Send Ctrl-Alt-Del

Tue, 17 Nov 1998 17:21:57 +0000

Roger Felts wrote:
> 
> This is incorrect, for the standard US keyboard, in any case.  I don't * think * it is true for any, but know it is not for US English.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Luis B. Almeida [SMTP:Luis.Almeida "at" inesc.pt]
> Sent:   Tuesday, November 17, 1998 6:10 AM
> 
> As far as I know, Windows always interprets the right-Alt key as
> Ctrl-Alt. This is used, for example, in non-US keyboards to produce
> special characters: You can produce them by pressing right-Alt and a
> key, or Ctrl+(left-Alt) and the same key. Of course, this means that the
> right-Alt key shouldn't be labeled simply "Alt". In some keyboards it's
> labeled "Alt-Gr", as you say, but in mine, for example, it's simply
> "Alt".

You're right, in what concerns plain "United States" keyboards. I use
"United States-International" and it's true there. I tried British and
Portuguese (Standard) and it's true in both. But I also tried plain
"United States" and there the right-Alt key appears to act just like the
left-Alt one.

Regards,

Luis
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