| 词条 | Alt key |
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For a list of keyboard shortcuts, see Table of keyboard shortcuts The Alt key (pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɔː|l|t}} or {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ʌ|l|t}}) on a computer keyboard is used to change (alternate) the function of other pressed keys. Thus, the Alt key is a modifier key, used in a similar fashion to the Shift key. For example, simply pressing "A" will type the letter a, but if you hold down either Alt key while pressing A, the computer will perform an {{key press|Alt|A}} function, which varies from program to program. The international standard ISO/IEC 9995-2 calls it Alternate key. The key is located on either side of the Space bar, but in non-US PC keyboard layouts, rather than a second Alt key, there is an 'Alt Gr' key to the right of the space bar. Both placements are in accordance with ISO/IEC 9995-2. The standardized keyboard symbol for the Alt key, {{key top|Alt|}} (which may be used when the usual Latin lettering “Alt” is not preferred for labelling the key) is given in ISO/IEC 9995-7 as symbol 25, and in ISO 7000 “Graphical symbols for use on equipment” as symbol ISO-7000-2105. This symbol is encoded in Unicode as U+2387 {{smallcaps|alternative key symbol}} (⎇). Macintosh keyboards equate the Alt key with the {{key top|Option}} key, which has its own, related, symbol. The Alt key should not be confused with the Altmode key (sometimes also labelled Alt) on some Teletype and ASCII terminals, which is a synonym for the ASCII escape character. EvolutionThe Alt key has come to replace the Meta key of the old MIT keyboards. In their original function, both Alt and Meta would set the high bit of the signal generated by the key to 1 (for example, A generates 01000001 while {{key press|Alt|A}} generates 11000001). However, in modern software, due to the requirement of the high bit for internationalization, Alt no longer works in such a way. Since the 1990s Alt has been printed on the Option key ({{key top|Opt}}) on most Mac keyboards. Alt is used in non-Mac software, such as non-macOS Unix and Windows programs, but in macOS it is always referred as the Option key. The Option key's behaviour in macOS differs slightly from that of the Windows Alt key (it is used as a modifier rather than to access pull-down menus, for example). Alt key combinationsThe {{key press|Alt}} key is well known as part of the key combinations:
Alt key for special charactersWindowsIn Microsoft Windows, holding down the Alt key while typing in numbers (often referred to as Alt codes) on the numeric keypad allows the user to type special characters not normally available on the keyboard. For example, holding down Alt while typing 0225 ({{key press|Alt|0}}{{key press|2}}{{key press|2}}{{key press|5}}) on the numeric keypad will result in á, the character at 225 in the codepage. These extended keyboard characters are useful for persons using foreign languages, mathematics, currency symbols, business use, etc. Some computers work the same if the Num Lock key is on. macOSOn a Macintosh, the Alt key is called the Option key. It is not used to enter numeric character codes. Instead, keyboard letters and numbers are used. The diagram below shows the special characters a US Mac keyboard will produce when the Option key is pressed.[1] The highlighted orange keys show the accents available from the combination of the {{key press|Alt}} key and the keyboard characters {{key press|e}} {{key press|i}} {{key press|u}} (on the top letters row) and {{key press|`}} {{key press|n}} (on the bottom letters row). The accent then can be applied to associated letters both lower and uppercase. The additional characters a Mac will produce are a combination of both the {{key press|Option}} key and the {{key press|Shift}} key pressed down together. With this combination pressed the keyboard will now produce a different set or an uppercase version of the previous set in some cases. Alt key pressed aloneWhen a user presses the {{key press|Alt}} key by itself on Microsoft Windows, that moves keyboard focus to the menubar of the application having keyboard focus, and the key is not delivered to the application. In that state, another press of the {{key press|Alt}} key will be delivered to the application. On other platforms, for example Ubuntu, the {{key press|Alt}} key pressed by itself may invoke another application and not be delivered to the application having keyboard focus. In Ubuntu 16.04, pressing the key opens the HUD, which is an input field that lets you do menu commands such as opening a file, or creating a new file.[2] See also
References1. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20091208035043/http://www.recordpc.com/how-to-find-symbols-and-characters-on-the-mac How to find symbols and characters on the Mac – Record PC] - via Archive.org {{Keyboard}}{{keyboard keys}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Alt Key}}2. ^[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Unity/HUD Unity/HUD - Ubuntu Wiki] 1 : Computer keys |
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