Johnny Rosenberg wrote:
Long time since using Windows now, but isn't it something like Alt+[decimal character code starting with zero]?
That only works for the native Windows code page, not for Unicode not found there or in the current DOS character set.
I don't know if this goes for any keyboard, but on my keyboards, which are Swedish, there are keys with dead characters like ´, `, ^, ˇ, ¨ and ~. To obtain a ñ, first hit ~, then n. Or à by hitting ` and then a. But maybe not all keyboards have those keys?
Dead keys depend on the language. The standard US keyboard has no dead keys.
And, once again I am not sure about Windows, but I defined my own keyboard layout, so I now have 4 different characters on most keys (I put labels on my keys so I won't forget which key is what), so I just use the AltGr key (is this a standard key or is it only available on Swedish keyboards?) and Shift key to call the different characters. I even have symbols on my arrow keys, such as ←, ↓, → and ↑, and they still work also as just arrow keys (when not using the AltGr key).
The standard US keyboard lacks an AltGr key: that is the right Alt key acts identically to the left Alt key, which is used mostly for accessing menu functions.
Accordingly many US (and Canadian) users don’t understand what an AltGr key is.
I agree that editing one’s keyboard is an excellent way of getting otherwise unobtainable characters, and of changing them reasonably quickly. The US keyboard, however, can be edited to include dead keys and an AltGr key.
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