Hello all, For the last few years I've been using a shareware program called LatinKey to type accents: <http://www.fanix.com/latinkey/> It's expensive compared to the options others have described, but it provides a significant advantage: typing accents may be done with just *two* keyclicks. Why does this matter? well, two reasons: first, it reduces the "digital acrobatics" as I think one person called extended key combinations. Second, LK's key sequences are more natural (at least for me): I type the letter and then the accent key, just like handwriting a letter and writing an accent over it. No hitting a hotkey first. I just open or enable LK before I write an email or other French text, and disable or close it when I'm done. It works anywhere I can type text -- on the web, in any word processor, and of course, in TB!
Let me give you an example of how it works: when LK is enabled, typing "e1" produces "�". If I actually want "e1" then I just type "e11". I know this seems like a backwards way to think about typing, but it works remarkably well. After all, I'm much more likely to want "�" than "e1". Of course, you can configure the accent keys to suit your own typing habits. I've tried several workarounds for typing accents on a US keyboard, including most of the options already discussed in this thread. Nothing allows faster or easier typing of accents than LK -- in my experience anyway ;) Just a very satisfied user, Havivah _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com -- ________________________________________________________ Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Latest Vers: 1.53d FAQ : http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com
