Accents, umlauts etc.

[Petrushka]

I know that various board members have provided all this before on here but would it be possible to have an idiot's guide in more permanent form that even I could understand to producing the various accents, cedillas, umlauts etc so often necessary in the classical music world?

I feel so lazy and ignorant when I see Dvorak, Lutoslawski, Karl Bohm and Furtwangler amongst many others written on here correctly.

An easy to understand guide would be much appreciated.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Et viola:

http://www.tedmontgomery.com/tutorial/altchrc.html

Number lock on; hold down "alt" key and type in the letter = accent you want from the list.

[Thropplenoggin]

One of the few benefits of using a French keyboard (AZERTY) I've discovered since living in France.c

[Flay]

Et viola:

http://www.tedmontgomery.com/tutorial/altchrc.html

Number lock on; hold down "alt" key and type in the letter = accent you want from the list.

Thanks for this, ferney. It seems odd to me that there aren't shortcuts for a third or an eighth, or other fractions apart from a half, a quarter and three-quarters.

By the way, how does one do <alt> on an iPad or on a mobile phone?

[Petrushka]

Et viola:

http://www.tedmontgomery.com/tutorial/altchrc.html

Number lock on; hold down "alt" key and type in the letter = accent you want from the list.

Thanks FHG. Even I can grasp this. Now then let me see...Karl Böhm, Wilhelm Furtwängler...yes seems to work.

Thanks

[Stunsworth]

By the way, how does one do <alt> on an iPad or on a mobile phone?

If you want to key an accented character on an iPhone or iPad, press and hold on the base letter - 'e' for example. All the accented varients will then be displayed, and you merely need to slide your finger to the appropriate one and then lift your finger from the screen.

[Flay]

If you want to key an accented character on an iPhone or iPad, press and hold on the base letter - 'e' for example. All the accented varients will then be displayed, and you merely need to slide your finger to the appropriate one and then lift your finger from the screen.

Thanks, but I can't get the other symbols on that list. I was just wondering if there was a shortcut for <alt> itself.

[Dave2002]

Thanks, but I can't get the other symbols on that list. I was just wondering if there was a shortcut for <alt> itself.

Some accented characters are hard even on an iPad. Example - try typing Leos Janacek correctly. The only option for 'c', is the Spanish cedilla.

[Flay]

Some accented characters are hard even on an iPad. Example - try typing Leos Janacek correctly. The only option for 'c', is the Spanish cedilla.

The only way I have found that works every time is to copy and paste it from somewhere else such as Wiki, e.g. Władysław Żeleński

[Richard Tarleton]

Spanish keyboards have an ñ/Ñ key (Alt164/5 to us) - there was a move a while back to get them to drop it which caused outrage.

R3 presenters, if you're reading this - Tárrega (Alt160) has an accent and therefore a stress on the first, not the second syllable (or the third). Just thought I'd get that in.... You know who you are.

[Stunsworth]

Some accented characters are hard even on an iPad. Example - try typing Leos Janacek correctly. The only option for 'c', is the Spanish cedilla.

You mean like Leoš Janáček?

Keyed on my iPad. Accented options for 'c' are č ç ć

[Don Petter]

The only way I have found that works every time is to copy and paste it from somewhere else such as Wiki, e.g. Władysław Żeleński

In Windows, you can just copy and paste from the Character Map, which has, for instance, five different accents for 'c'. I keep a short cut to the Map on my desktop. You should find it under something like ...\System32\charmap.exe

[Resurrection Man]

In Windows, you can just copy and paste from the Character Map, which has, for instance, five different accents for 'c'. I keep a short cut to the Map on my desktop. You should find it under something like ...\System32\charmap.exe

And similarly on a Mac. If you go up to the topmost bar and click on the little flag, there are options for other keyboards (if enabled) and also a character map.

[gurnemanz]

I use a free programme called Phrase Express which you can use to define certain key presses to insert any text you like. You have to set it up but you can tailor it exactly to your own needs. I am a language teacher and use it for foreign letters which I type a lot but also as a time saver for various text snippets such as inserting my name, email address, phone number etc. I find it very useful and time-saving. It also remembers multiple clipboard items.

[Don Petter]

I use a free programme called Phrase Express which you can use to define certain key presses to insert any text you like. You have to set it up but you can tailor it exactly to your own needs. I am a language teacher and use it for foreign letters which I type a lot but also as a time saver for various text snippets such as inserting my name, email address, phone number etc. I find it very useful and time-saving. It also remembers multiple clipboard items.

I fully endorse the usefulness of Phrase Express, and have used it for several years.

Very good for repetitive insertion of such things as email addresses and courtesy 'thank you phrases', but also for passwords which you find difficult to remember. (And, for the paranoids among you, this usage means that any lurking key-recording malware will not see the password, only your designated short cut key, such as 'F7'.)