AW: AW: ALT + Left/Right produce special character

  •      There is no Shortcut beginning with Alt
    

Is this what you mean by auto replace settings (previous mail)?

  •      There is also no Editor > Behavior > Key Mapping beginning with Alt
    

Shouldn’t Alt-Left/Right be defined as Shortcut or Key Mapping?

  •      My Editor font is Courier New, but changing it to Arial does not help with the problem
    

It does not happen when I open a new instance of TOAD and use Alt+Left/Right in the empty Editor window (since there is no navigation possible).

I could also not reproduce the behavior in any other application.

When using my example below, I cannot produce the special character twice by pressing Alt+Left twice (since only one navigation is possible).

Von: Brad Boddicker [mailto:bounce-ButtonPusher@toadworld.com]
Gesendet: Montag, 2. Dezember 2013 15:33
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RE: AW: ALT + Left/Right produce special character

Reply by Brad Boddicker

Go to options > Toolbars/Menus > Shortcuts. Sort by the “shortcut” column. Do you see anything beginning with “Alt” in there?

What is your Editor font? (Options > Editor > Display > Fonts)

From: Peter Lang [mailto:bounce-PeterLang@toadworld.com]
Sent: Monday, December 02, 2013 9:29 AM
To: toadoraclebeta@toadworld.com
Subject: [Toad for Oracle - Beta Discussion Forum] AW: ALT + Left/Right produce special character

AW: ALT + Left/Right produce special character

Thread created by Peter Lang

Hi Brad,

Locale German (Germany), Keyboard German

I also tried to switch to “English (USA), Keyboard US”, same behavior.

Also does not make a difference if I use my Laptop-Keyboard or the USB-Keyboard.

And this also happened with my previous workstation

Anything else I can provide?

Best regards, Peter

Von: Brad Boddicker [mailto:bounce-ButtonPusher@toadworld.com]
Gesendet: Montag, 2. Dezember 2013 15:04
An: toadoraclebeta@toadworld.com
Betreff: RE: [Toad for Oracle - Beta Discussion Forum] ALT + Left/Right produce special character

RE: ALT + Left/Right produce special character

Reply by Brad Boddicker

Peter,

What is your locale set to? What about your keyboard?

Thanks,

Brad

From: Peter Lang [mailto:bounce-PeterLang@toadworld.com]
Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 6:43 AM
To: toadoraclebeta@toadworld.com
Subject: [Toad for Oracle - Beta Discussion Forum] ALT + Left/Right produce special character

ALT + Left/Right produce special character

Thread created by Peter Lang

When using ALT + Left/Right to navigate after jumping with CTRL+Click, a special character is inserted after releasing ALT-Button.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Post the following code (no need to compile)

CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY test_package AS
PROCEDURE test_procedure AS BEGIN NULL; END test_procedure;
BEGIN
test_procedure();
END;

  1. Ctrl+Click the call of test_procedure (jumps to declaration).

  2. Use ALT+Left to navigate back
    When releasing the ALT-Key, the following character is inserted: :diamonds:

Using ALT+Right afterwards adds this one: :spades:

That’s what the code looks like afterwards:

CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY test_package AS
:spades:PROCEDURE test_procedure AS BEGIN NULL; END test_procedure;
BEGIN
test_proc♦edure();
END;

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You are probably using the numeric keyboard which has also cursor keys. That is the normal behaviour that you get characters, This has nothing to do, as far as I know, with locales or keyboards. If I type something like Alt-153 I get the old symbol for Gulden: ƒ.
You want a hard Form Feed (nice if you print this email in certain environments :slight_smile: use Alt-12 that insers a Ascii 12 character. :female_sign: Alt-65 gives an uppercase A. Alt 64 (or Alt- right-left) gives @

It is possible that the Alt-12 is not visible in your emailer.

Groetjes,
Wim

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2013/12/2 Peter Lang bounce-PeterLang@toadworld.com

AW: AW: ALT + Left/Right produce special character

Thread created by Peter Lang

  •      There is no Shortcut beginning with Alt
    

Is this what you mean by auto replace settings (previous mail)?

  •      There is also no Editor > Behavior > Key Mapping beginning with Alt
    

Shouldn’t Alt-Left/Right be defined as Shortcut or Key Mapping?

  •      My Editor font is Courier New, but changing it to Arial does not help with the problem
    

It does not happen when I open a new instance of TOAD and use Alt+Left/Right in the empty Editor window (since there is no navigation possible).

