Hi, On Wed, 9 Jan 2002 12:30:10 +0100, Marcin M�czka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>�wrote:
>HDS>�Let �me �give you an example of how it works: when LK is enabled, >HDS>�typing �"e1" �produces �"�". �If I actually want "e1" then I just >HDS>�type "e11". >���IMO �in �this �solution �there's �a problem with "e11", don't you >���think? �Typing �"e11" �gives "e1", so you have to type "e111" and >���delete one of "1" Well, you don't actually have to delete anything. The program takes care of that for you. The way LatinKey works is this: if you type a letter and then you type a key to which you have assigned an accent, the computer assumes you want the letter with the accent over it. If you *don't* -- that is, if you actually want the letter and then the accent key's normal character, then you just press the accent key a second time. The accented letter will disappear automatically, and will be replaced by the unaccented letter and the accent key's normal character. It's awkward to explain, but it's really simple in practice. LatinKey has a demo available -- a short one, as I recall, but hey, you can still try it out for free. > (I believe program starts parsing after hitting the space?) No, the program doesn't wait for the space (you need accents in the middle of words, so waiting for a space wouldn't be practical) >���But how often do people need "e11"? :) That's the point. As I said in my earlier email, it seems like a backward way to think about typing, but it works precisely because it takes advantage of the likelihood/unlikelihood of specific key combinations. The only key combination that becomes a "regular issue" for me is when I want an exclamation mark: typing "e!" is interpreted the same as typing "e1" ... which means that if I want to produce "e!" I actually end up typing "e!!". But I don't use exclamation points that often. And when I'm typing French, I sometimes follow the French practice of putting a space before the ! -- that eliminates the LK problem altogether. In any case, accent keys are user-configurable, so if the ! issue really bothered me, I could just remove the accent from the 1 key. All of these accent programs and options are compromises: Allchars and switching to the US-Int'l keyboard require hotkeys to be pressed for each accent. I'm a touch-typist; for me, having to hold down keys or hit hotkeys for each accent gets tiresome very quickly. The advantage of LK is that each accent requires just one extra keystroke... and just one more keystroke in the rare event that I don't really want the accent. And in the case of Allchars (and similar programs) you actually select the accent *before* the letter it goes over, which is an unnatural order. When you write accents, don't you (usually) write the letter first? On the other hand, unlike Allchars et al, LatinKey doesn't give access to the *whole* character set. LK's designed just for Latin-based languages, so I'm sure it wouldn't suit the needs of a lot of people on TBUDL. I think Fanix Software offers another program to allow access to the whole character set, but I haven't tried it out -- I have no need for it. In any case, I've never seen another accent program like LK, and I really like it, so I thought I would mention it. >HDS>�Of �course, �you �can �configure the accent keys to suit your own >HDS>�typing habits. >���So � the � above � problem �practically �does �not �exists. �Good >���configuration solves all! ;) :) 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
