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- SetKeyboard (2.1/3.x in C:)
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- NAME
- SetKeyboard - Changes the key map of the keyboard
- for that Shell window.
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- SYNOPSIS
- SETKEYBOARD mapfile
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- DESCRIPTION
-
- A key map is a datatable which the Amiga refrences
- when a key on a keyboard is pressed. Different key maps
- cause the keys on the keyboard to print different things
- depending on which country's keyboard you wish to use.
- For example, if your are using the French keymap letter
- 'Q' reversed will be used when you press the 'A' key on
- the keyboard. Or, if you press the 'Q' key, then 'A' will
- be printed.
-
- For complete info on the foreign key layouts refer to
- the 'Introduction to the Amiga' handbook which Commodore
- bundled with your Amiga. If you want to see how your
- keyboard is mapped out, use the Keytoy program (under
- 1.3) or the KeyShow (under 2.x/3.x) in the Tools
- directory of your Extras disk. This will give you a
- complete graphical representation of your keyboard.
-
- In Workbench 2.1 and higher you have system language
- localization. In these versions, the key map is set via
- the Locale preference progam. SETKEYBOARD allows you to
- change the key map without accessing the Locale
- Preference program the same way the SETFONT command
- allows you to change the font without accessing the Fonts
- Preference program.
-
- This command looks for its key map data file in the
- 'Keymaps' subdirectory of the DEVS: directory. If you
- type the full path then the key map file may be located
- anywhere. The standard keymaps are currently limited to:
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- cdn French Canadian
- ch1 Swiss French
- ch2 Swiss German
- d German
- dk Danish
- e Spanish
- f French
- gb Great Britain
- i Italian
- n Norwegian
- p Portugese
- s Swedish
- usa0 The standard mapping of the 1.1 Workbench (A1000)
- usa1 Maps for the numeric pad keys on 500/2000
- usa2 Dvorak U.S. keyboard
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- KEYWORDS
- mapfile
- The keymap data file which will be used. If the
- keymap data file is in the DEVS/keymaps drawer then you
- do not need to enter the path. If it is located anywhere
- else, you do need to enter the path.
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- EXAMPLES
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- 1. To install the French Canadian keyboard:
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- SETKEYBOARD cdn
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