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Andreas Ragnar Hansen
1,871 PointsMy "Alt Gr - square bracket" function is doing odd things
Hi
In Workbench I want to write a lists but for some odd reasons my "Alt Gr - square brackets" are not working. Instead of opening and closing the brackets, it delets the previous command.
So: Alt Gr & 8 delets and Alt Gr & 9 jumps on, no square opening and closing brackets.
Gunhoo Yoon
5,027 PointsYou probably need to contact teamtreehouse if you would so desire to work in workspace. It could be a bug from un-handled key type. However, you can simply use better Python3 IDLE or text editor of your choice.
Ismail KOÇ
1,748 Pointshttp://www.alt-codes.net/ check this site and look at alternative way to write symbols
2 Answers
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest TeacherHey Andreas Ragnar Hansen, our emulator doesn't always work with all keyboard layouts. We've specifically tested and fixed problems with several layouts but, apparently, the Danish one isn't one of those.
I'm not actually sure of a good solution, but is it possible for you to use a different keyboard layout while on Treehouse?
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse TeacherI checked and we also already have an issue filed for this, so hopefully we're able to fix it in the next phase of Workspace enhancements and bug fixes.
Andreas Ragnar Hansen
1,871 PointsHi all I have now installed a local python environment which is totally awesome and of course all bracket issues are gone with it. But for the sack of learning I really like to challange myself with the questions after each lesson. I hope you can fix the problem. I'll give the different keyboard layout a try and will report back.
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse TeacherI am sorry to even type this, but as a workaround until we are able to fix this issue, can you copy and paste the brackets from somewhere else for use in your code challenges?
Andreas Ragnar Hansen
1,871 PointsI can't.. Ctrl+ V function is not working. I don't get any paste response the cursor is just moving on and leaves an empty field.
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse TeacherOh my - I'm very sorry! How about File -> Copy/Paste? I'm just hoping we can find a way to let you proceed and get Code Challenge credit in the immediate-term.
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest TeacherMaybe an on-screen keyboard?
Andreas Ragnar Hansen
1,871 PointsMy on screen keyboard hasn´t got a square bracket, but my suggestion is to install a US keyboard layout and then lets see what will happen. I'll get back to you.
Andreas Ragnar Hansen
1,871 PointsI fixed the problem :-) I have installed the US keyboard layout on my computer, so anytime when I'm writing codes in console I only have to switch between danish and US keyboard layouts, which is a very simple task.
Thanks for your effort...
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse TeacherAlright - that's a good workaround! :)
Andreas Ragnar Hansen
1,871 PointsI am sorry but I can't work like this. The different keyboard layout works fine but all the keyboard functions are completly different than the danish one, all coding takes me too much time.
How can I quit my subscription?
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest TeacherWhat keyboard layout are you using?
Gunhoo Yoon
5,027 PointsThat seems like German keyboard to me. wiki
Andreas Ragnar Hansen
1,871 PointsHi it's a danish keyboard- I guess its multilingual. I could use all functions yesterday morning but all in the sudden the square and curly brackets stoped working.
Andreas Ragnar Hansen
1,871 PointsI have tried from another danish computer and its the same issue, no brackets are working.
Andreas Ragnar Hansen
1,871 PointsDoes the console proxy the danish keyboard layout translation correctly? Is there a component in the path that changes the danish key translation. Maybe something makes the key output in console incorrect. ...mmmh??
Andreas Ragnar Hansen
1,871 PointsAndreas Ragnar Hansen
1,871 PointsIt seems to be a Workspace problem. I have tried my keyboard on windows words and everything works fine