#Where`d setmap go?
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I just noticed my keymap has changed to the US version (I`m in the UK)
I looked in keymaps and I only have gb present there, So I re-booted,
during the re-boot I get the error message "setmap unknown command"
Anybody know whats gone wrong? I wanted to print some invoices tonight
but I can`t find a pound symbol anywhere!
Do you have 2.1+? Then go to Prefs/Input. Much nicer.
Steve,
Which Workbench are you using?
With 1.3 there is a program called "setmap", found, I think in either the
"c" directory or the "utilities" directory of the system disk. It is this
program that alter the keyboard from the default "usa" one to the "gb"
one.
From what you say it would appear that the program should be run during
the startup-sequence. Have you moved/deleted it? If you have go back to
your original disks and re-install it.
Meanwhile, I think you will find that the hash (#) symbol can be made to
print as a pound symbol if your printer is set up that way.
Adrian Neal
Flying high on AutoPilot
Steve,
What level of AmigaDOS are you using? And also, did you upgrade to that
level recently?
Some guess's:
In AmigaDOS 1.3, setmap should be in sys:system, if not, its time to copy
it from your 1.3 master disks or your backup disks.
I don't have 2.04 online so I cannot say for sure, but for AmigaDOS 2.1
and higher, there is no longer a setmap command. So if your
s:startup-sequence is trying to run setmap, you may have saved your old
startup-sequence during an upgrade. Get the new starup-sequence and use
it instead. Put any of your extra startup commands you can into
s:user-startup to make future OS upgrades easier.
Using KeyShow with usa1 keymap and AmigaDOS 3.??, I found a pound symbol
"#" as Alt-l. Of course that only works if your program wants to use it
that way. AP just did but SAS/C's editor se has a macro set up there.
//
\X/ Amiga or bust! Gary Bonnstetter, Bonnsoft
Also under AmigaOS 3.1 (2.x and above?) there is a command called
SetKeyboard in the sys:c directory.
-bill