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  • claudie
    Member
    • Sep 2002
    • 96
    • St-Joseph du Lac, Quebec, Canada.
    • General

    #1

    Keyboard for OR.

    I notice that the keyboard is not the same as in the U.S to play OR.I live in Québec,Canada.
    Is there a map for for the keyboard for Canada !!!!!!!

    Thank you,Claude.
  • longiron
    1000 Post Veteran and Moderator

    • Jan 2007
    • 1453
    • Just south of NYC

    #2
    Please download the OR manual. Section 6.5 explains the Keyboard mapping and options.
    Chris
    "True rail fans have two favorite railroads. The B&O and one other."

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    • MCDemuth
      Senior Member
      • Jun 2011
      • 652
      • Lawrence (Indianapolis), IN

      #3
      While I know there are some different keyboard arrangements, other than QWERTY, and certain letters are used more frequently than others in certain languages...

      Shouldn't the keys like "letters", "shift", "control", "Windows", ETC. work the same way, no matter where it is placed on a keyboard?

      Just curious, in case I ever try to buy a Keyboard that doesn't come from... North America... I mean... the USA?
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      • Don6218
        1500 Post Veteran
        • Jun 2009
        • 1834
        • Oshawa ON

        #4
        I live in Ontario and have both a Canadian English and a French keyboard. Upon comparing them, the keys that are needed for MSTS/OR are the same and in the same place. The French version has a few extra keys for various accents and symbols that are needed in French Language Typing.

        The "F" keys are all the same, "Shift", "Return/Enter" and "Ctrl" are also the same. Some of the other functions needed in OR may have to be set in the "Mapping", but not too many. Both keyboards are Logitech ones.

        Best of luck and enjoy Open Rails!!

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        • conductorchris
          2500 Post Veteran

          • Mar 2010
          • 2905
          • Vermont
          • General

          #5
          What counts is the specified key, not the location on the keyboard. So you would look for the key listed on the list of keyboard shortcuts and find it where *you* are used to it.

          (Until you had someone like me come and visit! I found switching over to a French keyboard as hard as driving on the left in England. Not good at either).

          Christopher

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          • Don6218
            1500 Post Veteran
            • Jun 2009
            • 1834
            • Oshawa ON

            #6
            I have done both, it can be daunting at times!

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