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The latest versions feature an advanced 'Compose Key' (Multi_key) function. This multi-purpose dead key has been put on the top left position of the layout, and also on the ISO key, next to the Left Shift, for most European keyboards (see AltGr + 'grave/tilde' and AltGr + 'ISO key')
This new Linux-style 'Compose Key' allows for typing even wider amounts of diacritics and symbols, each with two additional keystrokes.
This move has put some accented letters and symbols on other, and hopefully, more favo[u]rable positions than before.
Some letters, like 'ð/Ð' (eth), 'þ/Þ' (thorn), 'ý/Ý', 'ÿ/Ÿ', and the former dead keys (except upper left position) have been substituted with more widely used letters with circumflex and tilde (for French, Portuguese...), plus some spacing characters, general punctuation and math symbols.
+Some letters, like 'ð/Ð' (eth), 'þ/Þ' (thorn), 'ý/Ý', 'ÿ/Ÿ', and the former dead keys (except upper left position) have been substituted with more widely used letters with circumflex and tilde (for French, Portuguese...), plus some spacing characters, general punctuation and math symbols have been added to the main layout.
That way, the whole keyboard layout has made, somehow, a metamorphosis in contrast to EurKEY...
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The math symbols have been fixed again !! (This feature was broken in EurKEY 1.3 beta for Windows, see AltGr+Shift+M.) +
Moved the ligature œ/Œ to AltGr+(Shift+)K (corresponds with existing Linux implementations).
+The ligature œ/Œ has been moved to AltGr+(Shift+)K (corresponds with existing Linux implementations).
-Moved the ligature ij/IJ (ij/IJ) to the dead key AltGr+' (or AltGr+Shift+_), followed by 'j/J' (normally always two separate characters in Dutch/Flemish, as Dutch (Flemish) is my mother tongue).
+The ligature ij/IJ (ij/IJ) has been moved to the Compose Key (generally always two separate characters in Dutch, since Dutch (Flemish) is my mother tongue).
-Avoid confusion with signs similar to the degree sign (°) : removed 'empty ring above' -and put masculine (º) and feminine (ª) ordinal indicator to dead key (AltGr+\) (º and ª are only applicable for Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Galician).
+Added the 'less-than or equal to' sign (≤) to AltGr+2, instead of ª (moved to the Compose Key).
-Added copyright sign (©) to AltGr+2, instead of ª.
+Added the 'greater-than or equal to' sign (≥) to AltGr+3, instead of º (moved to the Compose Key).
-Added plus-minus sign (±) to AltGr+3, instead of º (no confusion with degree sign anymore... ;) ).
+The section sign (§) got its place on 'AltGr+Shift+8'. The single low-9 quotation mark (‚) has been moved to the Compose Key.
-AltGr+7, followed by 'space' (or not allowed character in MSKLC implementation) : produces 'empty dot above' (˙) (no confusion with degree sign either).
+Plus lots of other changes and/or improvements...
-The letter 'eth' (ð/Ð) has been put back, accompanying 'thorn' (þ/Þ) on the layout...
-Indeed, the languages Icelandic, Faroese (and Elfdalian) are not that widely used/spoken, but that's a 'different kettle of fish', to be addressed in the future...
-=> This has changed in the new version : those rarely used letters have now been substituted with 'more appropriate letters'.
Added back the dagger (†), plus double dagger (‡) to the layout (AltGr+(Shift+)P).
- -Added a separate dead key for 'cedilla/ogonek' and 'breve/special' (AltGr+(Shift+)-).
- -The pilcrow sign (¶) also got a place on the main layout (AltGr+Shift+8), as the 'single low-9 quotation mark' (‚) is rather rarely used... and is thus put on a dead key combination (AltGr+\ then 'q/Q').
- -The capital Eszett (ẞ) got its place on the dead key AltGr+' (or AltGr+Shift+_), followed by 'ß' (AltGr+s).
-The section sign (§) got its place back on 'AltGr+Shift+S'.
Added support for the Hungarian letters ő/Ő and ű/Ű via AltGr+', followed by 'ö/Ö' or 'ü/Ü'.
- - -Another tweak : recent releases also feature "Smart error-tolerant optimization for circumflex in French", allowing you to type the letters â, ê, î, ô, û more easily (for AHK, MSKLC and Linux).
- -Plus lots of other changes and/or improvements... ;)
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