X-Git-Url: https://shimmer.witbreuk.eu/gitweb/UltimateKEYS.git/blobdiff_plain/034708c521dff4b1be9c583eca8ea80c47e33fe2..d4270dc78638c3b4f8bcdba3ed8065c31ab9722e:/README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7a51c16..69dc348 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,13 +1,18 @@ # UltimateKEYS Keyboard Layout (Windows) -International US-QWERTY layout with AltGr dead keys via AutoHotkey script (Windows) +International US-QWERTY layout with AltGr dead keys via AutoHotkey script (Windows). + +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. + +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. ## Script for AutoHotkey 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. -- **AutoHotkey website : https://www.autohotkey.com/** +- **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'.** ## Download the latest release