Msg: RE: going to L

The change in existing characters is definitely strange. Is it only with XyWrite files? Or in other places such as text files, file names, etc.?

I wonder if there is any chance that in setting up your new keyboard you changed the default OEM code page. I assume this is XyWrite for DOS? What is the result in DOS if you issue the command “chcp”?

E.g.:

C:\>chcp

Active code page: 437

If running under Windows, what do you see if you open the file in another program (e.g. Notepad)?

Kurt

From: tom horton
Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2020 5:25 PM
To: xywrite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: going to L

I am quite certain the answer to this is gonna make me feel stupid, but I cannot get xywrite to make a lower case L, as in l. all the L’s in my keyboard file are showing caps, as are L’s in any file on any disk I care to access.

curiously, on the command line, L behaves, caps with shift or capslock, lowercase otherwise; but not in text.

it’s an omnikey ultra keyboard that otherwise works fine. I’m using vdosplus with windows 7. it’s a new/used hewlett packard laptop, but a week ago it was not doing this. the keyboard is the only thing I’ve changed, but as I noted it’s capable of lowercase on the xy command line. and the keyboard couldn’t be changing l to L in all my files.

it’s only the L. I guess I could get used to it, but not sure my editors would be so charitable.

help