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To those that understand it to mean that AZERTY is dying, it is not. In fact, it is very hard to buy a non-AZERTY laptop in France. It is unlikely to ever go aw
by espadrine 11y ago
To those that understand it to mean that AZERTY is dying, it is not. In fact, it is very hard to buy a non-AZERTY laptop in France. It is unlikely to ever go away.
I personally would prefer (and do use) a QWERTY with compose key shortcuts. It is obviously easier to write code, but I find writing French also easier that way. Not only do we get the obvious (compose + ' = é, compose + ^ = ê, compose + ` = è), but we also get common non-keyboard characters (compose + C + o = ©, compose + - + > = →, compose + = + e = €, guess how to do ₤ and ¥).
- hk__2 11y agoWouldn’t that be hard to write French given that there are é/è/à everywhere?
- gpvos 11y agoOn Windows, try "Pseudo VT320" from http://keyboards.jargon-file.org/ http://keyboards.jargon-file.org/ , it has most of these with AltGr as a compose-like key.
- wodenokoto 11y agoWhich one is the compose key? Sitting on mac with American English QWERTY?
- touristtam 11y agoHa, I am not the only one to wonder! :) I have opted for a US layout a few years ago, regardless of the OS. And I cannot myself going back to a UK/FR layout. Thanks god I don't speak any other language. :p
- espadrine 11y agoThe compose key is a concept, not a physical key :) If your operating system supports it, you can bind any key to the compose key, such as the right alt key. Here's a link to several options to get software support: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compose_key#Software_support https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compose_key#Software_support.