![]() Microsoft Remote Desktop Client for Mac version 1.x had this bug This is compounded by their failing to consider other layouts and assuming only US layouts exist.Īs an example of how generation after generation of American programmers keep making this same mistake. It is lazy, stupid and guaranteed to cause this problem. This of course completely falls down when you use a different layout. Note: The basis for the American repeated programming error is that they do not do the obvious step of 'listening' for a character from the keyboard they instead listen for a key in a particular location which might have a specific key identifier number and just send that identifier. It is possible Apple 'install' Mac keyboard layouts in to Windows as part of their Boot Camp drivers. It might be worth also checking to see if Windows lists both standard Windows and Mac layouts. I would advise double-checking the keyboard settings in Windows 10 and making sure it is set to UK layout - this presumes you have a UK keyboard. This is because Apple realise unlike so many other American programmers that not only are other country keyboards different layouts but also that PC and Mac keyboard layouts are also different. Apple even provide proper support for using Windows keyboards on a Mac, for example not only do Apple provide a British keyboard layout for using a Mac British keyboard, but they also provide a British PC keyboard layout for using a Windows British keyboard on a Mac. My Windows 7 Boot Camp setup for example has no problems at all when using a UK keyboard. I have not thoroughly checked using Windows 10 and Boot Camp and any keyboard layout issues but historically Apple have despite having the misfortune of using American programmers been far better at coping with non-US keyboard layouts than other companies. □ We English also know that the Discworld series of books by Sir Terry Pratchett are works of fiction. Remember that one of the first people to sail around the world was an Englishman - Captain James Cook, so we English at least know the world is not flat even if Americans remain firmly geographically challenged. by English programmers who realise that the world is not flat and that if you leave the US you do not fall of the edge of the world. I believe VNC, at least the original version was not affected because it was originally written at AT&T labs in Cambridge, England and not Cambridge, Massachusetts i.e. It has affected Virtual PC, Microsoft Remote Desktop Client, Timbuktu Pro, and many many others, the commonality being that they were written by American programmers. It does happen for example with a UK to UK layout and I believe all non-American keyboard layouts. ![]() I say American because this problem typically does not happen if you are using a US keyboard layout on the Mac to communicated with a US keyboard layout in Windows. Here's a look at three applications you can use to remap your keyboard.The incorrect mapping of and " when using software that combines Mac and Windows is one of the oldest bugs in computing, actually more accurately it is a bug that is regularly re-created by new generations of sadly stupid, ignorant American programmers. Though remapping is often advocated for advanced computers, some remapping software makes it as simple as ABC. ![]() It is also a consideration for dedicated gamers who might want to match the gaming commands with the layout. So, remapping gives a nice little boost to productivity. Remapping utilities also can block the functioning of certain keys, if you feel that they are doing more harm than good. Other untapped keys can be made more functional by giving them regularly used functions. I substitute the function of the Delete key to the relatively unused Shift key. This is where a remapping utility comes in handy. ![]() To bring the Delete key closer, I could replace the function of one of the two Shift keys, located on either side of the Home keys (the center row). As an example let's take this - my Acer laptop keyboard has the Delete key located on the right corner of the first row i.e. ![]()
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