German Keyboard wows!

If you are out of luck (like me) and got stuck with a powerbook with a German keyboard layout, then may be this post will be a little help for you.

Powerbooks with German keyboard layouts come with many important characters not visible. That is you won't be able to find them on your keyboard. These characters include important ones like "\" ,"{" and "}". To be able to type them in, you will need to enter a combination of keys. Here is a very short list of common ones you might need...

{ = option + 8
} = option + 9
| = option + 7
] = option + 6
[ = option + 5
\ = option + shift + 7

My personal advice is, if you are into any kind of programming then save yourself from the hassle and stay away from German keyboards ;)