I've just got a Mac Mini... help!

[rc55]

Hi,

I've just got a Mac Mini, and well, for the most part it's fine.

I've paired it up with a Microsoft Cordless Optical Desktop -however I'm having some troubles with it, I can't seem to access the hash character, however almost all other keys are fine. It is in UK mode, but I assume its PC UK not Apple UK.

From 1-9 and 0 with shift pressed it is the following: !@£$%^&*(). The hash key is located next to enter and unshifted creates "\" and shifted creates "|". The key should have hash on unshifted and tilde ~ on shifted.

Any ideas?

Kind Regards,

Ruairi

[malfunction]

Hi,

I've just got a Mac Mini, and well, for the most part it's fine.

I've paired it up with a Microsoft Cordless Optical Desktop -however I'm having some troubles with it, I can't seem to access the hash character, however almost all other keys are fine. It is in UK mode, but I assume its PC UK not Apple UK.

From 1-9 and 0 with shift pressed it is the following: !@£$%^&*(). The hash key is located next to enter and unshifted creates "\" and shifted creates "|". The key should have hash on unshifted and tilde ~ on shifted.

Any ideas?

Kind Regards,

Ruairi

Well usually if you're getting @ when you press shift + 2 then your press shift + @ you'll get "... So I would guess that if you press \ (or maybe shift + \) you'll get #... It would seem that the mac thinks the keyboard has a US layout though (no idea where to change that as I'm basing the above on PC use not mac use - but hey - it's a mac - so it's supposed to be EASY right?)

[Beck]

Try pressing the key next to the left shift button, its meant to do \ and |.

[rc55]

I'll check it tonight. It is set for UK though, as the pound sign (£) appears when shift-3 is pressed.

Ruairi

[Nacrisa]

Using a mac keyboard, I think # is alt+3 (not entirely obvious...) so you could give that a go too.

[Stoo]

yup, # is alt+3, it confused the hell out of me when I was using irc the other night

[rc55]

Wicked! IRC lives!

It's honestly the only time I need to use #.

Now it's just getting GNU Tools, Bochs and Fink running which will take my time up.

Thanks guys

Ruairi

[bsodmike]

Got a US keyboard here and interestingly Alt+3 = £...

heh

Mike

[Dooms]

us keyboard but is it set as a UK keyboard on your pc / mac???