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
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> 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
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