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Snoopy
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| There is, doubtless, an easier way, but on my primitive equipment I type in plain text in Microsoft Word in a document which contains all the symbols (including commonly used words and formules de politesse) I might need to use, then put the document together and copy it into email. I don't type in foreign languages very often, so this method suits my limited needs. |
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Ben Round de Bloc
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| Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 10:59 am Post subject: |
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| Stephen Jones wrote: |
| You still don't seem to understand that the signs on the letters on the keyboard have nothing to do with whatever letters you chose those keys to represent. |
I do understand that. It's just that I'm one of those technically challenged folks (but not quite a complete idiot yet) who finds it more convenient to use a Spanish keyboard with all the symbols on it -- all computers are set up for this kind of keyboard when purchased here.
I learned to touch type on an "English language" typewriter back in the era before there were hardly any electric typewriters about. It wasn't all that difficult to adjust my touch typing to a Spanish keyboard including things like the letter �, additional punctuation marks such as �, and accent marks. Admittedly, I do have to "look for" some of the symbols that I use infrequently, and it's much easier to find them when their location is indicated on the keyboard's keys instead of trying to remember where they are or use a printed-out guide.
Additionally, I don't always use my own computer. I often use computers at school and sometimes in local Internet cafes. It's nice that someone has chosen to arrange it so that the same keys represent the same letters and symbols on all the computers I use. It confuses me less, especially on some of those well used keyboards where the letters/symbols have been worn off of the keys. |
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Stephen Jones
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| Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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If I lved in a Spanish speaking country I would be using a Spanish keyboard.
I have known people though who have bought an Arabic keyboard to take home to the UK with them so they could type in Arabic there.
What made it even more amusing was that the Arabic letters were attached to the keys by transparent plastic stickers! |
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Snoopy
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| Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 3:08 pm Post subject: |
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| dmb wrote: |
At home I use a QWERTY British keyboard
At work I use a QWERTY Turkish one. Due to the alphabets having a few different characters and the punctuation being in different places.It gets a bit confusing.{I'm making my excuses for any typos and mis-use of comas} |
dmb, I never saw you misuse a coma, but you have sometimes induced them in others after a visit to the special shop in Hoohah. |
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