Damned Keyboard

The laptop didn’t pose any problems whilst living in Australia, however I became somewhat frustrated with the keyboard layout when we arrived in the UK.  I’d failed to realise there was a difference in the keyboard layouts between Australia and the UK. 

The major issue has been the lack of the pound (£) symbol with the keyboard having the dollar ($) key. I’ve finally overcome the problem by identifying it’s possible to create the £ symbol by holding down the right Alt key and then pressing in sequence the 0163 keys on the numeric keypad.

The other think I’ve managed to work out is how to create the photo-frame border around the blog photo’s and make them all the same size.  You might also have noticed I recently started adding the boat name in text to the bottom left of each photo.  I thought I’d be clever and include the copyright symbol (©) to the text.  However those of you with an eye for detail will have noticed the symbol was appearing as the @ symbol.  I’ve finally worked out how to fix that error.  The symbol can be create in Windows by holding down the right Alt key and concurrently pressing in sequence the 0169 keys on the numeric keypad.

The following is a list of all those symbols for which I’ve be able to identify keystrokes

• Alt + 0176 = ° (Degrees)
• Alt + 0162 = ¢
• Alt + 0188 = ¼
• Alt + 0189 = ½
• Alt + 0190 = ¾
• Alt + 0178 = ¹
• Alt + 0178 = ²
• Alt + 0179 = ³
• Alt + 0163 = £
• Alt + 0169 = ©
• Alt + 0174 = ®
• Alt + 0165 = 
• Alt + 0177 = ±
• Alt + 0247 = ÷
• Alt + 0166 = ¦
• Alt + 0149 = •
• Alt + 0134 = †
• Alt + 0227 = ć
• Alt + 0151 = — (m dash)
• Alt + 0150 = – (n dash)

I’ve now worked out how to add the name and copyright text to a recorded macro in the photo management program and with one click I can resize the photo, add the border followed by the text.

One important fact that has been confirmed to us as a result of our recent cruise is the need for a small freezer on board Waiouru.  It’s rather a relief to confirm this as we had already purchased a 32 litre Engel Fridge/Freezer prior to arriving in the UK.  Even more fortuitously is the fact that the Harp’s declined to take delivery of it from the supplier.  Otherwise it would be yet another expensive piece of stolen equipment!