--- a/console.c	Tue Aug 24 09:15:09 2004 +0000
+++ b/console.c	Tue Aug 24 11:53:30 2004 +0000
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
 
 	case WE_KEYPRESS:
 		e->keypress.cont=false;
-		if (e->keypress.keycode == WKC_TAB)
+		if (e->keypress.keycode == WKC_BACKQUOTE)
 			{
 			IConsoleSwitch();
 			} else

--- a/intro_gui.c	Tue Aug 24 09:15:09 2004 +0000
+++ b/intro_gui.c	Tue Aug 24 11:53:30 2004 +0000
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include "viewport.h"
 #include "gfx.h"
 #include "player.h"
-#include "command.h"
+#include "command.h"
 #include "console.h"
 
 extern void MakeNewGame();
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@
 		case 12: case 13: case 14: case 15:
 			DoCommandP(0, e->click.widget - 12, 0, NULL, CMD_SET_NEW_LANDSCAPE_TYPE);
 			break;
-		}
-	case WE_KEYPRESS:
-		switch(e->keypress.keycode) {
-		case WKC_TAB: IConsoleSwitch(); break;
-		}
+		}
+	case WE_KEYPRESS:
+		switch(e->keypress.keycode) {
+		case WKC_BACKQUOTE: IConsoleSwitch(); break;
+		}
 		break;
 	}
 }

--- a/sdl.c	Tue Aug 24 09:15:09 2004 +0000
+++ b/sdl.c	Tue Aug 24 11:53:30 2004 +0000
@@ -344,8 +344,6 @@
 	AM(SDLK_a,SDLK_z,'A','Z'),
 	AM(SDLK_0,SDLK_9,'0','9'),
 
-	AS(SDLK_AMPERSAND, WKC_AMPERSAND), // mainly for french keyboards
-	
 	AS(SDLK_ESCAPE,	WKC_ESC),
 	AS(SDLK_BACKSPACE,	WKC_BACKSPACE),
 
@@ -385,6 +383,9 @@
 			break;
 		}
 	}
+
+	// check scancode for BACKQUOTE key, because we want the key left of "1", not anything else (on non-US keyboards)
+	if (sym->scancode == 49) key |= WKC_BACKQUOTE;
 	
 	// META are the command keys on mac
 	if (sym->mod & KMOD_META) key |= WKC_META;

--- a/window.h	Tue Aug 24 09:15:09 2004 +0000
+++ b/window.h	Tue Aug 24 11:53:30 2004 +0000
@@ -124,8 +124,10 @@
 	WKC_F11 = 43,
 	WKC_F12 = 44,
 
-	// Required for french keyboard
-	WKC_AMPERSAND = 45,
+	// backquote is the key left of "1"
+	// we only store this key here, no matter what character is really mapped to it
+	// on a particular keyboard. (US keyboard: ` and ~ ; German keyboard: ^ and °)
+	WKC_BACKQUOTE = 45,
 	
 	// 0-9 are mapped to 48-57
 	// A-Z are mapped to 65-90