Keyboard Layouts
We have designed To Bach around the standard UK keyboard layout. Minor variations exist in the keyboard layouts for other countries and so the To Bach key sequences will also vary slightly.
As issues are reported to us, we will either publish the alternate key sequences here or enhance the To Bach utility to support the variety of keyboards. If you have a problem with a non-UK keyboard that isn't addressed below, please contact us.
Other Characters
We have defined the normal key sequences to be the simplest possible for the most common characters. However, there are a number of other characters with accents, umlauts (diaresis) and other diacritic marks in the Welsh language. These are all supported and below are the key sequences to access them:
Capital letters can be obtained by using the shift key at the same time as pressing the letter key.
Issues identified to date:
US Keyboard: This keyboard doesn't have an AltGr key. However, the key sequences will still work if you use Ctrl + Alt instead. i.e. Ctrl + Alt + a will access the â character.
Character Guides
Acute
Acute accent characters (´) are commonly used in languages such as Welsh, French and Spanish. Capital letters can be obtained by using the shift key at the same time as the key sequence.
Grave
Grave accent characters (`) can be accessed using specific key combinations. Capital letters can be obtained by using the shift key at the same time as the key sequence.
Diaresis
Diaresis characters (¨) are also known as umlaut characters in German. Capital letters can be obtained by using the shift key at the same time as the key sequence.
Tilde
Tilde characters (~) are commonly used in Spanish and Portuguese. The most common example is the ñ character. Capital letters can be obtained by using the shift key at the same time as the key sequence.
Other
Other special characters that don't fit into the other categories, including currency symbols, mathematical symbols, and other diacritical marks. Use the key combinations shown in the guide above to access these characters.
