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Topic: Alt key

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The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:
Most admires:Steve Jobs
Favorite possession(s):Typewriter,  Windows computer,  Apple Computer
Favorite food(s):Cookies
Currently has on their coffee table:Rolling Stone magazine,  Mac Today,  Seventeen magazine
Favorite movie(s):The Matrix
Favorite computer game(s):Minesweeper,  Tetris,  PacMan
Listens to:Santana,  Billy Joel,  Van Halen
Favorite online activity(s):Chatting on ICQ,  Downloading MP3's
Favorite quote(s):"C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do, it blows away your whole leg." - Bjarne Stroustrup
 
 
 Expert Talk
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Steve Riggins,
Software Deveoper

I think he said the Command keys mapped to the Windows logo keys and the Option keys mapped to the Alt keys.
Windows Escape Key Sequence Disabling - Disable the user from pressing Windows escape key sequences such as Ctrl + Alt + Del and terminating ChatBlocker.
Top bit set characters should be entered into the keyboard buffer preceded by a byte 0 to prevent them from being mistaken for F key presses or ALT and CTRL key shortcuts.
Rob Verdann,
Afterdark Removalist

When the ctrl+alt+del keys or the reset button are pressed, the virus destroys Sector Zero, thus permanently destroying the hard disk.
Dave Simons,
Internet Entrepeneur

Unlike the Alt/Ctrl/Meta/Shift key combinations, Esc key combinations require that you press and release the Esc key before you press the next key.
Zoom Mode from the Keyboard If you hold down Ctrl and Alt keys, zoom mode is entered and you can click Select or Adjust to increase or decrease document zoom.
Access keys are activated (using a keyboard) by pressing the Alt key and the access key together, then pressing Enter.
Mike Enlow,
Internet Marketer

Press Ctrl + Alt keys and click with mouse to select multiple ranges.
The keys that are tested for their status are the Insert, Caps lock, Num lock, Scroll lock, Alt, Ctrl, Left shift and the right shift.
Use Ctrl+Alt instead of Shift+Ctrl - Check this box if you prefer to use the alternate key combination.
Dan Toomey,
Computer Salesman

An extra key on keyboards made after 1995, located between Ctrl and Alt and bearing the Microsoft Windows logo.
The Shortcut key box will display None until you select the key and then the box will display Ctrl+Alt+ the key you selected.
 
 
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Unknown column 'dec_s' in 'where clause'SELECT str_name, dt, str_comment, dt FROM comments WHERE kpg = 'alt key' AND (dec_s IS NULL OR dec_s > 0.06)
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