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From: Justin C on 28 Jun 2010 11:39
On 2010-06-28, Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote:
> On 2010-06-28 13:32:30 +0100, Mark Bestley said:
>
>> Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 2010-06-28 10:54:56 +0100, John B said:
>>>
>>>> I was considering buying one of these,
>>>>
>>>> http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MB869B/A?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY
>>>>
>>>> However, if you look at the reviews it seems that there are problems
>>>> with the key mapping and there is no # key.
>>>
>>> Not true, it uses a perfectly standard Apple keyboard layout. # is (as
>>> ever on Apple UK keyboards) option-3. The other keys are in their
>>> normal places.
>>>
>>
>> And a way of getting # as shift-3 and � as alt 3 is to choose Australian
>> as the input source name
>
> It might also be worth John looking for the non-UK keyboards that Apple
> sell. Perhaps the USA physical layout suits him better?
>
><http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MB110LB/A?mco=MTcwNDQ0NDQ>
>
> If the link doesn't work just go to Mac Accessories > Mice & Keyboards.

I have a 'International English' layout and use the US keymap. All keys
are in the right places - except £(pound currency symbol) is Option+3
(I use the # key much more often than the �). Works very well for me.

Justin.

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From: Ben Shimmin on 28 Jun 2010 13:12
Jon <jon(a)no-email.org>:
> Strangely the '#' was missing completely on the early UK Apple II's.

Sounds like they made a hash of it...

b.

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