Keystrokes for special characters
Context
On my ubuntu laptop, for typing accented characters, I use this:
"US, intl, with dead keys" keyboard layout.
The default alternate characters key for that is the Right Hand Alt key. There are 5 dead keys:
Dead keys are keys that emit nothing until you press a second key.
Dead Keys
# back quote, upper left side under the escape key: "`"
# single quote, key to the left of enter key: "'"
# caret, upshift 6 key: "^"
# double quote, key to the left of Enter shifted: '"'
# tilde, shifted back quote: "~"
examples
# `a -> à
# 'e -> é
# ^e -> ê
# "e -> ë
# ~n -> ñ
Examples without dead keys
# Right Hand Alt , -> ç
# Shifted Right Hand Alt , -> Ç
Language specific examples
Français:
accent circonflex: être. ^e accent aigue: Élise. ´E accent grave: à l´envers `a c cedille: ça va mieux <alt>, C cedille: Ça va mieux <alt>< trémas: noël ¨e guillemets: «entre gillemets» <alt>[entre guillemets<alt>]
Español:
acento está ´a tilde mañana ~n trema güero ¨u interrogación ¿listo? <alt>/ listo <shift>/ exclamación ¡Si! <alt>1 Si <shift>1 guillemets: «entre gillemets» <alt>[entre guillemets<alt>] (In spanish normal double quotes are valid too)