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I can't find any "AltGr dead keys" variant on the OSX I'm using at the moment, I'll check later on Linux. I don't have any keyboard with a key marked "AltGr" either btw :).

However, the canadian english variant I'm using definitely has a ~ key and accepts alt+n for ñ. Concerning angle brackets they are at the same position as on a standard US layout.

I assume that we are using different operating systems and that they use the same name for different layouts.

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rodelrod5y ago· 1 in thread

> can't find any "AltGr dead keys" variant on the OSX I'm using at the moment

I don't use OSX, sorry. Maybe try https://github.com/xv0x7c0/osx-us-altgr-intl

> I don't have any keyboard with a key marked "AltGr" either btw :).

That's the right alt (not to be confused with the alt right).

> the canadian english variant I'm using definitely has a ~ key

Can you type "ã" or "õ"?

I'm not saying it's the optimal solution, in fact my custom layout works slightly better for myself. However, learning how to build that custom layout in both Linux and Windows took me time that would have been better spent elsewhere.

All I'm saying is that people in the same situation I was in (programmer writing daily in multiple Western European languages), this obscure-niche-that-nobody-seems-to-know-about layout will serve you fine 100% of the times, whatever the language, without you spending ungodly hours coming up with your own.

hnjstOP5y ago

> That's the right alt (not to be confused with the alt right).

I laughed, thanks for that.

> Can you type "ã" or "õ"?

on OSX' Canadian English yes, AltGr+n followed by a/o.

On the other hand, after paying closer attention to the behavior of the layout with the same name on Linux, there are annoying discrepancies and "English (intl. with AltGr dead keys)" is indeed pretty nice for me too. Thanks for the pointer, I may adopt it too.

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