greenleaves49
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how do i find hash key looks like equals sign laid over with 2 vertical lines
at an angle about 15 degrees
at an angle about 15 degrees
hash key on mac book
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djp_phillips
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Pess Alt and 3 from the top row and you should get #
# = alt — 3
# = alt — 3
djp_phillips
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for me it's not shift +3 it's alt+3 (alt being sometimes refered to as the option key).
But maybe you have an old keyboard, in this case the '3' key has 3 and £ printed, newer keyboards have 3 and # printed, but shift + 3 gives £
But maybe you have an old keyboard, in this case the '3' key has 3 and £ printed, newer keyboards have 3 and # printed, but shift + 3 gives £
And... how about thinking about international keyboards? It might be Shift-3 for US american keyboards for all I know (I don't), it's certainly been option-3 on a Swiss German Mac keyboard for more than 15 years. But keyboards vary from language to language, from country to country. Keep that in mind.
jbarley
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What part of...
"I think this is a case of how what your "International Settings" are."
didn't you understand?
ElDiabloConCaca
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In addition to the "International Settings" System Preference portion of Mac OS X (which is software-based support for internationalization), Apple also offers hardware-based support for internationalization in the form of different keyboards for different languages.
In the US, we have the option of selecting a US English keyboard, or a Spanish keyboard (for those close to Mexico, I assume?). The Spanish keyboard differs in that certain accent and language characters (what are those called, again?) are present on the keyboard and issue a different keyboard "code" to the operating system when pressed.
It stands to reason that UK English keyboards would have a pound sign instead of a dollar sign, among other subtle differences, and would be "similarly different" in other countries as well.
You can easily change the software-based international settings. You can't as easily change the hardware differences.
Since a lot of users are based out of the UK and a lot are US based, it stands to reason that one person's "shift-3" or "option-3" produces a different character than someone else's. This is partly due to the software- and partly due to the hardware-based internationalization.
jbarley, you're talking software. fryke's talking hardware.
In the US, we have the option of selecting a US English keyboard, or a Spanish keyboard (for those close to Mexico, I assume?). The Spanish keyboard differs in that certain accent and language characters (what are those called, again?) are present on the keyboard and issue a different keyboard "code" to the operating system when pressed.
It stands to reason that UK English keyboards would have a pound sign instead of a dollar sign, among other subtle differences, and would be "similarly different" in other countries as well.
You can easily change the software-based international settings. You can't as easily change the hardware differences.
Since a lot of users are based out of the UK and a lot are US based, it stands to reason that one person's "shift-3" or "option-3" produces a different character than someone else's. This is partly due to the software- and partly due to the hardware-based internationalization.
jbarley, you're talking software. fryke's talking hardware.