Accented characters

[D. Michael McIntyre]

On Saturday 26 January 2008, Lisi Reisz wrote:

> real pain.  I can't use the command line with a US keyboard because,
> although I now know where to find " and @, I haven't got a clue where |
> (pipe, not the 9th letter of the alphabet) or ' or` are.

I share that pain, turned slightly differently.  I can't use the command line 
or program very well with the Spanish layout, because all the things like <> 
[] {} / \ are in totally bizarre and contorted places.

There *is* a quick switch option you can turn on somehow or other.  I 
misremember the details.  I had it working, but it isn't working now.  I 
think I held both shift keys briefly to switch, or something like that.

I did a quick bit of digging, and whatever I used to have set up isn't 
remotely obvious.  Sorry, I'm not much use then, other than pointing out 
something I know is possible somehow or other.

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D. Michael McIntyre