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Re: MacBook Pro Diaries #003: Hash

Paul Watson — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 11:13:21 -0000

And in music # represents a sharp. Confusing when Microsoft chose C# (as in sharp, not hash or pound) as a name.

Re: MacBook Pro Diaries #003: Hash

Ross Grater — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 11:07:14 -0000

I had some confusion over here in the Americas, because this symbol: # is referred to as "the pound symbol". Really have no idea what thats all about.

Re: MacBook Pro Diaries #003: Hash

Paul Watson — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 04:20:18 -0000

LOL Brian.

And yeah, it isn't marked on the keyboard at all Shog<sup><small>9 from outer space</small></sup>. I didn't presume to try the Windows combination though once I realised it was shift+3 I started presuming more ;)

Re: MacBook Pro Diaries #003: Hash

Brian Delahunty — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 18:34:58 -0000

noooo!!! I just realised that I'll have to start valling # pound when I get to the US... NOooooooooooooooo!!!

Re: MacBook Pro Diaries #003: Hash

Shog9 — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 17:15:20 -0000

So... you ordinarily use some weird keyboard layout that *doesn't* use Shift+3 for '#'?
Or it just isn't marked as such on the Mac...?

Re: MacBook Pro Diaries #003: Hash

Chris Gallagher — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 14:26:52 -0000

Funny seen as shift and 3 produces a £ on windows :)