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Conference noted::windows95

Title:Microsoft Windows 95 ("Chicago")
Notice:Please read topics 1 to 22 before writing anything
Moderator:EEMELI::BACKSTROM
Created:Sun Nov 13 1994
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2958
Total number of notes:19968

1154.0. "Writing Spanish on an English W95 system" by SKYLAB::FISHER (I've advocated term limits for 19 years! - Rep Bob Dornan) Wed Nov 01 1995 13:52

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1154.1COMPOSE.EXESTOWOA::tavo.ogo.dec.com::ODIAZOctavio DiazWed Nov 01 1995 15:1913
1154.2JHAXP::DECARTERETWed Nov 01 1995 16:125
1154.31 more vote for COMPOSE.EXEBBRDGE::LOVELL� l'eau; c'est l'heureWed Nov 01 1995 17:2010
1154.4SKYLAB::FISHERI've advocated term limits for 19 years! - Rep Bob DornanWed Nov 01 1995 17:2110
1154.5only with 16-bit appsGVA05::JBETTELSJ�rgen Bettels, GEO 821-4660Sat Nov 04 1995 11:035
1154.6No goSTOWOA::tavo.ogo.dec.com::ODIAZOctavio DiazMon Nov 06 1995 18:504
1154.7BBRDGE::LOVELL� l'eau; c'est l'heureTue Nov 07 1995 03:277
1154.8W95 is readyDELFGL::DELFCM::F_CELEDON�w?Wed Nov 08 1995 12:5515
1154.9SKYLAB::FISHERI've advocated term limits for 19 years! - Rep Bob DornanWed Nov 08 1995 17:309
1154.10JHAXP::DECARTERETWed Nov 08 1995 18:107
1154.11SKYLAB::FISHERI've advocated term limits for 19 years! - Rep Bob DornanThu Nov 09 1995 12:396
1154.12English-International works - kind ofSTOWOA::tavo.ogo.dec.com::ODIAZOctavio DiazThu Nov 09 1995 14:3919
1154.13SKYLAB::FISHERI've advocated term limits for 19 years! - Rep Bob DornanSat Nov 11 1995 22:4012
1154.14CHEFS::bisjjp.rhc.dec.com::pastorMon Mar 18 1996 16:1923
1154.15Spanish KeyboardCHEFS::bisjjp.rhc.dec.com::pastorMon Mar 18 1996 16:316
1154.16�Guessing layout?STOWOA::tavo.ogo.dec.com::ODIAZOctavio DiazMon Mar 25 1996 17:197
1154.17Writing American English on an British Keyboard!MARVIN::SHANDMike ShandMon Mar 24 1997 04:4834
I was searching for a note about my problem, and came across this string,
which is the closest. 1154.14 refers to setting up dynamic changing between
english and spanish keyboards.

I have a similar problem. I have a british keyboard on my home PC, but I'm
used to using american keyboards, so I like it set up as an american keyboard
so that the keys  (@"�$) are where my fingers know them, although the keytops
are wrong. My children, however, find this confusing, and like "What you Press
is What You GET". So I have set up BOTH keyboards and can dynamically switch
between them as required.

HOWEVER....

1) Sometimes it just stops working. I can switch between the two either by
clicking on the little En Status icon and selecting the other keyboard from the
menu, or by using one of the two key sequences provided. (I actually prefer to
select "none" for the key sequences since neither of the option is sufficiently
obscure for it not to happen by chance)

But then, after some time (doing what I don't know), it just stops working. You
can click on the menu, or press the key sequences (if you have them defined)
till you are blue in the face, but nothing changes. However, if you then go into
the control panel stuff and change the key sequence and "apply" it starts
working again... for awhile. I haven't yet figured out what triggers the failure
but it is darned annoying. Any thoughts?

2. A somewhat less serious gripe, but the status bar indicator for both
keyboards is "En" (for English, of course) for BOTH keyboards. So you have to
hover the mouse over the status icon to find out which it really is. Anyone know
how to change these to something sensible like "US" and "UK"?

	Mike