Chapter 6 /
Comnwnd
Reference
KEYT
XX
External
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KEYTXX
[IUS]
Replaces the current
ROM
BIOS
keyboard program
with
an
international keyboard program.
Parameters
IUS
tells
KEYTxx
to convert character scan codes to
US
scan
codes.
Notes
and
Suggestions
• The available keyboard programs are:
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• The IUS parameter is required to operate some application
programs
that
are
configured
for
a
US
keyboard.
•
To
return
to the U.S. keyboard layout from a KEYTXX pro-
gram, press I
CTRL
II
SHIFT
I [ill. (Use the shift key
on
the left side
of the keyboard.)
To
select
the
resident KEYTXX program
with
true
scan codes, press I
CTRL
II
SHIFT
I [ill.
To
select the resi-
dent KEYTXX program
with
US scan codes, press I
CTRL
II
SHIFT
I
[ill.
• Although you
can
have more
than
one KEYTXX program res-
ident
in
memory
at
one time, you can operate only
in
the
last
loaded version.
•
You
can use
the
SELECT command to create a
DOS
diskette
that
loads whichever KEYTXX program
you
specify. Refer to
the SELECT command
for
information on
how
to
do
this.
•
To
select the characters marked on the front of the key caps,
press [
CTRL
I
(SHIFT
Iand
the
appropriate character key.
• MS-DOS lets you produce
an
accented character.
To
do
so
press and release the appropriate dead key (an accent key
that
does not produce a character unless
it
is used
in
combination
with
another key). Then press
the
appropriate letter key.
You
can use the accent character by itself by pressing the accent
key and then pressing
the
space bar.
KEYTFR
KEYTGR
KEYTIT
France
Germany
Italy
KEYTSP
KEYTUK
Spain
United Kingdom
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