Someone currently using xy4 should offer a better response but I remember that xy4 implemented a dead key system for accents. (Rather like mechanical typewriters used to and my Mac does as well. ). I don’t remember the default keystrokes but the was to type, for example, alt-e, and an aigu appeared without advancing the cursor. Then you hit a vowel et voila. Someone here should help more but if not I’ll look it up. David Auerbach Sent from my iPhone > On May 30, 2021, at 3:30 PM, Bob Newell <bobnewell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Aloha everyone, > > Perhaps one of the experts here might be able to save me a lot > of time. > > I've been writing a novel in French (with a US keyboard) and > doing the accents is making this a frustrating experience on > stock XY4. I'm using the supplied method of Insert menu - > Accent - (select accent). For one thing the selection is > incomplete (no cédille), but overwhelmingly, it's just so > slow. > > I would think there is some sort of startup code I could add > to make this work, probably something that already exists. > > If someone could point me in the right direction I'd be very > appreciative. > > Mahalo in advance, > > -- > Bob Newell > Honolulu, Hawai`i > > - Via GNU/Linux/Emacs/Gnus/BBDB >