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 # UltimateKEYS Keyboard Layout (Windows/Linux)
 # UltimateKEYS Keyboard Layout (Windows/Linux)

-International US QWERTY layout with AltGr (Right Alt) dead keys via AutoHotkey script (Win), MSKLC source (Win) and XKB integration (Linux).

 
 

-[![GitHub Release](https://img.shields.io/github/release/pieter-degroote/UltimateKEYS.svg)](https://github.com/pieter-degroote/UltimateKEYS/releases)
+International US QWERTY layout with AltGr (Right Alt) dead keys via AutoHotkey (Win), MSKLC (Win) and XKB/Xmodmap (Linux). This layout has borrowed some aspects from EurKEY and US-International.

 
 

-In UltimateKEYS, all keys remain exactly organized as US QWERTY. Except, when `AltGr` (`Right Alt`) or `AltGr+Shift` (`Right Alt + Shift`) is pressed in combination with another key, other diacritics and symbols are accessible and some keys become dead keys.
+**Official release :** [![UltimateKEYS Release](https://img.shields.io/github/release/pieter-degroote/UltimateKEYS.svg)](https://github.com/pieter-degroote/UltimateKEYS/releases)  
+**Testing release :** [![Testing Release](https://img.shields.io/github/release/pieter-degroote/UltimateKEYS-testing.svg?label=testing)](https://github.com/pieter-degroote/UltimateKEYS-testing/releases)  
+**Core release :** [![Core Release](https://img.shields.io/github/release/pieter-degroote/UltimateKEYS-core.svg?label=core)](https://github.com/pieter-degroote/UltimateKEYS-core/releases)

 
 

-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 issues, among which the quotes (' and ") can be used as usual (without pressing the spacebar afterwards), while the acute accent (´) and diaeresis (¨) are found on `AltGr+'` and `AltGr+Shift+"` respectively. This project has borrowed several aspects from the EurKEY Keyboard Layout (by Steffen Brüntjen).
+## Keyboard Layout Image

 
 

-## Difference between classic edition and SW edition
+![UltimateKEYS - Keyboard Layout Image](images/UltimateKEYS%20-%20Keyboard%20Layout%20Image.png)

 
 

-Classic :  Keeps all standard keys on US QWERTY and adds customizations via the `Right Alt (+Shift)` modifier.
+=> CP key (blue) :  **[Compose Key](https://pieter-degroote.github.io/UltimateKEYS/documentation.html#Compose_Key_Sequences)** (Multi_key), in combination with AltGr (Right Alt).  
+=> Note that the ISO key (next to Left Shift) is not present on standard ANSI keyboards.

 
 

-SW (switched) edition :  Adds customizations via the `Right Alt (+Shift)` modifier, but makes the symbols !, @, #, $, %, ^, &, \*, ( and ) accessible without holding down Shift. The numbers have moved to Shift (as most computers also have a separate numpad).
+## Keyboard Layout Image - MSKLC

 
 

-## Script for AutoHotkey (Windows)
+![UltimateKEYS - Keyboard Layout Image](images/UltimateKEYS%20(MSKLC)%20-%20Keyboard%20Layout%20Image.png)

 
 

-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 v1.1 (preferably as 'Unicode 64-bit', on 32-bit Windows as 'Unicode 32-bit') is required.
+=> Without Compose Key, since MSKLC does not support multiple keystrokes as a sequence for a dead key.

 
 

-- **AutoHotkey website :  https://www.autohotkey.com/ / https://github.com/Lexikos/AutoHotkey_L/releases**
-- **Install the latest release of the current v1.1 branch (preferably as 'Unicode 64-bit', on 32-bit Windows as 'Unicode 32-bit').**
-- **Download (and run) the "UltimateKEYS \[SW\] - YYYY-MM-DD.ahk" file from this repository.**
-- **Optionally, you can put the AHK file in the 'Startup' folder to launch at startup.**
-- **Please note :  this is an overlay script, specifically designed for the keyboard layout 'US QWERTY'.**
+## Important Notice - Security

 
 

-## Download the latest release
+**=> Win/Linux :  Only use "BASIC LATIN" characters (codes 32 to 126) for your Windows, Microsoft Live and Linux passwords !**  
+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) ! **=> ACCOUNT LOCKOUT**

 
 

-- **https://github.com/pieter-degroote/UltimateKEYS/releases**
+**=> Win/Linux :  ALWAYS make your system passwords VISIBLE during modification !**

 
 

-## Documentation - Keyboard Layout Image, Dead Key Descriptions
+## Website, Documentation and Testing

 
 

-- **https://pieter-degroote.github.io/UltimateKEYS/documentation.html**
-- **https://pieter-degroote.github.io/UltimateKEYS/**
+**Website :  https://pieter-degroote.github.io/**

 
 

-## MSKLC integration (Windows)
+**Testing repository :  https://github.com/pieter-degroote/UltimateKEYS-testing**

 
 

-Two MSKLC source files are available for integration on Windows OSes (although not recommended on Windows 10 and/or in a production environment).
-
-## XKB integration (Linux)
-
-Experimental support for GNU/Linux via XKB integration (X11) :  see the 'linux-xkb' folder in this repository.
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-Follow these steps for experimental integration (at your own risk!) :
-
-- Download the files `ultkeys[-sw]` and `rule[-sw].xml` from the 'linux-xkb' folder.
-- Copy `ultkeys[-sw]` to `/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols` (root required).
-- 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 `<layoutList>` and `</layoutList>` (root required).
-
-## Enjoy and have fun ! &nbsp;- &nbsp;Veel plezier ! &nbsp;☺
-
-Pieter Degroote
+**Core repository&nbsp;: &nbsp;https://github.com/pieter-degroote/UltimateKEYS-core**