RE: OT "...greatest keyboard(s)..."

[Brian.Henderson@xxxxxxxx]

I'm happy it worked for you, Maben. That confirms for me that the
application is keyboard independent.

As for "#"...I don't know, offhand, why it's referred to as "pound". I
seem to hear it most when automated phone systems tell me I need to hit
that button. Maybe they're anticipating the amount animosity that is
likely to be focused on that key.

-BH

-----Original Message----- From: M.W. Poirier

  Brian:

  No, you are right about Rcontrol::LWin. It works as you stated in
  your previous message. I am, at the moment, using my old keyboard
  (IBM, Model) and I now have access to a Windows key on a keyboard
that
  clearly does not have a Windows key. I also modified my laptop,
  which does not have a Windows key, and it too works as expected.
  Great.

  I also am a bit confused about the number symbol. i.e., the "#". (I
  see that you do not refer to it the same way in the U.S. You call
  it the pound symbol. We here view it as a number symbol. It likely
  has something to do with our Fremch heritage.) I know that while
using
  my newer keyboard, which has a Windows key, I was able to obtain the
  same effect with #h as I now get with your command Lwin, but #h did
  not work at all with IBM Model M. So you are likely right when you
  say "..."#" symbol is for putting the result of Win key combinations
  under a 3rd key...". Where did you come across the "LWin." What
does
  "L" refer to? "Left"?

  Thanks for your help, as well as to Harry.

  MWP

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On Thu, 25 Jun 2009, Brian.Henderson@xxxxxxxx wrote:

> I'm still trying to figure out how this program works (maybe it's just

> me but I don't find the instructions particularly clear). I did manage

> to change my right ctrl key to a functioning Win key using
> "RControl::RWin". I think the technique that uses the "#" symbol is
> for putting the result of Win key combinations under a 3rd key...I
> think...I may be wrong.
>
> -BH
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Harry Binswanger
>
> Maben,
>
> Yes, I'm sure--I got the syntax from AHK Help and I tested it on my
> system. The pound sign is the symbol used to indicate the Win key has
> been struck--e.g.,
>
> #A::Send Winkey-A has been struck
>
> But that's for when you have a Win key. Thank of # as meaning ScanCode

> 15B (which is what it is, in hex I think). You have no key that
> outputs 15B. So
> you want to assign some other key (e.g., right-control) to output
that.
>
> The correct instruction will work regardless of your keyboard, because

> the whole point of it is to reinterpret *whatever* your kbd puts out.
>
> To get things working right, you should use AHK's "keyhistory"
> function to look at what is actually being sent and received, at the
> scancode level.
>
> Assign keyhistory to some keystroke. I use ctrl-alt-k:
>
> ^!k::keyhistory
>
> The keyhistory window is rather awkward and technical, but if you
> scroll up to the headings of each column, you should be able to get
> valuable info from it. (In referring to its output, note that it
> distinguishes key-down
> and key-up).
>
> Let me know if you have problems (you could send me your AHK script
> for debugging here if you wish).
>