Typing <> on an ANSI keyboard set to Spanish on windows.

[prava]

Hi fellows!
I'm currently very happy with my Noppoo choc mini brown...although I can't for the love of me find how to type <> without having to change the language on windows all the time.

Its not a symbol I use every day but I like to know how to use it when I need it.

Thanks.

[daedalus]

Look at a pic of the Spanish layout, the <> key would be mapped to the \ | key on a US layout keyboard. You'd lose whatever key is left of the Enter key on the home row.

[prava]

The problem is that that symbol in a spanish layout comes on a key that doesn't exist on ANSI layout



On the right of the left-shift.

Thats why I don't know how to solve the issue...as I have no other free key to map (I think).

[javifast]

I think it's not possible to remap. I'm spanish and have the same problem. Otherwise it´s not an usual key.

[kps]

I have no other free key to map (I think).

The obvious place would be AltGr + ‘,’ and ‘.’, but I don't expect Windows does that.

[guilleguillaume]

I usually use google search to find "Bigger than and smaller than" so it appears and Ctrl+C plus Ctrl+V.

[kbdfr]

Press and hold the Alt key, press the ASCII number code of the required sign on the numpad and then release the Alt key, the sign will appear.
ASCII code is 60 for "<" and 62 for ">"

You have no number pad? Oh....

[javifast]

Yes kbdfr, that works on keyboards with num pad.

[guilleguillaume]

Press and hold the Alt key, press the ASCII number code of the required sign on the numpad and then release the Alt key, the sign will appear.
ASCII code is 60 for "<" and 62 for ">"

You have no number pad? Oh....

Actually the Noppo has Numpad! I'm going to try this:

>>>>>>>
<<<<<<<<



Fantastic!!! Many thanks

[daedalus]

*facepalm*

Sorry, I was getting confused about using the UK layout on a US board. You are correct in saying that the <> doesn't exist.

[prava]

Doesn't work for me, meh ¬¬

So, I hold ALT.
Press 60.
Release ALT

Nothing happens :S

OH! Its left ALT only!!!!

BTW, where do I look at ASCII code? This seems interesting...and many many many thanks!!

[webwit]

where do I look at ASCII code?

Type "ascii code" in google

[daedalus]

My understanding (and I could be completely wrong here) is that you have to hold down Right Alt and enter the number on the numpad.

Oh-oh, tenkeyless.

[Crazy9000]

I always use left alt on the US boards here. Seems like both work. ½┐Oí╣

[Ekaros]

Empirical testing on SW/FI and 102 key, tells just left alt works, Alt Gr is likely diferently mapped...

[British]

With all my ANSI keyboards I use with french keysets, I'm relying on AHK and a very simple script:

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<^*::Send <
<!*::Send >

This makes ctrl+[|\ key]=< and alt+[|\ key]=>.

[kbdfr]

The ASCII table allows you to type nearly any character without having to program anything (or even having any dedicated software). It could virtually allow to type any text with a keyboard consisting of just an Alt key and a number pad (that, by the way, would be a REAL space saver).

I thought this was common knowledge, but obviously it is not. Or not any more.

Windows users have the ASCII codes resident on their computers: Start > Run > charmap.exe
Or access them in Word: Insert > Symbol.
In both cases, experiment by yourself to find out how it works

[British]

Indeed, but to be honest, I can't be arsed to type the ASCII codes for characters I use regularly.
For seldomly-used characters, sure charmap (or memory) is the way to go.

[Gilgam]

does it work on every OS ?

on ubuntu i tried and didn't succeed ...

[Crazy9000]

does it work on every OS ?

on ubuntu i tried and didn't succeed ...

I can confirm it as not working in Ubuntu.