Re: [Rpcemu] pound key not registering

In message <sp9fkd$ih6$1@ciao.gmane.io>
Tavis Ormandy <taviso@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello, I'm trying to play a game (U.I.M.) in RPCEmu (0.9.4) that uses
> the £ key, but it just never registers the keypress. You really need the
> key to play the game, it's used to manipulate the navigation map.

> If I press Shift-3 on my UK PC keyboard in !Edit, then the £ symbol
> does appear, but it still doesn't work in this game.

...

> But that didn't work... I was hoping pressing '`' would generate
> a '£', but it actually generates '\'. I suppose that means '£' has some
> special handling?

It falls into "God Bless America" category.
Pound sign and hash sign are in an unholy alliance. They are Jekyl and
Hyde characters. They share a key.
My problem is the obverse of yours. On my Mac mini, shift-3 gives a pound
sign but pressing the hash key gives a backslash.
Very inconvenient when you wish to write a comment in Python.
Fortunately on Mac alt 3 produces a hash symbol.
Try some experiments with alt key combinations you might strike lucky.

John

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John Rickman

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