Re: swiss german keyboard config needed
On Wed, 2003-08-13 at 10:56, Frank Murphy wrote:
> On Wednesday 13 August 2003 10:32, Michel Dänzer wrote:
> > On Tue, 2003-08-12 at 00:34, Andreas Wüst wrote:
> > > I wonder if there's really a need for a laptop variant. What is the
> > > difference between a normal and a laptop keyboard apart from the lacking
> > > keypad?
> >
> > Other lacking keys and duplicate keys, for example.
>
> Do you know of any specific keys that are lacking or duplicate on your
> keyboard?
Most importantly, the shift and command keys are duplicate, so the right
shift, command and alt keys are missing. (I know that they're sort of
available with fn, but I doubt that most people consider that a viable
solution for often-used symbols)
> Also, does it matter if X maps a key that doesn't exist on the
> installed keyboard?
Yes, you can't use it. :)
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