Thanks for this info. I've been used to thinking in terms of deadkeys or Alt(Gr)- combos as alternative approaches, each with different advantages. For me using an Alt(Gr)- combo as a deadkey seems to defeat the advantage of having an AltGr key: In non-English European language keyboard layouts of course it permits access to accented characters without use of deadkeys.
I do agree that the deadkeys in the US International keyboard can make typing a little tedious, but it is quick (once you get used to it). I guess the advantage of the technology is that it permits a lot of solutions for different needs and preferences. I'll cc to a12n-collaboration, where there have been discussions on the Alt- combo vs. deadkey solution with regard to extended character & diacritic needs of African languages (which go well beyond Latin-1 in many cases). Don Osborn Bisharat.net Quoting John Cowan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > http://www.livejournal.com/users/gwalla/39856.html is a page about > (and a link to) a truly excellent Windows keyboard driver that > provides full access to the Latin-1 range but is completely compatible > with the US-ASCII keyboard except for AltGr (the right Alt key). > All non-ASCII characters and dead keys are available there: for > example, to get �, one types AltGr-` followed by a. > > I can't recommend this too much; I immediately dropped both the US-ASCII > and US-International keyboards, which I have been using in alternation. > The only (very minor) problem with it is that for some reason it messes > up Ctrl-Shift and Ctrl-nonletter key combinations. > > -- > "Well, I'm back." --Sam John Cowan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >
