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Composing 'special' characters from the keyboard
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A few years ago, I developed a (free) module called IntKeyb
that allowed easy entry of special characters through a normal
keyboard. As this module was written for RISC OS 3.10, it didn't
work on later versions (3.50 onwards).
Over the years, I received many requests to adapt this module
for use under 3.50 and later, but after some investigation it
appeared that this was not an easy task, as the keyboard drivers
had undergone a complete changeover in RISC OS 3.50. The only
solution would be a complete rewrite.
Some time ago, an article appeared in Archive, detailing the
various methods to enter a special character. Triggered by this
article, I decided to write AltKeys on a rainy Sunday morning.
Not only have I recreated the functionality of IntKeyb, I've
also added some new features and key combinations. AltKeys can
be used with any software, as it links itself to the OS.
The software can be downloaded freely, by clicking the link below.
As the manual for the software hasn't been written yet, you are
invited to download the article that I sent to Archive instead.
It should be sufficient to get you going.
Paul Reuvers
Now 32bit compatible
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- ISO Latin 1 character set
A complete description of all standard and special characters
in the ISO Latin 1 character set. The table includes the proper
HTML and PostScript names and contains also the required key
combinations for AltKeys.
- Euro sign
Infomation about the use of the Euro sign under RISC OS.
Euro sign available for download both as Draw file and Font.
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AltKeys module v3.00, 21 October 2002 (7K download) 7KB ZIP file
