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AutoHotKey stuff
#UseHook
!VKC0SC029::Return ; grave -> the grave ` accent gave some probs, used the virtualkey + scancode instead
!e::Return ; acute
!i::Return ; circumflex
!t::Return ; tilde
!u::Return ; umlaut
; 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1
; 0
; r g G a A c C t T u U
*a::diacritic("a","à,À,á,Á,â,Â,ã,Ã,ä,Ä")
*e::diacritic("e","è,È,é,É,ê,Ê,e,E,ë,Ë")
*i::diacritic("i","ì,Ì,í,Í,î,Î,i,I,ï,Ï")
*o::diacritic("o","ò,Ò,ó,Ó,ô,Ô,õ,Õ,ö,Ö")
*u::diacritic("u","ù,Ù,ú,Ú,û,Û,u,U,ü,Ü")
*n::diacritic("n","n,N,n,N,n,N,ñ,Ñ,n,N")
*y::diacritic("y","y,Y,y,Y,y,Y,y,Y,ÿ,Ÿ")
diacritic(regular,accentedCharacters) {
StringSplit, char, accentedCharacters, `,
graveOption := char1
graveShiftOption := char2
acuteOption := char3
acuteShiftOption := char4
circumflexOption := char5
circumflexShiftOption := char6
tildeOption := char7
tildeShiftOption := char8
umlautOption := char9
umlautShiftOption := char10
if (A_PriorHotKey = "!VKC0SC029" && A_TimeSincePriorHotkey < 2000) {
if (GetKeyState("Shift")) {
SendInput % graveShiftOption
} else {
SendInput % graveOption
}
} else if (A_PriorHotKey = "!e" && A_TimeSincePriorHotkey < 2000) {
if (GetKeyState("Shift")) {
SendInput % acuteShiftOption
} else {
SendInput % acuteOption
}
} else if (A_PriorHotKey = "!i" && A_TimeSincePriorHotkey < 2000) {
if (GetKeyState("Shift")) {
SendInput % circumflexShiftOption
} else {
SendInput % circumflexOption
}
} else if (A_PriorHotKey = "!t" && A_TimeSincePriorHotkey < 2000) {
if (GetKeyState("Shift")) {
SendInput % tildeShiftOption
} else {
SendInput % tildeOption
}
} else if (A_PriorHotKey = "!u" && A_TimeSincePriorHotkey < 2000) {
if (GetKeyState("Shift")) {
SendInput % umlautShiftOption
} else {
SendInput % umlautOption
}
} else {
if (GetKeyState("Shift") or GetKeyState("Capslock","T")) {
SendInput % "+" regular
} else {
SendInput % regular
}
}
}
;
; Alt + Shift + key
;
*!1::altShift("¡","/")
*!2::altShift("€","™")
*!3::altShift("£","‹")
*!4::altShift("¢","›")
*!5::altShift("8","fi")
*!6::altShift("§","fl")
*!7::altShift("¶","‡")
*!8::altShift("•","°")
*!9::altShift("ª","·")
*!0::altShift("º","‚")
*!a::altShift("å","Å")
*!b::altShift("∫","ı")
*!c::altShift("ç","Ç")
*!d::altShift("∂","Î")
*!e::altShift("´","‰")
*!f::altShift("ƒ","Ï")
*!g::altShift("©","Ì")
*!h::altShift("˙","Ó")
*!i::altShift("^","È")
*!j::altShift("Δ","Ô")
*!k::altShift("°","Apple")
*!l::altShift("¬","Ò")
*!m::altShift("µ","˜")
*!n::altShift("~","ˆ")
*!o::altShift("ø","Ø")
*!p::altShift("π","Π")
*!q::altShift("œ","Œ")
*!r::altShift("®","Â")
*!s::altShift("ß","Í")
;*!t::altShift("†","Ê")
*!u::altShift("¨","Ë")
*!v::altShift("v","◊")
*!w::altShift("ε","„")
*!x::altShift("≈","Ù")
*!y::altShift("¥","Á")
*!z::altShift("ω","Û")
*!-::altShift("–","—")
*!=::altShift("!=","±")
*![::altShift("“","”")
*!]::altShift("‘","’")
*!`;::altShift("…","Ú")
*!'::altShift("æ","Æ")
*!\::altShift("«","»")
*!,::altShift("<=","¯")
*!.::altShift(">=","˘")
*!/::altShift("÷","¿")
altShift(accented,accentedShift) {
if (!GetKeyState("Shift")) {
SendInput % accented
} else {
SendInput % accentedShift
}
}
; Fix for some CTRL + stuff that may not work
; This must be done for each character with diacritics as defined near the top of the script
^a::
SetKeyDelay -1
Send ^a
return
^+a::
SetKeyDelay -1
Send ^+a
return
^e::
SetKeyDelay -1
Send ^e
return
^+e::
SetKeyDelay -1
Send ^+e
return
^i::
SetKeyDelay -1
Send ^i
return
^+i::
SetKeyDelay -1
Send ^+i
return
^o::
SetKeyDelay -1
Send ^o
return
^+o::
SetKeyDelay -1
Send ^+o
return
^u::
SetKeyDelay -1
Send ^u
return
^+u::
SetKeyDelay -1
Send ^+u
return
^n::
SetKeyDelay -1
Send ^n
return
^+n::
SetKeyDelay -1
Send ^+n
return
^y::
SetKeyDelay -1
Send ^y
return
^+y::
SetKeyDelay -1
Send ^+y
return
!-::–
!+-::—
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colindean commented Dec 10, 2020

I'm also getting ã Ã in front of alI shortcuts I try to type?

Typing into VScode in a text file set to UTF-8:

Shift+Alt+2 = â„¢
Shift+Alt+3 = ‹
Alt + 2 = €
Alt + 3 = £

Ideas?

@patik
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patik commented Dec 10, 2020 via email

@victoraldecoa
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I'm also getting ã Ã in front of alI shortcuts I try to type?

Typing into VScode in a text file set to UTF-8:

Shift+Alt+2 = â„¢
Shift+Alt+3 = ‹
Alt + 2 = €
Alt + 3 = £

Ideas?

I was having the same problem, it worked when I saved the script as ANSI.

@victoraldecoa
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