I could also not reproduce the behavior in any other application.

When using my example below, I cannot produce the special character twice by pressing Alt+Left twice (since only one navigation is possible).

Von: Brad Boddicker [mailto:bounce-ButtonPusher@toadworld.com]
Gesendet: Montag, 2. Dezember 2013 15:33

An: toadoraclebeta@toadworld.com
Betreff: RE: [Toad for Oracle - Beta Discussion Forum] AW: ALT + Left/Right produce special character

RE: AW: ALT + Left/Right produce special character

Reply by Brad Boddicker

Go to options > Toolbars/Menus > Shortcuts. Sort by the "shortcut" column. Do you see anything beginning with "Alt" in there?

What is your Editor font? (Options > Editor > Display > Fonts)

From: Peter Lang [mailto:bounce-PeterLang@toadworld.com]

Sent: Monday, December 02, 2013 9:29 AM
To: toadoraclebeta@toadworld.com

Subject: [Toad for Oracle - Beta Discussion Forum] AW: ALT + Left/Right produce special character

AW: ALT + Left/Right produce special character

Thread created by Peter Lang

Hi Brad,

Locale German (Germany), Keyboard German

I also tried to switch to “English (USA), Keyboard US”, same behavior.

Also does not make a difference if I use my Laptop-Keyboard or the USB-Keyboard.

And this also happened with my previous workstation

Anything else I can provide?

Best regards, Peter

Von: Brad Boddicker [mailto:bounce-ButtonPusher@toadworld.com]
Gesendet: Montag, 2. Dezember 2013 15:04

An: toadoraclebeta@toadworld.com
Betreff: RE: [Toad for Oracle - Beta Discussion Forum] ALT + Left/Right produce special character

RE: ALT + Left/Right produce special character

Reply by Brad Boddicker

Peter,

What is your locale set to? What about your keyboard?

Thanks,

Brad

From: Peter Lang [mailto:bounce-PeterLang@toadworld.com]

Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 6:43 AM
To: toadoraclebeta@toadworld.com

Subject: [Toad for Oracle - Beta Discussion Forum] ALT + Left/Right produce special character

ALT + Left/Right produce special character

Thread created by Peter Lang

When using ALT + Left/Right to navigate after jumping with CTRL+Click, a special character is inserted after releasing ALT-Button.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Post the following code (no need to compile)

CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY test_package AS

PROCEDURE test_procedure AS BEGIN NULL; END test_procedure;
BEGIN
test_procedure();
END;

  1. Ctrl+Click the call of test_procedure (jumps to declaration).
  1. Use ALT+Left to navigate back

When releasing the ALT-Key, the following character is inserted: :diamonds:

Using ALT+Right afterwards adds this one: :spades:

That's what the code looks like afterwards:

CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY test_package AS
:spades:PROCEDURE test_procedure AS BEGIN NULL; END test_procedure;
BEGIN
test_proc♦edure();
END;

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Good catch.

Michael

On 12/02/2013 10:21 AM, wimdelange_062 wrote:

Re: AW: AW: ALT + Left/Right produce special character

Reply by wimdelange_062
You are probably using the numeric keyboard which has also cursor keys. That is the normal behaviour that you get characters, This has nothing to do, as far as I know, with locales or keyboards. If I type something like Alt-153 I get the old
symbol for Gulden: ƒ.
You want a hard Form Feed (nice if you print this email in certain environments :slight_smile: use Alt-12 that insers a Ascii 12 character. :female_sign: Alt-65 gives an uppercase A. Alt 64 (or Alt- right-left) gives @

It is possible that the Alt-12 is not visible in your emailer.

Groetjes,

Wim

google.com/+WimdeLange

2013/12/2 Peter Lang bounce-PeterLang@toadworld.com

AW: AW: ALT + Left/Right produce special character

Thread created by Peter Lang

There is no Shortcut beginning with Alt

Is this what you mean by auto replace settings (previous mail)?

There is also no Editor > Behavior > Key Mapping beginning with Alt

Shouldn’t Alt-Left/Right be defined as Shortcut or Key Mapping?

My Editor font is Courier New, but changing it to Arial does not help with the problem

It does not happen when I open a new instance of TOAD and use Alt+Left/Right in the empty Editor window (since there is no navigation possible).

I could also not reproduce the behavior in any other application.

