This is an AHK implementation of the full selection of special characters, symbols, and dead keys accented characters that are available on the standard US Apple keyboard using Option or Option+Shift. Uses the AHK Unicode method, which works even with applications like Notepad that fail with the Alt Code character entry method.
The Option key scheme will interfere with Alt and Alt+Shift shortcuts while active, so it is disabled by default when the AHK script is loaded. It can be enabled and disabled again with Shift+Option+Command+O (the letter "o"), or by using the new tray menu item. The tray menu item will receive a check mark when the scheme is active.
Alert messages are presented to the user on enable and disable. The enable MsgBox warns about the conflict and reminds the user how to disable the scheme.
Known issues:
Typing Option+L will work, but will also lock the screen since the keys are Win+L. This can only be disabled in the registry, which will completely disable the ability to lock the screen. There's no known better solution.
The Apple logo (Shift+Option+K) exists only in the Baskerville Old Face font, and the related shortcut will display a MsgBox explaining how to make it display properly.
All other characters work without known issues.
Documentation of all the included characters (137 different characters, if my math is right) that can be typed when this scheme is enabled is here:
https://github.com/RedBearAK/optspecialchars/blob/main/Option-key-characters.md
This PR replaces and enhances the Umlaut function submitted by user Kirschem in PR #647.
As mentioned in issue #651, this works for me, but if it isn't in the best location in the file just move it or do your own commit and then close this, or let me know if you've merged the code separately so I can close this.
Working shortcuts in this PR to get Windows File Explorer (explorer.exe) to behave more like macOS Finder:
- Get Info (Cmd+i)
- View mode shortcuts (Cmd+1/2/3/4)
- Nav with arrows, including code that stops Explorer opening new windows for Cmd+Down on folders
- Nav with braces (prior/next in history)
- Open in New Window (Cmd+Shift+o)
- Safer delete shortcuts, with error beeps for Backspace or Delete used without Cmd key
- Enter key to rename like Finder (without blocking other usage of Enter key)
Code passes Enter, Backspace and Delete keys when focus is in editable text input fields (and passes Enter key in sidebar for navigation).
This just enables the Cmd+Braces (brackets?) page navigation for Windows web browsers. And adds some comments on the tab navigation lines.
Only the page navigation lines are actually new.
