# UltimateKEYS Keyboard Layout (Windows)
-This project is based on US-QWERTY and is forked from the EurKEY Keyboard Layout.
+International US-QWERTY layout with AltGr dead keys via AutoHotkey script and compiled KLC version (Windows).
-## Download the latest version
+In UltimateKEYS, all keys remain exactly organized as US-QWERTY. Except, when AltGr or AltGr+Shift is pressed in combination with another key, other diacritics and symbols are accessible and some keys become dead keys.
-- **https://github.com/pieter-degroote/UltimateKEYS/releases**
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-## Installation Instructions
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-### Important - Please note :
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-- **The current version(s) should be sufficiently stable and reliable for everyday use, but are _NOT_ certified for mission-critical systems !**
+In that way, it is - somehow - similar to the layout "United States-International" (on Windows), although this project moves all dead key combinations to the modifiers AltGr and AltGr+Shift. That way, this project solves the most typical caveats, among which the quotes (' and ") can be used as usual (without pressing the spacebar afterwards), while the acute accent (´) and diaeresis (¨) are found under Alt and Alt+Shift respectively. This project has borrowed several aspects from the EurKEY Keyboard Layout (by Steffen Brüntjen).
-### Uninstalling a previous version :
+## Script for AutoHotkey
-In case you have already installed a previous version of UltimateKEYS, uninstall it beforehand :
+This AutoHotkey script is a highly customizable version of UltimateKEYS. To work properly, the Windows keyboard has to be set to standard US-QWERTY and at least AutoHotkey 1.1 (AutoHotkey_L) is required.
-1. Remove it from the 'language bar'.
-2. Uninstall it via 'Control Panel' -> 'Programs and Features'.
-3. Restart your computer.
+- **AutoHotkey website : https://www.autohotkey.com/**
+- **Download the 'UltimateKEYS - YYYY-MM-DD.ahk' file from this repository.**
+- **After AutoHotkey is installed, you can optionally put the AHK file in the 'Startup' folder.**
+- **Please note : this is an overlay script, specifically designed for the keyboard layout 'US-QWERTY'.**
-### Installing UltimateKEYS :
+## Download the latest release
-1. Unpack the ZIP file and run 'setup.exe'.
-2. Confirm the UAC (User Account Control) prompt by clicking 'Yes'.
-3. Log off and back on.
-4. Optionally, enable UltimateKEYS as the preferred keyboard layout in the 'language bar'.
+- **https://github.com/pieter-degroote/UltimateKEYS/releases**
-## Documentation - Keyboard Layout Image
+## Documentation - Keyboard Layout Image, Dead Key Descriptions
- **https://pieter-degroote.github.io/UltimateKEYS/documentation.html**
- **https://pieter-degroote.github.io/UltimateKEYS/**
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-### Tools for handling '.KLC' files (found in the 'source' folder of the UltimateKEYS package) :
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-- **Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator 1.4 : https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=22339**
-- **KbdEdit : http://www.kbdedit.com/**
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## Enjoy and have fun !
+
+Pieter Degroote
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