03-19-2017, 04:38 AM
I have created a new Windows keyboard layout intended to facilitate typing the special symbols used on the HP Prime. It is based on the regular United States layout, but it adds support for the "AltGr" (right Alt) key to type the special characters.
When this keyboard layout is active, your right Alt key (the AltGr key) now allows you to type special characters. The following are available:
You can also type the following characters, but due to limitations, possibly caused by both of these characters being in the "Private Use" area, I can't get them to work with the HP Connectivity Kit, but they do work fine in the HP Prime Virtual Calculator:
Additionally, the following keys are setup as "dead keys". This means that after you press them, the next character typed will show that character with the specified diacritical mark on it, if available.
For example, AltGr-Shift-/ followed by Shift-L gives Ł, and AltGr-' followed by E gives é.
Here's a graphical view of the general layout:
I've added this to my site at http://www.hpcalc.org/details/7853
When this keyboard layout is active, your right Alt key (the AltGr key) now allows you to type special characters. The following are available:
Code:
√ Square Root AltGr-Q
¤ Currency AltGr-W
Δ Delta AltGr-E
→ Right Arrow AltGr-R
θ Theta AltGr-T
¥ Yen AltGr-Y
£ Pound AltGr-U
▶ STO Arrow AltGr-O
π Pi AltGr-P
« Left Angle Quote AltGr-[
» Right Angle Quote AltGr-]
¦ Broken Bar AltGr-\
∡ Angle Sign AltGr-A
Σ Sigma AltGr-S
∂ Derivative AltGr-D
§ Section AltGr-F
° Degree AltGr-G
“ Left Double Quote AltGr-H
” Right Double Quote AltGr-J
∫ Integral AltGr-L
¶ Paragraph AltGr=;
¬ Not Sign AltGr-Z
¢ Cents Sign AltGr-X
© Copyright Sign AltGr-C
® Registered Sign AltGr-V
™ Trademark Sign AltGr-B
∞ Infinity AltGr-N
µ Mu AltGr-M
≤ Less Than Or Equal AltGr-,
≥ Greater Than Or Equal AltGr-.
≠ Not Equal AltGr-/
¹ Superscript 1 AltGr-1
² Superscript 2 AltGr-2
³ Superscript 3 AltGr-3
€ Euro Sign AltGr-5
¼ One Quarter AltGr-6
½ One Half AltGr-7
¾ Three Quarters AltGr-8
‘ Left Single Quote AltGr-9
’ Right Single Quote AltGr-0
÷ Divide AltGr--
× Multiply AltGr-=
You can also type the following characters, but due to limitations, possibly caused by both of these characters being in the "Private Use" area, I can't get them to work with the HP Connectivity Kit, but they do work fine in the HP Prime Virtual Calculator:
Code:
Complex i AltGr-I
Superscript -1 AltGr-4
Additionally, the following keys are setup as "dead keys". This means that after you press them, the next character typed will show that character with the specified diacritical mark on it, if available.
Code:
` Grave Accent AltGr-`
´ Acute Accent AltGr-'
˜ Tilde AltGr-Shift-` (~)
@ Characters æ/œ/ə/Æ/Œ/Ə AltGr-Shift-2 (@) followed by a/o/e/A/O/E
ˆ Circumflex AltGr-Shift-6 (^)
˚ Ring Above AltGr-Shift-8 (*)
ˉ Macron AltGr-Shift-- (_) (also - gives −, _ gives —, + gives ±, = gives ≡)
¨ Diaeresis/Umlaut AltGr-Shift-' (")
ˇ Caron AltGr-Shift-C
˘ Breve AltGr-Shift-V
¸ Cedilla AltGr-Shift-,
· Dot AltGr-Shift-.
/ Slash or Line AltGr-Shift-/
For example, AltGr-Shift-/ followed by Shift-L gives Ł, and AltGr-' followed by E gives é.
Here's a graphical view of the general layout:
I've added this to my site at http://www.hpcalc.org/details/7853