No Alt+xxxx key combinations?

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  1. SteveyG

    SteveyG Electromodder

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    I've just noticed that it is no longer possible to bring up special ASCII characters using ASCII codes? It used to be possible, but now you end up doing random things like forum searches or some other odd characters.

    Is there any way to stop this happening?
     
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  2. The_Pope

    The_Pope Geoff Richards Super Moderator

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    Err, I'm nσ expert, ￾büt it seems to wòrk...
     
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  3. Firehed

    Firehed Why not? I own a domain to match.

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    I noticed that as well. Perhaps it's a Firefox/vB combo thing.
     
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  4. The_Pope

    The_Pope Geoff Richards Super Moderator

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    You mean use Firefox and it works? I can't imagine why it wouldn't work - afaik it's a fundamental function of Windows...
     
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  5. quack

    quack Minimodder

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    It's the vBulletin Keyboard Shortcuts causing the problem:

    Alt+1 = forum home
    Alt+2 = new posts
    Alt+3 = toggles print view
    Alt+4 = search
    Alt+5 = faq

    Grrr!!!
     
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  6. The_Pope

    The_Pope Geoff Richards Super Moderator

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    Interesting - I didn't know it could do that! Having said that, surely you hold ALT+more-than-just-one-number in order to get your character eg ALT+129 gives ü

    The vB only causes problems if you let go of the ALT key after just one tap on your Numpad...
     
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  7. cpemma

    cpemma Ecky thump

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    I use &#(code); such as (code)=176 for degree sign °

    I found the 'name' shortcuts like ° stopped working a year or two back, leaving some of my early posts a bit of a mess. :D Bookmark this page. ;)
     
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  8. eek

    eek CAMRA ***.

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    lol, I wonder if anyone has ever considered writing there entire post in ASCII. It would take ages!!
     
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  9. cpemma

    cpemma Ecky thump

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    Save it for getting round RTT's little quirks, ƒtw! :naughty:

    Pope, your example <ALT>129 ü works in Firefox, but <ALT>176 doesn't. May depend on the last digit. :duh:
     
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  10. ajack

    ajack rox

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    It's just VB's access keys. It's designed for accessibility, such that people with disabilities can more easily use the web. It's all outlined in the W3C Web Accessiblity Initiative.

    On the HTML side of things, you just add another option in the <a> tag i.e. <a href="http://www.foo.net" accesskey=1>foo</a> so that when you press alt+1 anywhere on the page, you follow that particular link.
     
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  11. Firehed

    Firehed Why not? I own a domain to match.

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    Not for me. The instant I touch the 1 key with alt held in, it goes off into searchland or something.

    I can't even think to be bothered to do the &#...; approach - in any case, I usually have to experiment to get the right one. I still can't find the right code for the unequal sign ( =/= if you will)

    /edit - meh, damn, missed the quote message checkbox again. It was one of Pope's, I think.
     
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  12. quack

    quack Minimodder

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    Same here, as soon as I hit any of the access keys the page jumps to whatever it means. Most annoying now that I know it does that!
     
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  13. SteveyG

    SteveyG Electromodder

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    Glad it wasn't just me with the problem. I keep losing posts when I try to include the degree symbol!
     
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  14. dom_

    dom_ --->

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    you know the problem here? firefox

    fine in opera ;)

    what do you say to that quack :p
     
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  15. mcshaggy

    mcshaggy What's a Dremel?

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    erm, isnt that a bad thing that it doesnt work in opera? its a web standard, and opera isnt following it ;)
    take that, opera fanboy!

    lol dt880 > hd650
     
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  16. quack

    quack Minimodder

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    This strip says it all. :)

    [​IMG]
     
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  17. dom_

    dom_ --->

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    hey! dont turn this around!

    big bullies, im telling my mum on you! :p
     
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  18. mcshaggy

    mcshaggy What's a Dremel?

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    we have defeated the beast!
     
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  19. Da Dego

    Da Dego Brett Thomas

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    Firehed, why don't you just type != ? Use logical operators :D

    And yet again, a browser war...

    Scorecard:
    Firefox=3,293,409,323 : Opera=2 : IE=-753,273,283,991,329x10^79
     
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  20. ajack

    ajack rox

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    This "problem" should affect all browsers, since it's a web standard. If a browser doesn't support accessibility, it's not a good thing.
     
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