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Keyboard Layout

The Apple USB keyboard has a total of 82 keys, including 12 function keys, a numeric keypad and a set of 4 cursor-control keys. The cursor-control keys are in the inverted-T arrangement.

There are versions of the Apple USB keyboard with different key layouts for three standards used in different parts of the world: ANSI (US and North America), JIS (Japan), and ISO (Europe). Figure 3-3 shows the keyboard layout for the ANSI keyboard. Applications can determine which keyboard is connected by calling the Gestalt Manager and checking for the corresponding value of the gestaltKeyboardType selector:

Figure 3-3  ANSI keyboard layout


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