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Umlauts
Posted by Uncle Jimbo on 2011-02-18 08:00:48
I use both Mac and Windows computers. It is so much easier to add umlauts (and accent marks, etc.) on a Mac. To get an umlaut you simply hit Option+u and then type the letter: ä ë ï ö ü . Much more convenient than trying to remember ALT+ combinations or even pulling up the Character Map accessory and searching it. Just my two cents. I think to us English speakers, umlauts are treated like a dot over an "i" -- we think leaving it off does not really change anything. But as others have pointed out, this is far from the case in languages that use the umlaut.
 
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                                           ß? by Nick B. on  2011-02-18 09:15:57
                                           Umlauts by DonS on  2011-02-18 09:26:07
                                             ß? by TreinJan on  2011-02-18 09:52:49
                                               ß? by TreinJan on  2011-02-18 10:16:43
                                             ß? by Uncle Jimbo on  2011-02-18 10:30:46
                                               ß? by DonS on  2011-02-18 11:41:11
                                               ß? by Uncle Jimbo on  2011-02-18 15:21:57
                                             ß? by Fred Waltman on  2011-02-18 20:04:39
                                                 ß? by Nick B. on  2011-02-19 02:17:40
                                               ß? by Nick B. on  2011-02-19 02:23:58
                                                   ß? ẞ! by Nick B. on  2011-02-19 02:46:44
                                                     ß? ẞ! by Uncle Jimbo on  2011-02-19 06:04:49
                                             Umlauts by Barry on  2011-02-19 09:13:55
                                               Umlauts by Uncle Jimbo on  2011-02-20 08:58:24
                                                 Umlaut shortcuts by TreinJan on  2011-02-20 09:16:16
                                                   Umlaut shortcuts by Barry on  2011-02-21 02:44:03
                                                     Umlaut shortcuts by TreinJan on  2011-02-21 03:40:41
                                                       Umlaut shortcuts by Barry on  2011-02-21 07:10:56
                                                     Umlaut shortcuts by DonS on  2011-02-21 08:29:28
                                                       Umlaut shortcuts by Barry on  2011-02-21 09:16:01
                                                         Fred could make all our lives easier by Uncle Jimbo on  2011-02-21 13:26:59
                                                           Ä ä Ö ö Ü ü ß É é by Nick B. on  2011-02-21 23:12:44
                                                             Ä ä Ö ö Ü ü ß É é Æ Ø Å æ ø å by Uncle Jimbo on  2011-02-21 23:30:49
                                                               Ä ä Ö ö Ü ü ß É é Æ Ø Å æ ø å € § è ê by Nick B. on  2011-02-22 02:52:12
                                                                 Ä ä Ö ö Ü ü ß É é Æ Ø Å æ ø å € § è ê by Barry on  2011-02-22 02:59:26
                                                                   Ä ä Ö ö Ü ü ß É é Æ Ø Å æ ø å € § è ê by Barry on  2011-02-22 03:01:09
                                                                     Ä ä Ö ö Ü ü ß É é Æ Ø Å æ ø å € § è ê by Nick B. on  2011-02-22 06:01:07
                                                                       Ä ä Ö ö Ü ü ß É é Æ Ø Å æ ø å € § è ê by Barry on  2011-02-22 06:21:36
                                                                         Ä ä Ö ö Ü ü ß É é Æ Ø Å æ ø å € § è ê by Nick B. on  2011-02-22 06:36:33
                                                                         Ä ä Ö ö Ü ü ß É é Æ Ø Å æ ø å € § è ê by DonS on  2011-02-22 07:33:28
                                                                           Great Expectations (was Ä ä Ö ö Ü ü ß É é Æ Ø Å æ ø å € § è ê ) by Barry on  2011-02-22 08:52:40
                                                                             Great Expectations by Uncle Jimbo on  2011-02-22 11:06:55
                                                                               Great Expectations by Barry on  2011-02-22 12:09:16