No backslash in Germany ;) \ VOGONS

No backslash in Germany ;)

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First post, by Sgt. Nukem

Posted on 2003-12-20, 08:32

Sgt. Nukem Offline

Hi there!
I'm from Germany and therefore got a different keyboard layout.
The problem lies at the backslash ( \ ). Usually we use "ALT GR" + "ß ? \" (exactly next to zero). But this combination doesn't work in DOSBox! 😒
Since it is impossible to paste some paths into DOSBox, I can't mount any drive and so DOSBox is completely useless to me.

Waaaaaahhhh!! I wanted to play "Ultima VIII : Pagan" again...! Help me and the Avatar to rescue earth! 😉

Reply 1 of 4, by Freddo

Posted on 2003-12-20, 09:38

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I live in Sweden and have the very same problem. I can't write \ in Dosbox.

I bypass this problem by putting the game directory directly in the folder where I installed Dosbox. If I have C:\Dosbox I made a C:\Dosbox\game, for example. Then I type "mount c game" in Dosbox.

Reply 2 of 4, by Silent Bob

Posted on 2003-12-20, 10:16

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Location: Germany

You can use "/" instead of "\", or mount the directory in "dosbox.conf".

Reply 3 of 4, by Guest

Posted on 2004-03-17, 21:48

Guest Offline

or, even better to me, use "boxer"! (can't recall where i got it but google should help!)

Reply 4 of 4, by Guest

Posted on 2004-03-20, 11:21

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Its is mentioned at the dosbox News site.

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