On 2007-08-30, Jason <jsdranger@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> from laptop to laptop manufacturer to manufacturer, are the ASCII
> codes different for the function keys or are they all the same?
>
> I.e., if i go from an IBM laptop to a to****ba laptop, will the F5 key
> ASCII codes be the same? even further, will the codes for all of the
> keys be the same in that same scenario?
A keyboard gives scancodes, and the OS transforms this into ascii
characters
afaik. So it depends on the OS and the OS version.
scancodes for the more basic keys are standard, but most OSes don't allow
you to touch scancodes.
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