Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!olivea!bu.edu!wang!ice From: ice@wang.com (Fredrik Nyman) Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms Subject: Re: Can't type "@" with WinQvtNet on German keyboard Message-ID: Date: 28 Feb 91 17:16:39 GMT References: <4126@gmdzi.gmd.de> Distribution: comp Organization: Wang Labs, Lowell MA, USA Lines: 26 strobl@gmdzi.gmd.de (Wolfgang Strobl) writes: >I just tried the new WinQvtNet wich was uploaded to cica >a few days ago. It works quite well, but has an annoying bug >which makes it unusabe here. It is not possible to create >the "@" character using WinQvtNet. Instead of sending the >character, the program beeps and does nothing. There are several problems with WinQVT/Net in an international environment. It seems that it has hardcoded keyboard handling, since all characters (both in the 0x20-0x7F and 0x80-0xFF range) which are on a different place from the US keyboard layout generate incorrect output. For example, on a Swedish keyboard, the slash (/) is on shifted 7. In WinQVT/Net, if you press shift+7, you'll get an ampersand and a slash ("&/"). VERY annoying. There is a *ugly* workaround: Open NOTEPAD Type in the characters you want to be able to use but WinQVT/Net won't handle properly. Whenever you need to use one of those chars, COPY it to Clipboard, then PASTE it into WinQVT/Net. -- Disclaimer: Wang doesn't care about my opinions, so why should you? Internet: BITNET: (in order of preference) USnail: Wang Labs, Inc., M/S 019-490, One Industrial Ave., Lowell, MA 01851