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#115192 11/05/03 01:59 AM
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Except the Dvorak keyboard shown in Faldage's link has the ? moved up two rows, but still on the right - again, why use the *left index finger?


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curioser and curioser?



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Whilst you might be quite right about the right little, Faldage, the left ring.......well, now *that's a very important finger and does a lot many things for a lot many people, don't you think?
All seriousness aside, Nancyk's worries mirror mine.


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My point in posting the layout was to show that it probably wsn't the one belM was talking about. I suspect she has a French Canadian layout. Lessee kin I find one a nem:

http://www.jimmy.com/Software/KeyMapPro2/Images/1/KMP-FrenchCanadian.gif

So the ? is shift-6. Can't you switch to using your *right index for it and shift with your left little?


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That's it. Faldage, ol' fren'.

I remember belM talking about having an é key on her keyboard and there it is - just where we have the ?.

Vive la difference.


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Hey, Rhuby, aren't you missing a ? over one of your es?


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Merci, M. Faldage!


#115199 11/06/03 11:41 AM
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maahey, I have to ask: did you use mirror mine because of the right/left switch implication?


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I wish I had Jackie! But sadly, the thought had not crossed my mind. [sigh]


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That's it Faldage. That's my Keyboard, the French one. My question mark is over the 6 on the top row of keys. I used to use my left index (not my ring finger) to press the 6 and my right pinky on the 'shift' to make a question mark.

I've just found something fun though, on a regular keyboard I can't reach the six easily but on the laptop keyboard, my right index automatically gets to it and voila ??????? HA.

And with your help I can now use the markup square quotes. Now if I could find those sideways pointy hat thingies I'd been in like Flynn.



Thanks everybody


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