Re: Microsoft Software

I'll second that 'this program is not very good.' It says that it's 
compatible with windows XP, yet when I installed it, all I get is a 
blank application window. 'Hideous GUI,' indeed - it's completely 
unusable for me!

--- In [email protected], Magnus Markling 
<magnusyahoo@...> wrote:
>
> Hi!
> 
> I really must add that this program is not very good. Except for 
the hideous
> GUI, it also has remarkably stupid limitations concerning dead keys 
(you
> have to map them to output characters from other keys, not to the 
keys
> themselves!). This made my furious when trying to make a decent
> Dvorak-Hiragana (Japanese) keylayout a few months ago. 
Unfortunately I have
> found no good replacement, even though AutoHotKey goes a long way.
>  
> Regards
> Magnus
>  
> 
> From: [email protected] 
[mailto:[email protected]] On
> Behalf Of michaelsfvacc
> Sent: den 23 november 2007 04:47
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [altkeyboards] Microsoft Software
>  
> 
> Just in case no one is aware of it - MS does offer an additional
> software keyboard layout creator for MS OS systems. You can get it 
at:
> 
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=fb7b3dcd-
d4c1-
> 4943-9c74-
d8df57ef19d7&displaylang=en&Hash=AGJUxsaqWxIQobT0nerwct40M%2f
> nVV1OYqolgHshQpqjzKXPl3hSj3xQASNxpt9ZI5QdH5P6ZMbiKrSMKiSGB5g%3d%3d
> 
> Myself, I just went with the internal Control Panel/Regional and
> Language Options (bought stickers for the keys, too). I had found 
the
> OS switching back to Standard US, so I deleted the US. When a friend
> comes over and needs his/her Qwerty back; I add the US, delete the
> DVORAK and reboot. I have found this is the only way to keep the OS
> from switching during various program usages.
> 
> Michael
> 
> ADDITIONAL INFO:
> Overview
> Ever wanted to quickly and easily define your own keyboard layout 
for
> a language Microsoft doesn't support? Or define your own keyboard
> layout so you can quickly and easily enter your favorite symbols 
with
> a simple keystroke? Well, want no more: the Microsoft Keyboard 
Layout
> Creator is here!
> 
> The Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator extends the international
> functionality of Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003
> systems by allowing users to:
> 
> * Create new keyboard layouts from scratch
> * Base a new layout on an existing one
> * Modify an existing keyboard layout (.KLC) file and build a new
> layout from it
> * Package the resulting keyboard layouts for subsequent deployment
> and installation.
> 
>  
> 
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