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KeyCaps

Aug 31, 2006 10:32PM PDT

There are various scripts/languages that one knows but may not be familiar with its keyboard layout.

In the earlier Mac OS (till 8.1, for sure!), one could go to KeyCaps and check out the keyboard layout of any font/script.

I have not been able to locate it in OSX, which I use now.

Am I missing something or have we lost that beutiful utility because it is not considered necessary anymore by some OS tweaking geek?

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Don't you hate when they move stuff?
Sep 1, 2006 11:34AM PDT

In System Preferences, under "Personal" click once on "International". Click once on the "Input Menu" tab.

Have a checkmark in the "Character Palette" and "Show Keyboard Viewer" near the top and "Show Input Menu in Menu Bar" near the bottom.

The flag of the country keyboard associated with your computer will appear in the upper right (near the date/time).

Close the Preferences window.

Click on the flag.

Select "Show Character Palette"

Locate the character you want on the right side of the window or in the "related characters" box and click on it once... click on "insert" on the lower right. The special character will insert wherever the active cursor is...

Click on the flag.

Select "Show Keyboard Viewer" (this is actually like Key Caps)...

The OS tweeking geek just moved it, called it something different and did not default it to ON... But didn't kill it...

Hope this helps...

Bill

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The Tweaky Geeks!
Sep 1, 2006 1:25PM PDT

My dear Bill,

You are a gem!

Thanks a whole bunch -- got there without any hassles with your step-by-step guide.

Cheers!

ck

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(NT) (NT) We're all in this together...
Sep 2, 2006 1:35AM PDT