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So umm.. what is `?

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2002 4:14 pm
by smartguy240
Does anyone know what the ` key does?
not '
this one`

' <> `

` + Shift = ~

i know what ~ is but just not `

SMG240

Re:So umm.. what is `?

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2002 8:44 pm
by Andrew_Baker
That's an accent. I can't remember if it's an accente agrafe or an accente ague [sic]. Robin should know, because that accent mark is used in written French.

Re:So umm.. what is `?

Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2002 2:49 am
by jelleghys
D?cam?tre
Accent grave = `
Accent ?gout (don't know how to write it for sure) = ?

? is pronounced like in the (English) word "hey"
? is pronounced like in the (English) word "and"

....
I guess ;)

Re:So umm.. what is `?

Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2002 2:54 am
by Andrew_Baker
Yeah, that's what I meant. It's been... ten years since I last took French class.

Re:So umm.. what is `?

Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2002 4:41 pm
by smartguy240
So how can i use it to make your funky letters?

J`elle`h`ell`o

Re:So umm.. what is `?

Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2002 8:59 pm
by mr-t
You need to find out what the character mapping for that certain character is. If you don't have character map, just hold "ALT" and then quickly press a number comination and let go.

Example :
ALT + 81 = Q
ALT + 666 = ?
ALT + 0160 = blank char

Re:So umm.. what is `?

Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2002 7:00 am
by jelleghys
Or you could just first press the ? or the ` character, let go and than press a vowel.
` + a = ?
?+ a = ?
` + e = ?
....

same as with ? or ^
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

$m?rtg?? h€||?

Re:So umm.. what is `?

Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2002 3:17 pm
by smartguy240
e`ee`e`e`e'e'e'a`a`a`a^a^a'a'a'a'i`i`i`i'i'i'i

Nope doesnt work

SMg240

Re:So umm.. what is `?

Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2002 3:51 am
by jelleghys
Buy a new computer ;D

Re:So umm.. what is `?

Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2002 10:32 am
by smartguy240
I am not that worried about it Jelle...

THAT F*****g Board nation board of mine and Joeys still dont work...:-( >:(

Re:So umm.. what is `?

Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2002 11:06 am
by jelleghys
It DOES work, you just have to wait for ages! Then when it's allmost loaded, open a new window (if you work with IE). The new window will open the board completely...

Pfff... ;)

Re:So umm.. what is `?

Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2002 11:30 am
by smartguy240
Nope i get a this page cannot be displayed screen with a DONE at the bottom

Re:So umm.. what is `?

Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2002 12:34 pm
by CESS.tk
Mine doesn't work either. And neither does boardnation.com

Re:So umm.. what is `?

Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2002 11:58 am
by smartguy240
It works now

Re:So umm.. what is `?

Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2002 9:03 pm
by SGreenslade
accent grave = ?
accent aigu = ?

that's the layout for canadian keyboard...I don't use it though