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| yock1960 Senior Member  Joined: 18/08/2020 Location: United StatesPosts: 167 |
Anyone else have issues with the backslash and pipe keys? This key is just to the right of the single/double quote key on my keyboard, I get # and ~ for unshifted/shifted. Not that big of a deal, just wondering if it's my < $10 keyboard or something else. Steve |
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| JohnS Guru  Joined: 18/11/2011 Location: United KingdomPosts: 4044 |
I've a UK keyboard and just so you know it doesn't have "the single/double quote key". That may be a hint as to what you need - is there a US setting (in CMM2/MMBasic)? (Our equivalent key looks to be ' @ and the chars you wanted are on a key to the left of Z.) John Edited 2021-01-06 00:22 by JohnS |
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| matherp Guru Joined: 11/12/2012 Location: United KingdomPosts: 10315 |
That key doesn't exist on a standard US keyboard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_layout#/media/File:Qwerty.svg Please set the CMM2 to UK and let me know if it then works in which case I can add it to the US definition Edited 2021-01-06 00:44 by matherp |
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| lizby Guru Joined: 17/05/2016 Location: United StatesPosts: 3378 |
That key "\", shifted "|" above the <Enter> key definitely exists on every US (laptop) keyboard I have. I don't know that I've used that key on the CMM2. PicoMite, Armmite F4, SensorKits, MMBasic Hardware, Games, etc. on fruitoftheshed |
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CircuitGizmos Guru Joined: 08/09/2011 Location: United StatesPosts: 1427 |
It's there either above the enter key or to the left of backspace. Micromites and Maximites! - Beginning Maximite |
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| Paul_L Guru Joined: 03/03/2016 Location: United StatesPosts: 769 |
Peter, in your posted keyboard layout it is shown just to the left of the backspace key. On all of my standard IBM Model "M" clicky keyboards it is below the backspace and above the enter key. Paul in NY |
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| matherp Guru Joined: 11/12/2012 Location: United KingdomPosts: 10315 |
Paul Does the key work for you? |
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| yock1960 Senior Member Joined: 18/08/2020 Location: United StatesPosts: 167 |
It's that key left of the backspace key on the standard 104 keyboard layout linked. Mine has a wide backspace key...so they moved it. Changing to UK made no difference, as far as this key is concerned. Steve |
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| matherp Guru Joined: 11/12/2012 Location: United KingdomPosts: 10315 |
Try the attached and let me know if 1: does it work 2: has it broken anything CMM2V1.5.zip |
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TassyJim Guru Joined: 07/08/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 6283 |
Does the 'faulty' keyboard have a second pipe/backslash key to the left of the Z key? If so, that key should work. My HP keyboard has that arrangement and the usual pipe/backslash works as you describe but the key beside Z works correctly. I stick with the HP keyboard because of it's compact size.  Jim Edited 2021-01-06 06:19 by TassyJim VK7JH MMedit |
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| TassyJim Guru Joined: 07/08/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 6283 |
With my HP keyboard, 1. Yes 2. No The original key on the left and the one on the right now give identical codes and I can't find any problems with the rest of the keyboard. I haven't tried a 'normal' US keyboard yet. Jim VK7JH MMedit |
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| Paul_L Guru Joined: 03/03/2016 Location: United StatesPosts: 769 |
It works fine when plugged into my PC. I don't have a CMM2. Paul in NY |
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LeoNicolas Guru Joined: 07/10/2020 Location: CanadaPosts: 504 |
My US Keyboard has this key and it works well in my CMM2. No problems with the | or \ characters.  |
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| matherp Guru Joined: 11/12/2012 Location: United KingdomPosts: 10315 |
With the firmware posted on this thread or something else? |
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| LeoNicolas Guru Joined: 07/10/2020 Location: CanadaPosts: 504 |
I'm using the last stable version, v5.06.00 |
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| matherp Guru Joined: 11/12/2012 Location: United KingdomPosts: 10315 |
I think I understand - Jim's keyboard pictured above seems to have this key duplicated and I assume this is also the case for the OP |
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| yock1960 Senior Member Joined: 18/08/2020 Location: United StatesPosts: 167 |
Just flashed your 'test' beta...awesome. If I see any issues after using it I'll let you know! Steve |
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| toml_12953 Guru Joined: 13/02/2015 Location: United StatesPosts: 442 |
I tried it with 05.07b1 and b2. No problems. I'm using a plain vanilla Dell keyboard with no hub, no multimedia functions and the \| key above Enter and below Backspace. |
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