From: Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject: Re: windows ME is not for me
Date: 6 Mar 2001 13:24:11 GMT
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il> wrote:
>> From: Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
>> Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
>> Date: 5 Mar 2001 18:40:48 GMT
>> 
>> Not being able to generate a character is usually related to the
>> keyboard, not the code page of a DOS box.

> Perhaps; but these two are usually installed together.

True. KEYB.COM is given information about the codepage it should
assume. But the effects of missing/wrong KEYB are slightly different
from a missing/wrong codepage it tries to use.

I meant to point out that if only the codepage is wrong, the key for
'|' would still work --- it'd just look wrong on screen, but still
function properly. Same if you managed to type one in another program
(Notepad was said to work, for the OP), it'll look funny, but continue
to work.  

If, OTOH, you cannot find any key to press that generates a character
working like '|' should, then the keyboard mapping is wrong, not the
codepage.

-- 
Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.