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Article #17919Re: International applications
From: Straka
Date: Fri, 07 Aug 1987 12:56
Date: Fri, 07 Aug 1987 12:56
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In article <2771@crcge1.UUCP> ranson@crcge1.UUCP writes: > > Apple Computer has issued a list of guidelines that allow applications to >be easily adapted to foreign countries. Living in France and having used >French Mac keyboards for 3 years now, I would like to add a few items to this >list: > >- Don't use "accent" keys (`, ^, ~, etc) for anything but typing words in. >On French keyboards, they are DEAD keys. For instance, to switch the display >under MacsBug, I must press ` twice. How will A/UX on the Mac II work with these restrictions? For example, the UNIX shell commonly uses the ` and ~ keys for important purposes. Or will clover or opt-clover keys need to be used to dummy-up these keys? -- Rich Straka ihnp4!ihlpf!straka Advice for the day: "MSDOS - just say no."
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!columbia!rutgers!ames!ptsfa!ihnp4!ihlpf!straka From: straka@ihlpf.ATT.COM (Straka) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: International applications Message-ID: <1912@ihlpf.ATT.COM> Date: Fri, 7-Aug-87 08:56:28 EDT Article-I.D.: ihlpf.1912 Posted: Fri Aug 7 08:56:28 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 9-Aug-87 02:34:55 EDT References: <2771@crcge1.UUCP> Reply-To: straka@ihlpf.UUCP (55223-Straka,R.J.) Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 18 Keywords: Localization