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Q61215: C 6.00 README: SHIFT+ALT, SHIFT+CTRL Different in DOS and OS/2

Article: Q61215
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 6.00   | 6.00
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | | mspl13_c
Last Modified: 15-AUG-1990

The following information is taken from the C Version 6.00 README.DOC
file.

SHIFT+ALT, SHIFT+CTRL Different in DOS and OS/2
-----------------------------------------------

PWB handles the SHIFT+ALT and SHIFT+CTRL key assignments differently
depending on whether you are running in DOS or OS/2. In DOS, a key
sequence beginning with SHIFT+ALT or SHIFT+CTRL only recognizes the
unshifted value of the third key:

   SHIFT+CTRL+<unshifted_character>
   SHIFT+ALT+<unshifted_character>

In OS/2, however, this key combination requires the shifted  version
of the key to work correctly:

   SHIFT+CTRL+<shifted_character>
   SHIFT+ALT+<shifted_character>

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