I'm using an italian keyboard. It is easy to insert braces:
AltGr + Shift + [ produces {
AltGr + Shift + ] produces }
Unfortunately, I know no straightforward solution for the tilde.
Best,
Giangiacomo



At 09.19 25/03/2008, you wrote:

>Hello,
>
>This is an old problem (not with the braces but with tilde.
>See below the copy of messages from 2004!!!
>
>I hope this helps (especially the last message).
>
>Regards,
>
>Alain Delmotte
>
>pnunbe a écrit :
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am using an italian keyboard, where braces ({,}) are not present.
> >
> > In every other application I can insert braces via the ALT-123 and ALT
> > -125 combinations, but TeXnicCenter's editor displays a question mark in
> > both cases.
> >
> > What is going on?
> >
>From: Eric Schechter
><<mailto:eric.schechter%40vanderbilt.edu>eric.schechter@...>
>Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 08:51:24 -0500
>Subject: [TXC-Users] free programs for ascii codes (?)
>
>Although it would be preferable to be able to enter ascii codes directly
>through TxC,
>until the problem is fixed one might (as a temporary remedy) use some
>other programs
>for that purpose.
>
>Here are three small, free programs which might be useful for entering
>ascii codes.
>I don't know if they will serve your needs, since I don't use accented
>letters in
>my source files. I hope that at least one of these will be useful to people
>who need accents.
>
>MapOfChars
><http://www.coolwintools.com/freeware.php3>http://www.coolwintools.com/freeware\
.php3
>
>FlashPaste lite
><http://softvoile.com/flashpaste.php>http://softvoile.com/flashpaste.php
>
>ascii.exe
><http://members.tripod.com/Diskonnected/products/ascii.html>http://members.trip\
od.com/Diskonnected/products/ascii.html
>
>Best regards,
>Eric Schechter
>
>=========
>From: Bostjan Strumbelj <<mailto:sponka9%40yahoo.com>sponka9@...>
>Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 18:56:26 -0700 (PDT)
>Subject: [TXC-Users] Re: ASCII CODES
>
>Hi!
>
>If I'm not wrong european keyboard definitions use AltGr as right Alt
>key (this won't work with US
>keyboard, since it's "plain" Alt key by default).
>
>My keyboard (slovene/slovenian) have ~ mapped to AltGr+1.
>
>I'm pretty sure that italian/french or any other european keyboard also
>use AltGr --> on my german MS
>InternetKeyboard ~ is mapped to AltGr+ +.
>
>b.
>========
>From: "Manuel" <<mailto:manuel.toniato%40inwind.it>manuel.toniato@...>
>Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 09:53:30 +0200
>Subject: [TXC-Users] Other combinations for italian keyboard
>
>Thanks for the suggestion but I've tried every combination with AltGR
>and no one give me the tilde.
>Instead there are other useful combinations:
>- AltGr-Shift-è -> {
>- AltGr-Shift-+ -> }
>- AltGr-E -> €
>
>Bye!
>Manuel
>=========
>From: "Bostjan Strumbelj" <<mailto:sponka9%40yahoo.com>sponka9@...>
>Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 12:23:30 -0000
>Subject: [TXC-Users] Re: Other combinations for italian keyboard
>
>I forgot to tell that AltGr is sam as Alt+Ctrl :/
>
>As I can see in my instalation (WinXP, english) there are 2 Italian layouts:
>
>- Italian
>- Italian (142)
>
>They have different mappings:
>
>Italian:
>
>AltGr e` -> [
>AltGr + -> ]
>AltGr e -> €
>AltGr 5 -> €
>AltGr o` -> @
>AltGr a` -> #
>AltGr-Shift e` -> {
>AltGr-Shift + -> }
>
>... and no tilde (~) at all
>
>Italian (142):
>
>AltGr 3 -> #
>AltGr 5 -> €
>AltGr 7 -> {
>AltGr 8 -> [
>AltGr 9 -> ]
>AltGr 0 -> }
>AltGr q -> @
>AltGr e -> €
>AltGr + -> ~
>AltGr u` -> `
>
>And, hope it's not way of topic, but ...
>
>Microsoft have free program "Keyboard layout Creator", it's available
>from
><http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/tools/msklc.mspx>http://www.microsoft.com/g\
lobaldev/tools/msklc.mspx
>
>With that program one can make own keyboard layout, with custom mapped
>characters. Also, you can preview existing layouts (that's what I
>did).
>
>Works only with Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003!
>
>If you dare, try it, you can always reverse to "bundled" layouts.
>
>Regards,
>b.
>===========
>From: "Manuel Toniato"
><<mailto:manuel.toniato%40inwind.it>manuel.toniato@...>
>Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 10:09:57 +0200
>Subject: [TXC-Users] Modified Italian Keyboard (if anybody needs it)
>
>Thanks to Bostjan's suggestion I downloaded MKLC and created a new
>keyboard layout based on original Italian keyboard layout.
>
>These are the combination I added:
>- AltGr-ù -> ~
>- AltGr-' -> `
>- AltGr-Shift-A -> À
>- AltGr-Shift-E -> È
>- AltGr-Shift-I -> Ì
>- AltGr-Shift-O -> Ã’
>- AltGr-Shift-U -> Ù
>
>If anybody needs it, he can download it from:
><http://myserverftp.interfree.it/italian.zip>http://myserverftp.interfree.it/it\
alian.zip
>(13K)
>
>Bye!
>Manuel
>
>