3.1126 remapping keyboards (69)

Willard McCarty (MCCARTY@vm.epas.utoronto.ca)
Fri, 2 Mar 90 22:38:09 EST

Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 3, No. 1126. Friday, 2 Mar 1990.


(1) Date: Thu, 1 Mar 90 23:20:00 EST (9 lines)
From: unhd!psc90!jdg@uunet.UU.NET (Dr. Joel Goldfield)
Subject: "Keyboard flexibility"

(2) Date: Fri, 2 Mar 90 07:40 EST (26 lines)
From: <CIORAN@MCMASTER>
Subject: Keyboard remapping programs

(3) Date: Fri, 2 Mar 90 11:39:00 EST (9 lines)
From: Michel LENOBLE <LENOBLEM@CC.UMONTREAL.CA>
Subject: RE: 3.1113 character sets on PS/2? (46)

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Date: Thu, 1 Mar 90 23:20:00 EST
From: unhd!psc90!jdg@uunet.UU.NET (Dr. Joel Goldfield)
Subject: "Keyboard flexibility"

I find James McFarlane's perceptions utterly reasonable. To repurpose
(as current jargon goes) the numeric keypad for diacriticals would be
extremely useful. But I wouldn't want to lose the functionality of the
upper row of numbers on the standard keyboard part, just as McFarlane
points out. --Joel D. Goldfield, Plymouth State College (NH, USA)
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Date: Fri, 2 Mar 90 07:40 EST
From: <CIORAN@MCMASTER>
Subject: Keyboard remapping programs


The most sophisticated and versatile keyboard remapping program which I
have come across is *FLT* (Foreign Language Toolkit) written by
Chris Priest of Integral Software Development (#204-361 Jackson St West,
Hamilton, Ontario L8P 1N2, 416-521-9595). You can either map characters
to a single key stroke, or use the *dead key* method (diacritic key
followed by the appropriate vowel or consonant). You can create multiple
keyboards. The documentation is clear and precise. The price is around
$30 or $40 (Canadian). We have been using it for the past two years on
all the software used by our language students for French, German,
Italian, Russian and Spanish (approx. 800 students per annum) and we
distribute it together with our second language courseware to other
universities, colleges and school boards in Canada. I should confess
that I am not a totally disinterested observer since I did the original
program design together with Chris Priest. However, I do not receive any
royalties on sales.
Sam Cioran
Humanities Computing Centre
Chester New Hall, Rm 424
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L9
CIORAN@MCMASTER
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Date: Fri, 2 Mar 90 11:39:00 EST
From: Michel LENOBLE <LENOBLEM@CC.UMONTREAL.CA>
Subject: RE: 3.1113 character sets on PS/2? (46)


Contact Andre Paquet at the centre de calcul of the Universite
de Montreal. He is the guy in charge of micro installations and says
it is easy to do.
His e-mail is paquet@cc.umontreal.ca