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Q: I cannot use accents (tilde, eñe) in a keyboard with UK layout

I can not add accents using an Apple Laptop with a keyboard that has UK layout in the way is possible with the US International keyboard layout

MacBook Pro 2008, Windows Vista

Posted on Jun 18, 2009 6:33 AM

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Q: I cannot use accents (tilde, eñe) in a keyboard with UK layout

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  • by Juan Del Rio,

    Juan Del Rio Juan Del Rio Jun 18, 2009 6:50 AM in response to Juan Del Rio
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    Jun 18, 2009 6:50 AM in response to Juan Del Rio
    The Apple UK International Layout is not yet included in Bootcamp, for that reason is necessary to create your own keyboard layout.

    1. Download the The Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/goglobal/bb964651.aspx
    2. Create a new file with the contents at the end of this post, use the extension .klc
    3. Open the created file with the "The Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator"
    3. Create the installation package
    4. Install the Package (Usually it stays at the top of the Documents Folder)
    5. Open Control Panel > Regional and Language Options > Keyboards and Languages
    6. Add a new keyboard with the "United Kingdom (Apple) International"

    Cut from here-------------------------------------------------------------------
    KBD UKMBINT "United Kingdom (Apple) International 1.0"

    COMPANY "Your company"

    LOCALENAME "en-GB"

    LOCALEID "00000809"

    VERSION 1.0

    SHIFTSTATE

    0 //Column 4
    1 //Column 5 : Shft
    2 //Column 6 : Ctrl
    6 //Column 7 : Ctrl Alt
    7 //Column 8 : Shft Ctrl Alt

    LAYOUT ;an extra '@' at the end is a dead key

    //SC VK_ Cap 0 1 2 6 7
    //-- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

