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I'm Chilean and I use the ANSI US layout because /, < and > are much easier to type than using ISO keyboards. When I need to type Spanish characters like áéíóú

I'm Chilean and I use the ANSI US layout because /, < and > are much easier to type than using ISO keyboards. When I need to type Spanish characters like áéíóú, ñ, etc. I switch to latin american ISO layout using WIN + Spacebar and then switch back.

Svip 6y ago
Why not just use US Intl, and use ALT GR to produce á, é, í, ó, ú and ñ, along with æ, ø and å? I have a strange ISO/ANSI US keyboard, with an ANSI left shift and an ISO enter key.
- young_unixer 6y ago
  I didn't know about the US intl layout when I decided to make the switch, and I don't know if it's worth to learn it now.
  - Svip 6y ago
    I used to switch between US and DK layouts, it's just so much easier to just have one layout. In my opinion, learning US Intl is worth it. Besides, it's pretty predictable for Spanish characters: á = altgr+a, é = altgr+e and so on.
    - type0 6y ago
      Yeah it's great for Spanish. But I found that knowing (and using) native layout is more valuable to me because when I need to type on someone else's keyboard I'm not lost and can still touch type. If you never need to do this US international is indeed superior layout. Trying to remember more than two layouts becomes confusing very fast. AZERTY and QWERZ are the two worst ones, fortunately I never need to use those.
Symbiote 6y ago
The British/Irish ISO layouts are reasonable. They are very close to the US layout, but gain the additional key.
- numpad0 6y ago
  I don’t think UK/ISO and US are close? Especially backquote between LShift and Z feels awkward if you’re used to ANSI.
  - Symbiote 6y ago
    These keys are in different positions: "@#~\| These keys are present on the UK keyboard, but not the US: £¬ Compared to every other common ISO keyboard layout, ISO UK and ANSI are very similar. For non-programmers, ", @ and (nowadays) # are the ones that matter. For a programmer used to an ISO keyboard, the UK layout may well be a better choice than the US ANSI one. (US ISO would be a good choice, but the extra key seems to duplicate symbols already present on the layout).

Svip 6y ago

Why not just use US Intl, and use ALT GR to produce á, é, í, ó, ú and ñ, along with æ, ø and å? I have a strange ISO/ANSI US keyboard, with an ANSI left shift and an ISO enter key.

young_unixer 6y ago
I didn't know about the US intl layout when I decided to make the switch, and I don't know if it's worth to learn it now.
- Svip 6y ago
  I used to switch between US and DK layouts, it's just so much easier to just have one layout. In my opinion, learning US Intl is worth it. Besides, it's pretty predictable for Spanish characters: á = altgr+a, é = altgr+e and so on.
  - type0 6y ago
    Yeah it's great for Spanish. But I found that knowing (and using) native layout is more valuable to me because when I need to type on someone else's keyboard I'm not lost and can still touch type. If you never need to do this US international is indeed superior layout. Trying to remember more than two layouts becomes confusing very fast. AZERTY and QWERZ are the two worst ones, fortunately I never need to use those.

Symbiote 6y ago

The British/Irish ISO layouts are reasonable. They are very close to the US layout, but gain the additional key.

numpad0 6y ago
I don’t think UK/ISO and US are close? Especially backquote between LShift and Z feels awkward if you’re used to ANSI.
- Symbiote 6y ago
  These keys are in different positions: "@#~\| These keys are present on the UK keyboard, but not the US: £¬ Compared to every other common ISO keyboard layout, ISO UK and ANSI are very similar. For non-programmers, ", @ and (nowadays) # are the ones that matter. For a programmer used to an ISO keyboard, the UK layout may well be a better choice than the US ANSI one. (US ISO would be a good choice, but the extra key seems to duplicate symbols already present on the layout).