Sun Microsystems 817-3630-11 manual Using an International Keyboard Under

1.Check that the Solaris KBCP and KBTYPE environment variables are set to use the same language (for example, us, gr, and so on).

If the environment variables are not set, refer to “KBCP Environment Variable Values” on page 187 to set KBTYPE, and to “KBCP Environment Variable Values” on page 187 to set KBCP.

2.From the Microsoft Windows Start menu, choose Settings, and then choose Control Panel.

The Control Panel window opens.

3.Set the default keyboard layout in Microsoft Windows or Linux to the same value as you set in KBTYPE.

Using an International Keyboard Under

DOS

Your Sun international keyboard fully emulates the local-language DOS AT/102 keyboard. Each keyboard offers all the characters in the US-ASCII and the local AT/102 character set, plus any other characters routinely used within that country.

International Keyboard

If there are three characters shown on the key, you press the Alt-Graph key while pressing the key to get the third character. However, there are a few special ways in which the keyboard operates under DOS:

■The keyboard provides access to more characters than are available on the local- language DOS keyboard.

■Under both DOS and Solaris operating systems, some characters are used both as accents and as separate characters, such as the carat (^) and the tilde (~). Under the Solaris system, these characters have separate keys—one for use as a floating accent and one for the separate character. Under DOS, there is one key that provides both functions. To use the key to enter a floating accent, press the key. To use the key to enter a separate character, simultaneously press the key and the space bar.

■Characters that are not available on the local DOS keyboard might be ignored when you attempt to use them.

Appendix B SunPCi III International Support 189