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Right ALT key #226945 20/10/10 04:54 AM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 8 S Sprakster OP Nutrimatic drinks dispenser
OP Sprakster Nutrimatic drinks dispenser S Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 8	With v7.14 the right ALT key doesn't work with the normal shortcuts.. ALT+O, ALT+E, ALT+R, ALT+J, etc. It does still open menu items, though. I guess most people use the left ALT key, including me, but the right one should work the same.

Re: Right ALT key Sprakster #226950 20/10/10 07:27 AM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,840 London, UK Khaled Hoopy frood
Khaled Hoopy frood Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,840 London, UK	The right ALT key is a special key used for entering characters in different languages. You can learn about it here.

Re: Right ALT key Khaled #226959 20/10/10 01:37 PM
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MeStinkBAD M	Originally Posted By: Khaled The right ALT key is a special key used for entering characters in different languages. You can learn about it here. You are referring to AltGR, not the right Alt. AltGR is specific to the individual layout of each keyboard. And your more likely to find apps that use cntrl-alt keyboard shortcuts than Windows-key shortcuts. No one supports the Windows key and you can bet everyone has a windows key these days. You are supposed to use cntrl-alt (right cntrl-alt) on keyboards that lack the AltGR key. Other than using it to type the Euro... it doesn't seem to be used for anything with a U.S. layout. Last edited by MeStinkBAD; 20/10/10 01:41 PM.

Re: Right ALT key #226961 20/10/10 01:54 PM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 8,061 MA, USA R Riamus2 Hoopy frood
Riamus2 Hoopy frood R Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 8,061 MA, USA	I have to agree. Right ALT != ALTGR and shouldn't be treated as ALTGR. I'm sure keyboard layouts consider them to be different keys, so it shouldn't be hard to distinguish one from another.

Re: Right ALT key Riamus2 #226965 20/10/10 03:19 PM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,840 London, UK Khaled Hoopy frood
Khaled Hoopy frood Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,840 London, UK	I am afraid I have never seen a keyboard that has a right Alt key that is not AltGr. I will look into this but considering how much work it took to get AltGr working correctly in different situations, and that I don't have a keyboard or notebook that has a right Alt key that is not AltGr, trying to add support for it may not be easy.

Re: Right ALT key Khaled #226971 20/10/10 06:07 PM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 8,061 MA, USA R Riamus2 Hoopy frood
Riamus2 Hoopy frood R Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 8,061 MA, USA	Any US layout 101-key keyboard should have a right ALT instead of ALTGR. And just about any other US keyboard layout should as well. That page you linked to shows the non-ALTGR keyboards as well as explains the difference, though it doesn't comment as much on that difference since it's mainly focused on ALTGR.

Re: Right ALT key Khaled #226973 20/10/10 07:41 PM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,536 state of confusion L landonsandor Hoopy frood
landonsandor Hoopy frood L Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,536 state of confusion	being somebody who only programs in mirc, not anything else, couldnt there be a check in the windows registry for what keyboard type is being used or layout? I THOUGHT previous versions of windows had the keyboard map that you could change, so the settings have to be SOMEWHERE. As stated previously, users in the US have had right alt keys for AGES. Those who fail history are doomed to repeat it

Re: Right ALT key landonsandor #226974 20/10/10 07:47 PM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,840 London, UK Khaled Hoopy frood
Khaled Hoopy frood Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,840 London, UK	Thanks for the comments, this issue is on my to-do list for a future version.

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