Where did you get the keyboard with the special characters

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The discussion revolves around the challenges and quirks of using keyboards with different character sets and layouts, including special characters and symbols. Participants share their experiences with various keyboard configurations, express confusion over character input methods, and explore the implications of language differences in typing.

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  • Some participants inquire about the location of special characters on keyboards, noting differences between American and other layouts.
  • There are humorous remarks about the design of keyboards and the complexity of finding certain symbols.
  • One participant mentions using the "Alt" key to input the pound symbol (£), while another expresses frustration with the limitations of their operating system's character map.
  • Questions arise regarding how non-Latin scripts, such as Chinese and Persian, are represented on keyboards and whether they can accommodate numerous symbols.
  • Several posts include non-English text, leading to confusion and jokes about understanding different languages.
  • Participants share anecdotes about the difficulties encountered when collaborating with others who use different keyboard layouts.
  • There are references to cultural misunderstandings and jokes that some participants find offensive or confusing.

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The discussion contains multiple competing views regarding keyboard layouts and character input methods, with no consensus reached on the best approach or understanding of the issues raised.

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Participants express uncertainty about the availability of character maps on different versions of Windows and other operating systems, indicating that not all computers may have the same features. Additionally, the discussion touches on the complexities of typing in languages with different alphabets, which may not be fully addressed.

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This discussion may be of interest to individuals dealing with multilingual typing, those curious about keyboard layouts, and anyone experiencing challenges with special characters in their computing environments.

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Ok, Lisa where did you get the keyboard with the special characters ?
come to think of it mine must be american as i have a $ sign but not
one for a pound, and my at is " :confused:
 
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Pound is next to 2 or @. ##############################
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There's a way for special characters, but only for special people :P
 
heartless said:
Pound is next to 2 or @. ##############################
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There's a way for special characters, but only for special people :P

Thanx Heartless, £££££££ :smile: but What kind of nutter designs these keyboards :confused:
 
:smile::smile:
My dear God! I've just searched for Norwegian alphabet, then copy and paste them from that page. No Norwegian alphabet on my keyboard, dear!
 
£££££££ $$$$$$$
 
I was always wondering how Chinease speakers write in their language, do they use our a, b, c and so on and apply to their language, can keyboards handle thousands of symbols?
 
Hold down the "Alt" key and type 0163 to get £.

However, PF does not like you to do this :groan:
 
!بیدلان را عیب کردم لاجرم بیدل شدم این گنه را آن عقوبت همچنان بسیار نیست
:cool:!بارها روی از پریشانی به دیوار آورم گر غم دل با کسی گویم به از دیوار نیست​
 
Lisa! said:
!بیدلان را عیب کردم لاجرم بیدل شدم این گنه را آن عقوبت همچنان بسیار نیست
:cool:!بارها روی از پریشانی به دیوار آورم گر غم دل با کسی گویم به از دیوار نیست​
:smile: :smile: :smile: Yeah Wolram sure does do that a lot :smile: !
 
  • #10
mattmns said:
:smile: :smile: :smile: Yeah Wolram sure does do that a lot :smile: !
Why are you laughing?:confused:
 
  • #11
Lisa! said:
!بیدلان را عیب کردم لاجرم بیدل شدم این گنه را آن عقوبت همچنان بسیار نیست
:cool:!بارها روی از پریشانی به دیوار آورم گر غم دل با کسی گویم به از دیوار نیست​

:-p WHATEVER it means.
 
  • #12
wolram said:
Ok, Lisa where did you get the keyboard with the special characters ?
come to think of it mine must be american as i have a $ sign but not
one for a pound, and my at is " :confused:
Wolram, if you have Windows try:

start->all programs ->accessories -> system tools ->character map

The character map has a slew of symbols and foreign punctuation marks.
 
  • #13
zoobyshoe said:
Wolram, if you have Windows try:

start->all programs ->accessories -> system tools ->character map

The character map has a slew of symbols and foreign punctuation marks.

Just looked on this works comp zooby, and this one does not have character map in system tools.
 
  • #14
wolram said:
Just looked on this works comp zooby, and this one does not have character map in system tools.
I have Windows xp home edition. I'd think every computer would have something similar, even Macs, but no telling where they might have stashed it.
 
  • #15
Windows is nuts, often times i find some thing by chance and when i want to use it i can not find it again
 
  • #16
wolram said:
Windows is nuts, often times i find some thing by chance and when i want to use it i can not find it again
Computers are evil, gremlin controlled weapons of mass confusion, yes.
 
  • #17
I still don't know what you guys find funny about this post of me that you're joking about! I'm in doubt even any of you know what that is.:rolleyes:

Lisa! said:
!بیدلان را عیب کردم لاجرم بیدل شدم این گنه را آن عقوبت همچنان بسیار نیست
:cool:!بارها روی از پریشانی به دیوار آورم گر غم دل با کسی گویم به از دیوار نیست​
 
  • #18
Lisa! said:
I still don't know what you guys find funny about this post of me that you're joking about! I'm in doubt even any of you know what that is.:rolleyes:

It is Lisafarian, the language of the lisafs, the lisafs are a little known tribe
of head hunters from the upper ubongo land, their language is not well understood as few wester explorers return, sir percy bottomley did return
from such an exploration but was struck mute by the horrors he saw at the
hands of the lisafs, it is rumoured that a past time of the lisafs is to tell
confusing stories while shrinking heads and eating the testicles of their latest
victims.
 
  • #19
That's not a joke, sir! :rolleyes:
I really feel offended by you guys' attutide.:frown:
 
  • #20
mattmns said:
Hold down the "Alt" key and type 0163 to get £.

However, PF does not like you to do this :groan:

£ - It has no problem with me doing it.

See AKG's thread in Feedback.
 
  • #21
Lisa! said:
!بیدلان را عیب کردم لاجرم بیدل شدم این گنه را آن عقوبت همچنان بسیار نیست
:cool:!بارها روی از پریشانی به دیوار آورم گر غم دل با کسی گویم به از دیوار نیست​

Please, no terrorist chatter on PF. :rolleyes:
 
  • #22
Man one of my TA's from thermo last semester was Italian. His keyboard was italian. So when we were looking at my teams project code, we were trying to edit and run things...bad idea. We spent half an hour trying to figure out what to press and where to get the amerikan equivalent. :rolleyes:
 
  • #23
Please, no terrorist chatter on PF.
:confused: :confused: :confused:

Hope that was a joke..

Lisa! is it not arabic? But you are persian, so dunno
 
  • #24
cyrusabdollahi said:
Man one of my TA's from thermo last semester was Italian. His keyboard was italian. So when we were looking at my teams project code, we were trying to edit and run things...bad idea. We spent half an hour trying to figure out what to press and where to get the amerikan equivalent. :rolleyes:

On some occations i do not even have to press enter to go to a site, i just
type in the url and presto, other times i move my cursor and every thing turns blue. :confused:
 
  • #25
Anttech said:
:confused: :confused: :confused:

Hope that was a joke..

Lisa! is it not arabic? But you are persian, so dunno
Well, persian's alphapet is written like arabic. But they don't have some of our alphabet.:smile:
 
  • #26
καταλαβαίνετε τα ελληνικά ?

:)
 
  • #27
Anttech said:
καταλαβαίνετε τα ελληνικά ?

:)

Off with their heads, hang draw and quarter all that we can not understand.
(they may be a threat):smile:
 
  • #28
Anttech said:
καταλαβαίνετε τα ελληνικά ?

:)
What that means?:blushing:
 

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