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  20 <h1>UltimateKEYS Keyboard Layout (Windows/Linux)</h1>
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  22 <p>International US QWERTY layout with AltGr (Right Alt) dead keys via AutoHotkey (Win), MSKLC (Win), Xmodmap (Linux) and XKB (Linux).</p>
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  24 <h2>Download the latest release</h2>
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  27 <li><a href="https://github.com/pieter-degroote/UltimateKEYS/releases" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Download - UltimateKEYS - Latest Release</strong></a></li>
  28 <li><a href="https://github.com/pieter-degroote/UltimateKEYS" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>UltimateKEYS - GitHub Project Site</strong></a></li>
  29 <li><a href="https://github.com/pieter-degroote/UltimateKEYS-testing" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>UltimateKEYS - Testing Repository</strong></a></li>
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  34 <h2>XKB integration (Linux, experimental)</h2>
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  36 <p>Experimental support for GNU/Linux via XKB integration (X11)&nbsp;: &nbsp;see the <a href="https://github.com/pieter-degroote/UltimateKEYS/tree/master/linux-xkb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘linux-xkb’ folder</a> in this repository.</p>
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  38 <p>Follow these steps for experimental integration (at your own risk!)&nbsp;:</p>
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  41 <li>Download/Unpack the files "ultkeys", "ultkeys-sw", "rule_xml" and "rule-sw_xml" from the "linux-xkb" folder.</li>
  42 <li>Copy "ultkeys[-sw]" to "/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols" (root required).</li>
  43 <li>Paste the contents of "rule[-sw]_xml" to either "/usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev.xml" or "/usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev.extras.xml", this between the tags &lt;layoutList&gt; and &lt;/layoutList&gt; (root required).<br />
  44 <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Make sure to keep a backup copy of the original files.</span></li>
  45 <li>Both the Classic (files without ‘-sw’) and SW layouts (files with ‘-sw’) can be installed alongside each other. The user interface will display them as "UltimateKEYS" and "UltimateKEYS SW".</li>
  46 <li>Additionally, the file ".XCompose" can be put in the user’s home directory (~) to apply custom dead key definitions for UltimateKEYS [SW].</li>
  47 <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">System passwords&nbsp;: &nbsp;only “BASIC LATIN” (codes 32 to 126); ALWAYS make the admin/root password VISIBLE during modification&nbsp;!</span></li>
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  52 <h2>Important - Known limitations of AutoHotkey, Windows and Linux</h2>
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  54 <p>Win/Linux&nbsp;: &nbsp;When changing the Windows/Microsoft Live/Linux password, using another keyboard layout (like SW) can INTERFERE in some cases where your keystrokes are either registered via the other layout or as standard US QWERTY.</p>
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  56 <p>Win (AHK)&nbsp;: &nbsp;On the login screen, the layout script will NOT be loaded, which can result in the WRONG input&nbsp;!<br />
  57 Linux&nbsp;: &nbsp;On the login screen, the layout might NOT be available, which can result in the WRONG input&nbsp;!</p>
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  59 <p><strong>=&gt; Win/Linux&nbsp;: &nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Only use “BASIC LATIN” characters (codes 32 to 126) for your Windows, Microsoft Live and Linux passwords&nbsp;!</span></strong><br />
  60 Otherwise, it might be impossible to type any Unicode character higher than “Basic Latin” at the login screen/prompt (due to a different keyboard configuration)&nbsp;!&emsp;<strong>=&gt;&emsp;ACCOUNT LOCKOUT<br />
  61 =&gt; Win/Linux&nbsp;: &nbsp;To be “better safe than sorry”, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">ALWAYS make your system passwords VISIBLE during modification&nbsp;!</span></strong></p>
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  65 <h2>Keyboard Layout Image - Classic (Linux)</h2>
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  69 <p>-&gt; Blue keys&nbsp;: &nbsp;dead keys in combination with <em>AltGr (+Shift)</em>.<br />
  70 -&gt; Mk (see M)&nbsp;: &nbsp;defined as ‘Multi_key’ in combination with <em>AltGr (+Shift)</em>.</p>
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  74 <h2>Keyboard Layout Image - SW (Linux)</h2>
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  76 <img src="images/UltimateKEYS SW (Linux) - Keyboard Layout Image.png" width="1208" height="425" alt="UltimateKEYS SW (Linux) - Keyboard Layout Image.png" />
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  78 <p>-&gt; Blue keys&nbsp;: &nbsp;dead keys in combination with <em>AltGr (+Shift)</em>.<br />
  79 -&gt; Mk (see M)&nbsp;: &nbsp;defined as ‘Multi_key’ in combination with <em>AltGr (+Shift)</em>.</p>
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  83 <p><a href="layout-generator-urls.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sources available on keyboard-layout-editor.com</a></p>
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  89 <p style="font-size: 10px;">UltimateKEYS is Free Software and is licensed under the <a href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GNU General Public License Version 3</a>.<br />
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