I already have English and Russian. I can add German as a keyboard to resolve most German issues (ä, ö, ü and ß) since the only difference is that y and z are shifted. Can I somehow customize the keyboard to move them both back to where they were?
At that point the only remaining problem is French. The French keyboard is just messed up. Canadian French keyboards have the same layout as US keyboards, but I can't figure out how to type all the variant possibilities for accents:
â à ç é ê è î ì ô ò û
On top of all of this, I now have Windows 7 so I'm still figuring out how to find things that I knew how to find before.
At that point the only remaining problem is French. The French keyboard is just messed up. Canadian French keyboards have the same layout as US keyboards, but I can't figure out how to type all the variant possibilities for accents:
â à ç é ê è î ì ô ò û
On top of all of this, I now have Windows 7 so I'm still figuring out how to find things that I knew how to find before.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
Is there a simple way to have an international keyboard?
- 07/12/2010 05:19:17 PM
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There are quick keys for those, that might be better for your purposes
- 07/12/2010 06:05:36 PM
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Here's a link that has those codes
- 07/12/2010 06:12:31 PM
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I remember learning the codes for writing a french paper back in the day ...
- 07/12/2010 07:09:45 PM
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Hitting "Alt+144" every time I need to type É is not really a solution.
- 07/12/2010 07:22:32 PM
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As Craig said, your mileage will vary 
But there is another alternative that might work for you
- 07/12/2010 08:05:44 PM
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But there is another alternative that might work for you
- 07/12/2010 08:05:44 PM
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The (Jupiter) Optimus Maximus Keyboard *NM*
- 07/12/2010 06:25:18 PM
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this. as long as it's worth $2400 to be able to switch at will.....
- 08/12/2010 01:53:00 AM
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How many languages do you need to routinely access? Are you opposed to keyboard stickers?
- 07/12/2010 06:58:18 PM
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Four, I guess.
- 07/12/2010 07:19:36 PM
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Agreed. If I want to write in French, I have to use Word.
- 07/12/2010 08:21:58 PM
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Obviously the solution is to be less educated. Who needs French? 
*NM*
- 07/12/2010 08:31:10 PM
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- 07/12/2010 08:31:10 PM
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Learn your alt codes. *NM*
- 07/12/2010 08:56:37 PM
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*NM*
- 07/12/2010 08:56:37 PM
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For every time I need to write é? No thanks. *NM*
- 07/12/2010 09:30:01 PM
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- 07/12/2010 09:30:01 PM
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I'd like to point out that alt codes are ENORMOUSLY inconvient on laptops,
- 07/12/2010 10:02:22 PM
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well ...
- 07/12/2010 07:07:16 PM
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Yeah, I find inserting accents really easy with a Mac keyboard *NM*
- 07/12/2010 07:32:08 PM
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Use a UK keyboard instead of US, and press Alt GR + vowel for acute accents.
- 07/12/2010 11:30:36 PM
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What a waste of time.
- 08/12/2010 04:29:08 AM
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You seem to have wasted a lot of time in this thread. *NM*
- 08/12/2010 05:52:25 AM
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A one-time thing, rather than an ongoing waste that will accumulate to eat up days of my life. *NM*
- 08/12/2010 01:38:32 PM
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