Euro symbol

Is the euro symbol being added to typewriters and computer keyboards?

Gary Nichols

Gary Nichols writes:

Is the euro symbol being added to typewriters and computer keyboards?

I don't think anyone cares about typewriters these days, but on Windows
keyboards, the euro symbol is Alt-Gr-E. QWERTY keyboards are often
missing the Alt-Gr key, though.

It's unlikely that a new key will be added because that would require
rewrites of a lot of keyboard drivers.

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Gary Nichols writes:

Is the euro symbol being added to typewriters and computer keyboards?

I don't think anyone cares about typewriters these days, but on Windows
keyboards, the euro symbol is Alt-Gr-E. QWERTY keyboards are often
missing the Alt-Gr key, though.

It's unlikely that a new key will be added because that would require
rewrites of a lot of keyboard drivers.


They have a euro key on lots of keyboards in Euroland.
Ecen on the QWERTZ keyboards :-)

On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 19:10:40 -0700, "Gary Nichols"
wrote:

Is the euro symbol being added to typewriters and computer keyboards?

On Qwerty keyboards, you can type Alt-0128 if you have a numerical
keypad. I'm still trying to figure out how to type it with my notebook
keyboard though....

Geodyne

"Geodyne" wrote in message
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On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 19:10:40 -0700, "Gary Nichols"
wrote:

Is the euro symbol being added to typewriters and computer keyboards?

On Qwerty keyboards, you can type Alt-0128 if you have a numerical
keypad. I'm still trying to figure out how to type it with my notebook
keyboard though....

Geodyne


? = if that works it's ALt + Fn then MJK8 (or thats where the little num pad
keys are on my keyboard are) - but I can never remember 0128 ?

? = if that works it's ALt + Fn then MJK8 (or thats where the little num
pad
keys are on my keyboard are) - but I can never remember 0128 ?


Hmm - it looked like a Euro symbol before I posted it - but now it looks
like a question mark.

On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 03:55:51 -0000, "Miss L. Toe"
wrote:


? = if that works it's ALt + Fn then MJK8 (or thats where the little num
pad
keys are on my keyboard are) - but I can never remember 0128 ?

Hmm - it looked like a Euro symbol before I posted it - but now it looks
like a question mark.

Yet that just worked in wordpad for me which is strange as
alt-Fn-numbered stuff hasn't in the past. Thanks Miss. L. Toe!

The €-d Geodyne

On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 04:23:19 +0100, Mxsmanic
wrote:

Gary Nichols writes:

Is the euro symbol being added to typewriters and computer keyboards?

I don't think anyone cares about typewriters these days, but on Windows
keyboards, the euro symbol is Alt-Gr-E. QWERTY keyboards are often
missing the Alt-Gr key, though.

Mr Nichols is posting through Juno so I suspect he is American,
in which case he has no Gr key.

It's unlikely that a new key will be added because that would require
rewrites of a lot of keyboard drivers.

It can easily be done with a new font, though.

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Gary Nichols wrote ...

Is the euro symbol being added to typewriters and computer keyboards?

It has been for a while. On mine, I hold down 'Alt Gr' and hit 'e'.

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On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 03:55:51 -0000, "Miss L. Toe"
wrote:


? = if that works it's ALt + Fn then MJK8 (or thats where the little
num
pad
keys are on my keyboard are) - but I can never remember 0128 ?

Hmm - it looked like a Euro symbol before I posted it - but now it looks
like a question mark.

Yet that just worked in wordpad for me which is strange as
alt-Fn-numbered stuff hasn't in the past. Thanks Miss. L. Toe!

The ?-d Geodyne