Typing accent marks

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Re: Typing accent marks

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Mr.Gumby wrote:For simplicity I use Ctrl+Alt and get éáóúíÉÍÓÁÚ without any problems.
Ctrl+Alt plus the letter? That doesn't work on my system. Does it require a different keyboard layout?

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Ctrl+Alt plus the letter? That doesn't work on my system. Does it require a different keyboard layout?
Hm, not that I am aware of. I use a standard Dell Windows keyboard, English-GB layout ( I don't think there was a specific English-IRL layout available when I set it up). Previous machines, son's laptop and wife machines at work all do the same, maybe it's in the water?

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Regional setting for the system is English(Ireland) so that could be it.
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Mr.Gumby wrote:
Ctrl+Alt plus the letter? That doesn't work on my system. Does it require a different keyboard layout?
Hm, not that I am aware of. I use a standard Dell Windows keyboard, English-GB layout ( I don't think there was a specific English-IRL layout available when I set it up). Previous machines, son's laptop and wife machines at work all do the same, maybe it's in the water?

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Regional setting for the system is English(Ireland) so that could be it.
Or it could even be the English-GB layout. I've got an American English layout.

If I set it up with the Irish layout (which I have on my netbook), my right "ALT" key works as an ALT GR key. But CTRL+ALT gives me tada.

Ah computers! :lol:

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