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Edmundo · 01-20-2011, 12:54 PM

A method for entering an arbitrary Unicode character by typing the code number would be a good universal fall-back, but a more practical method for many users would be a set of more memorable combinations for adding a diacritic to a letter, for example:
Alt+e E -> É
Alt+e i -> í
Alt+o u -> ü
Alt+o A -> Ä
That way there are less than 10 arbitrary keys to be memorised in order to type the letters used in a dozen European languages.

01-20-2011, 12:54 PM	#5
Edmundo Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle 3	A method for entering an arbitrary Unicode character by typing the code number would be a good universal fall-back, but a more practical method for many users would be a set of more memorable combinations for adding a diacritic to a letter, for example: Alt+e E -> É Alt+e i -> í Alt+o u -> ü Alt+o A -> Ä That way there are less than 10 arbitrary keys to be memorised in order to type the letters used in a dozen European languages.