X-Git-Url: https://shimmer.witbreuk.eu/gitweb/UltimateKEYS.git/blobdiff_plain/9e469a325be4fd97b1a03b230cd4deec659bb2ed..42c5605a4f3fee7007482c26df3509ee70e2fb1e:/autohotkey/README.md diff --git a/autohotkey/README.md b/autohotkey/README.md index 9300e8c..9351642 100644 --- a/autohotkey/README.md +++ b/autohotkey/README.md @@ -1,13 +1,23 @@ # UltimateKEYS for AutoHotkey v2/v1.1 -Prerequisites : +## Prerequisites -The base keyboard layout has to be configured as US QWERTY. +These AutoHotkey scripts are highly customizable editions of UltimateKEYS. To work properly, the Windows main/base keyboard layout has to be set to either : -When two or more languages/keyboards are installed on the system, the default 'Alt + Shift' sequence will interfere with the AHK scripts. +- **Hausa (Latin, Nigeria)** => AltGr assigned to UltimateKEYS (based on US QWERTY). +- **Romanian (Programmers)** => AltGr assigned to UltimateKEYS (based on US QWERTY). +- **English (India)** => AltGr assigned to UltimateKEYS (based on US QWERTY). +- **United States (US)** => Right Alt assigned to UltimateKEYS (secondary choice). -To avoid this, you can disable the interfering key sequences at : + (Notes: "Romanian (Programmers)" does not contain some special control codes (Ctrl+\[: u+001b, Ctrl+\\: u+001c, Ctrl+\]: 001d), but I could not find any specific use cases requiring these mappings. "English (India)" also emits an Indian rupee sign (₹) via Ctrl+Shift+4.) -*Settings -> Time & Language -> Language -> Spelling, typing & keyboard settings (on the right) -> Advanced keyboard settings -> Input language hot keys* +**_Note about the standard base US layout :_** -Please note that on the standard US QWERTY, the sequence 'Left Alt + Shift' also gets mistakenly triggered by 'Right Alt + Shift', resulting in an unexpected keyboard layout change... +When two or more languages/keyboards are installed on the system, the default 'Alt + Shift' sequence will interfere with the AHK scripts. +To avoid this, you can disable the interfering key sequences at : +*Settings -> Time & Language -> Language -> Spelling, typing & keyboard settings (on the right) -> Advanced keyboard settings -> Input language hot keys* +Please note that on the standard US QWERTY, the sequence 'Left Alt + Shift' also gets mistakenly triggered by 'Right Alt + Shift', resulting in an unexpected keyboard layout change. + +## Keyboard Layout Image + +![UltimateKEYS - Keyboard Layout Image](/images/UltimateKEYS%20-%20Keyboard%20Layout%20Image.png)