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Keyboard Layout

There are versions of the Apple USB keyboard with different key layouts for three standards used in different parts of the world: ANSI (US and North America), JIS (Japan), and ISO (Europe). Figure 3-2 shows the keyboard layout for the ANSI keyboard. Applications can determine which keyboard is connected by calling the Gestalt Manager and checking for the corresponding value of the gestaltKeyboardType selector:

gestaltUSBCosmoANSIKbd (value = 198)
gestaltUSBCosmoJISKbd (value = 200)
gestaltUSBCosmoISOKbd (value = 199)

Figure 3-2 ANSI keyboard layout

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