Keyboard layout and character set (code page)

I am trying, painstakingly, to learn about keyboard layouts, character sets,
fonts, Unicode, etc, and I have started where it starts – at the keyboard.

Now, when I specify a particular keyboard layout in Windows XP (for
instance, US or Ukranian), how do I know what character set (code page)
Windows will ascribe to that layout?

Believe me, I have looked for a long time on the Web and on the Microsoft
site, but I have not been able to find the answer to this question. Grateful
for a tip.

Regards,

Hans L

Have you looked around this site:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms913616.aspx
or here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Alt_keycodes
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"Hans L" <HansL@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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|I am trying, painstakingly, to learn about keyboard layouts, character sets,
| fonts, Unicode, etc, and I have started where it starts - at the keyboard.
|
| Now, when I specify a particular keyboard layout in Windows XP (for
| instance, US or Ukranian), how do I know what character set (code page)
| Windows will ascribe to that layout?
|
| Believe me, I have looked for a long time on the Web and on the Microsoft
| site, but I have not been able to find the answer to this question. Grateful
| for a tip.
|
| Regards,
|
| Hans L

"TaurArian" wrote:

> Have you looked around this site:
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms913616.aspx

Been there, done that :-)


> or here:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Alt_keycodes

Got some leads from the Wikipedia page.

Thanks,

TaurArian