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by Dwedit17 hours ago |
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upvoteby rrr_oh_man2 hours ago|
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That's keyboard code [1] vs. Keyboard key [2].

[1] Physical location of a key https://w3c.github.io/uievents/#keys-codevalues

[2] Mapping of a key https://w3c.github.io/uievents/#keys-keyvalues

The naming is terrible and I have to look it up every single time

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upvoteby GloriousCow4 hours ago|
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What keyboard layout are you using? I can't reproduce on a US layout.
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upvoteby Dwedit3 hours ago|
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Key is Scancode 0x2B, or as a VKEY code: VK_OEM_5 (0xDC)

Javascript says the key I pressed was keycode 220 (same number as 0xDC) or key "\".

I had Tandy 1000 as the selected machine. When I look at the onscreen keyboard, I don't see a backslash key underneath backspace, but I do see one next to left shift. For keyboards that have the alternate backslash there, it is listed as having a scancode of 0x56 and a VKEY code of VK_OEM_102 (0xE2). (I haven't actually checked information specific to the actual Tandy keyboard)

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upvoteby GloriousCow1 hours ago|
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Yeah the OSD is only the Model F and the Tandy has some difference so the OSD keyboard may not work quite right with the Tandy.

I have to make all new pixel-art for a Tandy 1000 keyboard and PCjr keyboard. Fun

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upvoteby Dwedit32 minutes ago|
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Not just the OSD keyboard, my real backslash key is also pressing backspace. You can't do your classic DOS commands like "cd\" without a working backspace key.
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upvoteby datakan10 hours ago|
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I don't think Backspace as a key was standard internationally until 1994. Apple still doesn't use it, just Delete.
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upvoteby Dwedit9 hours ago|
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This is about early IBM PCs, not apple computers. And the non-working key is the Backslash key \ , not the backspace key.
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upvoteby unixhero17 hours ago|
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Old terminals had this shenanigans going on too. Backspace was not backspace and so on
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