Re: Spanish language added, but no characters available

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In news:c6lte1lkcrp3hr2blt68pkvbpd08aj7tb9@xxxxxxx,
Juan I. Cahis <jiclbch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:

> It is curious how one of the most convenient features of
> Windows (2K
> or XP) is normally ignored, even by Microsoft people!!!
>
> You should install the "English International" keyboard layout
> from
> your WinXP CD. Then, if you want to write in English, you type
> as
> normally, excepting when you want to type a ' , you should type
> the
> sequence '<space>.
>
> Then, to write a Spanish accented a (á) you simply type 'a, to
> type an
> ñ, you type ~n. The keyboard layout will be exactly the same as
> your
> standard US layout.


Although the "English International" keyboard layout works fine,
as far as I'm concerned it has a severe disadvantage. It requires
extra keystrokes to single type the characters that are used for
accents, like ' and ". And because I type those characters singly
far more often than I type them as accents, the result is extra
typing.

For that reason, I long ago stopped using the international
keyboard and installed the free ware program Allchars instead,
which I like much better. This lets me type many common special
characters (many of these are used in other languages) by
pressing the ctrl key followed by a two character mnemonic
combination, whci is very similar to that used in the
international keyboard, such as ~ and n for ñ.

It's an extra keystoke for the accented characters, but since I
type those much less frequently than the accents by themselves,
I'm way ahead.
Go to http://allchars.zwolnet.com/


--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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