this because I use all these keyboards in different computers and I have to remember these codes.
Oskilian
Muchas gracias, pero yo ya tengo este comando en el autoexec.bat
Estos son mi config y autoexec originales:
This is my original config.sys
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE
device=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\display.sys con=(ega,,1)
Country=034,850,C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\country.sys
DEVICE=C:\CDPRO\VIDE-CDD.SYS /D:MSCD001
And this is my original autoexec.bat
SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 T2
SET SNDSCAPE=C:\WINDOWS
SET SNDSCAPE=C:\WINDOWS
mode con codepage select=850
keyb sp,,C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\keyboard.sys
I have reinstall the Turbo C++ 3.0 again and modify the config.sys ad it says in the installation. But it doesn't work yet.
:confused:
After trying everything I've solved it!!!!!!
For anyone who might have the same problem, I just reinstalled Windows. It seems that it had to do with the keyboard.sys files.
So I get to keep my Spanish keyboard
:D
Thanks for your help guys!