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Opening bracket (" [ ") in file name

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mar0ne Posted messages 442 Status Member -  
mar0ne Posted messages 442 Status Member -
Hello,

I have a minor but somewhat annoying problem. I can't open brackets, meaning I can't make this symbol: " [ ", in a file/folder name using alt Gr + the corresponding key. I have to use the combination alt + 91 every time. Otherwise, when I'm writing in a word processor or elsewhere everything works perfectly.

Configuration: Windows 7 / Firefox 17.0

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"We pick the game, but we can't change the rules" Dimitri

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    mcfly10 Posted messages 1029 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   239
     
    Does it happen when saving a file, or when renaming a file from the explorer?

    Does the character not display at all, or does it display but refuse when trying to confirm?
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  2. mar0ne Posted messages 442 Status Member 44
     
    When I want to rename a file in the explorer and put an opening bracket "[", nothing happens, not even an error message.
    I forgot to mention that the closing bracket ("]") displays without any problems.

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    "We pick the game, but we can't change the rules" Dimitri
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  3. mcfly10 Posted messages 1029 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   239
     
    I admit it's curious.

    Of course, I imagine you have restarted the computer since...

    We should try to see if the problem occurs elsewhere than in Windows Explorer, but in a window of another software that allows directory browsing, selecting a file, and renaming it, to see if the problem occurs there as well.

    We could always try with another keyboard, but I don't really believe it will help :)

    There might be a keyboard shortcut from a program assigned to the combination Ctrl+Alt+( ?
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    1. mcfly10 Posted messages 1029 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   239
       
      I just tried, even with a shortcut on a file, the [ appears...
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  4. mar0ne Posted messages 442 Status Member 44
     
    I found the solution! It was really obvious (as often). Actually, I'm using a software called Clover (which is really nice by the way), it's the one that manages the browsing in the folders. I uninstalled it, so I went back to the normal Windows Explorer. And there you go! I can again type the " [ " in the usual way!
    Thanks anyway for your time mcfly10

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    "We pick the game, but we can't change the rules" Dimitri
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