Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 15:38:34 +0100
From: Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
Message-Id: <199711101438.PAA00726@acp3bf.physik.rwth-aachen.de>
To: bald_soprano AT usa DOT net (Mark Slagell)
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: mystery European scancode
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Organization: RWTH Aachen, III. physikalisches Institut B
Precedence: bulk

In article <3465C6F3 DOT 790 AT usa DOT net> you wrote:
> What is the scancode for the PC's backslash key in Europe?  I'm told
> it's not $2B as in the US.

There is none. For a start, there is no particular meaning of 'in
Europe' as far as keyboard layout are concerned. Almost each European
state has its own one, mostly because of different languages being in
use, and needing different additional keys. 

Furthermore, for some of those multiple layouts, there not even *is* a
single key for backslash, and thus no way to attribute a scancode to
it.

Germans, e.g., have to press '<AltGr> <sharp-s>' to get a backslash,
where <AltGr> is the right <Alt> key, and <sharp-s> is the one to the
right of <0>. It's an absolute nightmare for people who have learned
typing with all ten fingers, I can tell you :-(

If I were you, I'd forget about scancodes altogether in the context of
non-US keyboards. 

HBB