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[le gitane]

hallo !
i'm sure i read here how to change he keyboard config in dosbox - but i can't find it anywhere anymore ! because i have a german computer, the : isn't recognised ... and i can't remember the code.. i've tried keyb ge, keyb sp and keyb us but none of them bring my : back to life !

thanks for your help
le gitan

[dosraider]

Dosbox readme:

Q: I can't type \ or : in DOSBox.
A: This is a known problem. It only occurs if your keyboard layout isn't US.
Some possible fixes:
1. Switch the keyboard layout of your operating system.
2. Use / instead.
3. Open dosbox.conf and change usescancodes=false to usescancodes=true.
4. Add the commands you want to execute to the "configfile".
5. Change the DOS keyboard layout (see Section 7 Keyboard Layout).
6. Use ALT-58 for : and ALT-92 for \.
7. for \ try the keys around "enter". For ":" try shift and the keys
between "enter" and "l" (US keyboard layout).
8. Try keyb.com from FreeDOS (http://projects.freedos.net/keyb/).
Look for keyb2.0 pre4 as older and newer versions are known to
have a bug in the loader routines.

FYI: on my keyb (be) : is shift+m

[Edit]
http://www.dosbox.com/wiki/KEYB
keyb gr should fit for you.

[The Fifth Horseman]

I think it's either gr or de.

[Chris]

Originally Posted by le gitane

bring my : back to life !

it is SHIFT+Ö on a german keyboard, use keyb gr to switch to german layout

[le gitane]

thanks for your help !