![]() Unfortunately, no such thing exists on macOS. I set the modifier to the Right Alt and I can type precomposed characters on Windows just as I would on Linux. Although this functionality doesn’t ship with Windows, there is this fantastic piece of open-source software: WinCompose. On Linux, there is the Compose Key to easily type any sort of alternate characters. ![]() Since my native language is German, however, I frequently need to type letters like ü, ö, ä, or ß. I prefer typing on an ANSI layout (over ISO) and a Dvorak key map. It also minimizes the muscle memory issues when switching platforms between common operations like cut, copy, paste, select all etc. This is more in line with what macOS has and moves the Ctrl-key-which I use most frequently out of the three-from under my pinky to under my thumb. I have remapped my Windows/Linux keyboards from Ctrl, Super, Alt to Super, Alt, Ctrl. I frequently switch between Windows, Linux, and macOS laptops and the thing that annoys me by far the most are the different keyboard layouts.
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