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> what's the problem with modifier keys?!

Lets say your keyboard requires modifier keys for a specific symbol, but your program treats that input differently depending on whether modifier keys are held or not. Or another bad one, lets say your keyboard requires multiple strokes for a specific symbol, for example backticks, and your language uses backticks as quotes...

So many language and programs designed with strange symbols and keyboard modifiers are close to unusable in other keyboard layouts.



Thanks for taking the time to clarify. All the things you point out were actually clear to me (I was just kidding after all) but I think it doesn't hurt to give some good examples to illustrate the actual underlying issue.


Laughs in Perl




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