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Title: How to write @ on the Amiga
Post by: espenbo on June 14, 2010, 08:10:16 PM

Hello

I don't understand how to get the signe @ on the Amiga keyboard.
It's on the upper rigth side of the key.

Please help.

Espen

Title: Re: How to write @ on the Amiga
Post by: Karlos on June 14, 2010, 08:33:18 PM

Which physical keyboard layout do you have and which keyboard map (see preferences/input) are you using?

You can also test the KeyShow tool in your workbench/tools directory.

Title: Re: How to write @ on the Amiga
Post by: Gulliver on June 14, 2010, 09:06:55 PM

You can use the excellent program CharMap, wich will tell you which key combinations are required for generating each character. get it from http://aminet.net/text/font/CharMap.lha

In my particular case, I just use SHIFT+2 and I get the @ symbol.

Hope it helps :)

Title: Re: How to write @ on the Amiga
Post by: meega on June 14, 2010, 09:52:24 PM

Shift # on mine (A1200, UK keyboard).

Title: Re: How to write @ on the Amiga
Post by: ferix on June 14, 2010, 09:58:32 PM

Alt + 2 on spanish keyboards

Title: Re: How to write @ on the Amiga
Post by: bbond007 on June 14, 2010, 10:55:55 PM

Quote from: espenbo;564585

Hello

I don't understand how to get the signe @ on the Amiga keyboard.
It's on the upper rigth side of the key.

Please help.

Espen

on my PAL amiga, its shift and #

Title: Re: How to write @ on the Amiga
Post by: bbond007 on June 15, 2010, 01:47:20 AM

Quote from: meega;564599

Shift # on mine (A1200, UK keyboard).

Yeah, when I first got my nos 1200 PAL, I'm like where is the &^&&### "#" key...

Doh! its got its own key..

Title: Re: How to write @ on the Amiga
Post by: Drummerboy on June 15, 2010, 02:27:07 AM

Quote from: espenbo;564585

Hello

I don't understand how to get the signe @ on the Amiga keyboard.
It's on the upper rigth side of the key.

Please help.

Espen

The best way to take the Characters you see in the keyboard, just press shift + right alt and the key, (in this keyboard key 2) Example with my keyboard shift+right alt+2 = @

Regards

Title: Shouldn´t be *that* hard, should it? Use KeyShow!
Post by: lsmart on June 15, 2010, 05:47:32 AM

Are you from Norway? What keymap is selected in the Input Preferences? Are you using any OS other than AmigaOS? Are you running in emulation (WinUAE) or are you using a Key-Ra adapter to use the Amiga-Keyboard on a PC? Have you tried Alt or Shift+Alt? Have you found KeyShow (Workbench program - Tools or Utilities) and tried Alt & Shift?

Title: Re: How to write @ on the Amiga
Post by: lsmart on June 15, 2010, 06:00:45 AM

Quote from: Drummerboy;564626

The best way to take the Characters you see in the keyboard, just press shift + right alt and the key, (in this keyboard key 2) Example with my keyboard shift+right alt+2 = @

Wait - Your Amiga keymap differentiates between left and right alt? That is just weird. :confused:

Here:
SETMAP d -> alt+2 ; no shift required, any alt will do

Title: Re: How to write @ on the Amiga
Post by: zurt on June 15, 2010, 06:43:47 AM

Quote from: lsmart;564638

Wait - Your Amiga keymap differentiates between left and right alt? That is just weird. :confused:

Original Spanish Amiga keyboards do not differentiate between left and right alt, both are the same. However, PC keyboards do.

You've got a standard Alt on the left and an AltGr (Alternate Graphics) key on the right.

Title: Re: How to write @ on the Amiga
Post by: Drummerboy on June 15, 2010, 07:09:37 AM

Quote from: lsmart;564638

Wait - Your Amiga keymap differentiates between left and right alt? That is just weird. :confused:

Here:
SETMAP d -> alt+2 ; no shift required, any alt will do

Take a look to http://aminet.net/text/font/CharMap.lha there explain thats thing too..:)

Title: Re: How to write @ on the Amiga
Post by: espenbo on June 17, 2010, 11:56:15 AM

Thanks I usted CharMap.lha And got it.
It was "shift alt 2" on a Norwegian keymap. I Thougth I tride it but... Well

Espen

Title: Re: How to write @ on the Amiga
Post by: rockape on June 17, 2010, 01:32:49 PM

Quote from: espenbo;565094

Thanks I usted CharMap.lha And got it.
It was "shift alt 2" on a Norwegian keymap. I Thougth I tride it but... Well

Espen

Hi,

Workbench/Tools/KeyShow  ?

Regards, Michael

aka rockape