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-# UltimateKEYS Keyboard Layout (Windows)
-This project is a fork based on US-QWERTY and the EurKEY Keyboard Layout (by Steffen Brüntjen).
+# UltimateKEYS Keyboard Layout (Windows/Linux)

 
 

-### Download the latest version here :
+International US QWERTY layout with AltGr (Right Alt) dead keys via AutoHotkey script (Win), MSKLC source (Win) and XKB integration (Linux).

 
 

-- **https://github.com/pieter-degroote/UltimateKEYS/raw/master/UltimateKEYS%20-%202019-06-24.zip**
+[![GitHub Release](https://img.shields.io/github/release/pieter-degroote/UltimateKEYS.svg)](https://github.com/pieter-degroote/UltimateKEYS/releases)

 
 

+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.

 
 

-### Installing UltimateKEYS :
+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).

 
 

+## Difference between Classic and SW (switched) editions

 
 

-In case you have already installed a previous version of UltimateKEYS, you need to perform the following steps (otherwise, start with step 4) :
+- **Classic** :  Keeps all standard keys on US QWERTY and adds customizations to the `Right Alt (+Shift)` modifier.\
+[**-> Layout image of Classic edition**](https://pieter-degroote.github.io/UltimateKEYS/images/UltimateKEYS%20-%20Keyboard%20Layout%20Image.png)

 
 

-1. Remove it from the 'language bar'.
-2. Uninstall it via 'Control Panel' -> 'Programs and Features'.
-3. Restart your computer.
-4. Unpack the ZIP file and run 'setup.exe'.
-5. Confirm the UAC (User Account Control) prompt by clicking 'Yes'.
-6. Log off and back on.
-7. Optionally, enable UltimateKEYS as the preferred keyboard layout in the 'language bar'.
+- **SW (switched)** :  Also adds customizations to the `Right Alt (+Shift)` modifier, but also makes the symbols !, @, #, $, %, ^, &, \*, ( and ) accessible without holding down Shift. The numbers have moved to Shift (as most computers have a separate numpad).\
+[**-> Layout image of SW edition**](https://pieter-degroote.github.io/UltimateKEYS/images/UltimateKEYS%20SW%20-%20Keyboard%20Layout%20Image.png)

 
 

+## Script for AutoHotkey (Windows)

 
 

-### Important - Please note :
+The AutoHotkey scripts are highly customizable editions 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.

 
 

-- **The current version(s) should be sufficiently stable and reliable for everyday use, but are _NOT_ certified for mission-critical systems !**
+- **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 one of the AHK files in the 'Startup' folder to launch at startup.**
+- **Please note :  these are overlay scripts, specifically designed for the keyboard layout 'US QWERTY'.**

 
 

+## Download the latest release

 
 

-### Documentation - Keyboard Layout Image :
+- **https://github.com/pieter-degroote/UltimateKEYS/releases**

 
 

-- **https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pieter-degroote/UltimateKEYS/master/UltimateKEYS%20-%20Keyboard%20Layout%20Image.png**
+## Documentation - Keyboard Layout Image, Dead Key Descriptions

 
 

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

 
 

-### Another useful tool for handling '.KLC' files (found in the 'source' folder of the UltimateKEYS package) :
+## MSKLC integration (Windows)

 
 

-- **KbdEdit :  http://www.kbdedit.com/**
+Two MSKLC source files are available for integration on Windows OSes (although not recommended on Windows 10 and/or in a production environment).

 
 

-### Enjoy and have fun !
+## XKB integration (Linux)
+
+Experimental support for GNU/Linux via XKB integration (X11) :  see the 'linux-xkb' folder in this repository.
+
+Follow these steps for experimental integration (at your own risk!) :
+
+- Download/Unpack the files `ultkeys`, `ultkeys-sw`, `rule.xml` 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).
+- Both the Classic (files without '-sw') and SW layouts (files with '-sw') can be installed alongside each other. The user interface will distinguish them as `UltimateKEYS` and `UltimateKEYS SW`.
+
+## Enjoy and have fun ! &nbsp;- &nbsp;Veel plezier ! &nbsp;☺
+
+Pieter Degroote