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TitanPa 
"Here four more"
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 Posted - 06/07/2007 : 14:44:26
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the Alt key on the keyboard. What does it stand for. Does it stand for a word? I never really thought about it before. I might use it for a review. Could the ALT key stand for the word Alternate??? Anyone have any idea? I googled around a bit. But nothing helps out.
Edit: Sorry put this in the wrong general thread. |
Edited by - TitanPa on 06/07/2007 14:54:28 |
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Sal[Au]pian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 06/07/2007 : 14:49:46
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| Not sure this is really 'FWFR Related', but yes, it stands for alternative. |
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Whippersnapper. 
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 06/07/2007 : 14:58:22
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Seems to be "alternate".
Non-US keyboards have an "Alt Gr" key to the right of the spacebar, and this is apparently "Alternate Graphic".
Go figure.
Me, I'm still trying to find the "ANY" key. 
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Downtown 
"Welcome back, Billy Buck"
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Posted - 06/07/2007 : 16:06:09
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quote:
Originally posted by Whippersnapper
Seems to be "alternate".
Non-US keyboards have an "Alt Gr" key to the right of the spacebar, and this is apparently "Alternate Graphic".
Incorrect. Originally, the third set of characters on any given key - the ones accessible with the AltGr key - were printed in green. |
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randall 
"I like to watch."
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Posted - 06/07/2007 : 16:21:27
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| Alternate. |
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BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 06/07/2007 : 16:28:54
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It actually is related to the key's function, which can be used in conjunction with other keys to alter the default function within a programme. Most users either won't have a clue about this or could care less. The Control key can be used for this, too, and less often the shift key.  [nerdass]
I dunno, we never had all this palaver with the parchment and quill 
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