[Virtualacorn-list] Keyboard compatibility

[Chris Hughes]

In message <baab6dfc50.barry.punchard at barry.btinternet.com>
          Barry Punchard <barry.punchard at btinternet.com> wrote:

> I was forced to buy an HP dv5-1250ej laptop here in Israel as my UK one
> suddenly failed irrecoverably.  I am running Virtual RPC-AdjustSA with
> RISC OS 4.39 under Windows Vista Home on it.  I have applied all the
> available relevant updates including Service Pack 2. It is a dual language
> machine and OS and I opted for the English installation.

> A problem I have is that some keyboard keys under RISCOS either produce
> output different from key markings or no output at all. I presume it is a
> keyboard driver / mapping problem on the RISCOS side as the computer was
> bought abroad and has essentially a modern US keyboard. On the Windows
> side all keys work as marked OK.

> On the PC side:
> The Keyboard hardware properties are set to 'Standard 101/102=Key or
> Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard with HP QLB'.

> 'Regional and Language' > 'Keyboard and Languages' is set to 'English
> ..US'.

Might I suggest as a first step changing this to "English UK", this 
will then use a UK layout and should give you a Pound sign....


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Chris Hughes
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