When using my example below, I cannot produce the special character twice by pressing Alt+Left twice (since only one navigation is possible).

Von: Brad Boddicker [mailto:bounce-ButtonPusher@toadworld.com]

Gesendet: Montag, 2. Dezember 2013 15:33

An:
toadoraclebeta@toadworld.com

Betreff: RE: [Toad for Oracle - Beta Discussion Forum] AW: ALT + Left/Right produce special character

RE: AW: ALT + Left/Right produce special character

Reply by Brad Boddicker

Go to options > Toolbars/Menus > Shortcuts. Sort by the "shortcut" column. Do you see anything beginning with "Alt" in there?

What is your Editor font? (Options > Editor > Display > Fonts)

From: Peter Lang [mailto:bounce-PeterLang@toadworld.com]

Sent: Monday, December 02, 2013 9:29 AM

To: toadoraclebeta@toadworld.com

Subject: [Toad for Oracle - Beta Discussion Forum] AW: ALT + Left/Right produce special character

AW: ALT + Left/Right produce special character

Thread created by Peter Lang

Hi Brad,

Locale German (Germany), Keyboard German

I also tried to switch to “English (USA), Keyboard US”, same behavior.

Also does not make a difference if I use my Laptop-Keyboard or the USB-Keyboard.

And this also happened with my previous workstation

Anything else I can provide?

Best regards, Peter

Von: Brad Boddicker [mailto:bounce-ButtonPusher@toadworld.com]

Gesendet: Montag, 2. Dezember 2013 15:04

An: toadoraclebeta@toadworld.com

Betreff: RE: [Toad for Oracle - Beta Discussion Forum] ALT + Left/Right produce special character

RE: ALT + Left/Right produce special character

Reply by Brad Boddicker

Peter,

What is your locale set to? What about your keyboard?

Thanks,

Brad

From: Peter Lang [mailto:bounce-PeterLang@toadworld.com]

Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 6:43 AM

To: toadoraclebeta@toadworld.com

Subject: [Toad for Oracle - Beta Discussion Forum] ALT + Left/Right produce special character

ALT + Left/Right produce special character

Thread created by Peter Lang

When using ALT + Left/Right to navigate after jumping with CTRL+Click, a special character is inserted after releasing ALT-Button.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Post the following code (no need to compile)

CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY test_package AS

PROCEDURE test_procedure AS BEGIN NULL; END test_procedure;

BEGIN

test_procedure();

END;

  1. Ctrl+Click the call of test_procedure (jumps to declaration).
  1. Use ALT+Left to navigate back

When releasing the ALT-Key, the following character is inserted: :diamonds:

Using ALT+Right afterwards adds this one: :spades:

That's what the code looks like afterwards:

CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY test_package AS

:spades:PROCEDURE test_procedure AS BEGIN NULL; END test_procedure;

BEGIN

test_proc♦edure();

END;

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I apologize for resurrecting such an old discussion, but I wanted to get some further feedback on this.

I also have this problem, so I really appreciate the explanation given.
However, my keyboard has the normal arrow keys, as well as the keypad num keys that also function as arrows. I am using the normal arrow keys for navigation, and this occurs for me in TOAD (and only TOAD).

I can press alt+left in any other word editor, and I do not get the special characters. Of course, if I press alt+4 or alt+6, I do get the special characters. But I would not expect that to happen for alt+arrow keys.
And since TOAD is the only program that treats my arrow keys in this manner, I am wondering if there is some setting I can change, or if there is some future fix in the works for this?

It is just a minor annoyance, but can cause problems nonetheless

Thanks Matt, I thought I was the only one with that problem :slight_smile:

I have replied back then, but I don’t see it in this current thread.

http://www.toadworld.com/products/toad-for-oracle/toad_for_oracle_beta_program/f/86/t/20870

I am not using the numeric keyboard for this, but it seems to be related to
the problem:

When I disable Num-Lock, then the special characters are not inserted when
using Alt+Left/Right!

And with enabled Num-Lock, Alt+4 (numblock left) and Alt+6 (numblock right)
also produce the same characters (they do not navigate though).

Oh yeah, look at that, you are right, if you turn off num lock, it does not insert the characters when using the non-numeric arrows!

Still, this seems like a bug, so hopefully it can get resolved in TOAD at some point.

I had forgotten about this one, but I just officially logged it so it will no longer be forgotten.

Thanks,

Michael