[IAEP] [Localization] [Fwd: Re: #7116 NORM Never A: Possible European G1G1 program needs appropriate keyboards]

[Walter Bender]

I am the source of this confusion. The extra ~ characters are for
accent marks, such as the ã in São Paulo. One for above and one for
below. They are accessed by using the Alt Gr key. In the original
design, I used a second color for Alt Gr keys, but this was eliminated
as part of a cost-savings effort.

-walter

On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 12:11 PM, Emma Duke-Williams
<emma.dukewilliams at gmail.com> wrote:
> 2008/6/3 Edward Cherlin <echerlin at gmail.com>:
>
>>
>> There are two questions before us concerning GiveOneGetOne for Europe,
>> in addition to the question of the countries to be included.
>>
>> * Which layouts will be printed on the keytops?
>>
>
>
> A quick question, it took me, used as I am to a UK keyboard, quite
> some time to locate the tilda (~) on my OLPC. It wasn't helped by the
> fact there are two things that look like tildas in much the same
> location as tildas are on a UK keyboard. (
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_and_American_keyboards ... just
> above the right hand shift )
>
> What are the things that look like tildas but aren't?
>
> Emma
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