Hi Esther,
yes messing with those option key commands can be lots of fun :-) I didn’t
know the 8 key did that.
Cheers,
Dónal
On 14 Dec 2013, at 13:57, Esther wrote:
> Hi Dónal,
>
> On an Irish input language keyboard you'll need to use the "8" key on the
> number row instead of the "u" key
Hi Dónal,
On an Irish input language keyboard you'll need to use the "8" key on the
number row instead of the "u" key to type an umlaut. So you would press
Option-key+8 and then press the key for the letter you want accented (e.g., a
"u" if you want to type a "u" with an umlaut over it as in "
Hi Esther,
I just checked and the locale was in fact set to Irish where option-u presents
the ú character. Switching to British did indeed produce the character as your
archived post suggested. It’s interesting as this is one of the first
differences between the two keyboards that I’ve found.
Hi Dónal,
Roger is correct, for an English language input keyboard you should be able to
type Option-key u, followed by the letter you want to be accented (e.g., a "u"
if you want to type a "u" with an umlaut, or "ü"). Has this changed under
Mavericks? Or might you have a different input langu
Hi Roger,
That’s exactly what I thought, and thanks for confirming. However when I do
option-u, I get the ú character.
Thank you,
Dónal
On 14 Dec 2013, at 11:45, Roger Firman wrote:
> Dónal,
>
> I think it is something like:
> Option-key u, followed by the vowel you require.
>
> Roger.
>
>
Dónal,
I think it is something like:
Option-key u, followed by the vowel you require.
Roger.
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Hi folks,
I wonder could someone remind me how to type a vowel with umlaut on a Mac
british keyboard?
cheers,
Dónal
Dr. Dónal Fitzpatrick,
School of Computing,
Dublin City University,
Glasnevin,
Dublin 9, Ireland
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