    02 1 0 1 0021 -1 00a1 00b9 // DIGIT ONE, EXCLAMATION MARK, <none>, INVERTED EXCLAMATION MARK, SUPERSCRIPT ONE
    03 2 0 2 0040 -1 20ac -1 // DIGIT TWO, COMMERCIAL AT, <none>, EURO SIGN, <none>
    04 3 0 3 00a3 -1 00b3 -1 // DIGIT THREE, POUND SIGN, <none>, SUPERSCRIPT THREE, <none>
    05 4 0 4 0024 -1 -1 -1 // DIGIT FOUR, DOLLAR SIGN, <none>, <none>, <none>
    06 5 0 5 0025 -1 00a4 -1 // DIGIT FIVE, PERCENT SIGN, <none>, CURRENCY SIGN, <none>
    07 6 0 6 005e@ -1 00bc -1 // DIGIT SIX, CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT, <none>, VULGAR FRACTION ONE QUARTER, <none>
    08 7 0 7 0026 -1 00bd -1 // DIGIT SEVEN, AMPERSAND, <none>, VULGAR FRACTION ONE HALF, <none>
    09 8 0 8 002a -1 00be -1 // DIGIT EIGHT, ASTERISK, <none>, VULGAR FRACTION THREE QUARTERS, <none>
    0a 9 0 9 0028 -1 2018 -1 // DIGIT NINE, LEFT PARENTHESIS, <none>, LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK, <none>
    0b 0 0 0 0029 -1 2019 -1 // DIGIT ZERO, RIGHT PARENTHESIS, <none>, RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK, <none>
    0c OEM_MINUS 0 002d 005f -1 00a5 -1 // HYPHEN-MINUS, LOW LINE, <none>, YEN SIGN, <none>
    0d OEM_PLUS 0 003d 002b -1 00d7 00f7 // EQUALS SIGN, PLUS SIGN, <none>, MULTIPLICATION SIGN, DIVISION SIGN
    10 Q 1 q Q -1 00e4 00c4 // LATIN SMALL LETTER Q, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Q, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH DIAERESIS, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH DIAERESIS
    11 W 1 w W -1 00e5 00c5 // LATIN SMALL LETTER W, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER W, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH RING ABOVE, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH RING ABOVE
    12 E 5 e E -1 00e9 00c9 // LATIN SMALL LETTER E, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH ACUTE, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH ACUTE
    13 R 1 r R -1 00ae -1 // LATIN SMALL LETTER R, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER R, <none>, REGISTERED SIGN, <none>
    14 T 1 t T -1 00fe 00de // LATIN SMALL LETTER T, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER T, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER THORN (Icelandic), LATIN CAPITAL LETTER THORN (Icelandic)
    15 Y 1 y Y -1 00fc 00dc // LATIN SMALL LETTER Y, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH DIAERESIS, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH DIAERESIS
    16 U 5 u U -1 00fa 00da // LATIN SMALL LETTER U, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH ACUTE, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH ACUTE
    17 I 5 i I -1 00ed 00cd // LATIN SMALL LETTER I, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH ACUTE, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I WITH ACUTE
    18 O 5 o O -1 00f3 00d3 // LATIN SMALL LETTER O, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH ACUTE, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH ACUTE
    19 P 1 p P -1 00f6 00d6 // LATIN SMALL LETTER P, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER P, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH DIAERESIS, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH DIAERESIS
    1a OEM_4 0 005b 007b 001b 00ab -1 // LEFT SQUARE BRACKET, LEFT CURLY BRACKET, ESCAPE, LEFT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK *, <none>
    1b OEM_6 0 005d 007d 001d 00bb -1 // RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET, RIGHT CURLY BRACKET, INFORMATION SEPARATOR THREE, RIGHT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK *, <none>
    1e A 5 a A -1 00e1 00c1 // LATIN SMALL LETTER A, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH ACUTE, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH ACUTE
    1f S 1 s S -1 00df -1 // LATIN SMALL LETTER S, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER S, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER SHARP S (German), <none>
    20 D 1 d D -1 00f0 00d0 // LATIN SMALL LETTER D, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER D, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER ETH (Icelandic), LATIN CAPITAL LETTER ETH (Icelandic)
    21 F 1 f F -1 -1 -1 // LATIN SMALL LETTER F, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER F, <none>, <none>, <none>
    22 G 1 g G -1 -1 -1 // LATIN SMALL LETTER G, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER G, <none>, <none>, <none>
    23 H 1 h H -1 -1 -1 // LATIN SMALL LETTER H, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER H, <none>, <none>, <none>
    24 J 1 j J -1 -1 -1 // LATIN SMALL LETTER J, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER J, <none>, <none>, <none>
    25 K 1 k K -1 -1 -1 // LATIN SMALL LETTER K, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER K, <none>, <none>, <none>
    26 L 1 l L -1 00f8 00d8 // LATIN SMALL LETTER L, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER L, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH STROKE, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH STROKE
    27 OEM_1 0 003b 003a -1 00b6 00b0 // SEMICOLON, COLON, <none>, PILCROW SIGN, DEGREE SIGN
    28 OEM_3 0 0027@ 0022@ -1 00b4 00a8 // APOSTROPHE, QUOTATION MARK, <none>, ACUTE ACCENT, DIAERESIS
    29 OEM_8 0 00a7 00b1 -1 -1 -1 // SECTION SIGN, PLUS-MINUS SIGN, <none>, <none>, <none>
    2b OEM_7 0 005c 007c 001c -1 -1 // REVERSE SOLIDUS, VERTICAL LINE, INFORMATION SEPARATOR FOUR, <none>, <none>
    2c Z 1 z Z -1 00e6 00c6 // LATIN SMALL LETTER Z, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Z, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER AE (ash) *, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER AE (ash) *
    2d X 1 x X -1 -1 -1 // LATIN SMALL LETTER X, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER X, <none>, <none>, <none>
    2e C 1 c C -1 00a9 00a2 // LATIN SMALL LETTER C, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C, <none>, COPYRIGHT SIGN, CENT SIGN
    2f V 1 v V -1 -1 -1 // LATIN SMALL LETTER V, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER V, <none>, <none>, <none>
    30 B 1 b B -1 -1 -1 // LATIN SMALL LETTER B, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER B, <none>, <none>, <none>
    31 N 1 n N -1 00f1 00d1 // LATIN SMALL LETTER N, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER N, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER N WITH TILDE, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER N WITH TILDE
    32 M 1 m M -1 00b5 -1 // LATIN SMALL LETTER M, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER M, <none>, MICRO SIGN, <none>
    33 OEM_COMMA 0 002c 003c -1 00e7 00c7 // COMMA, LESS-THAN SIGN, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER C WITH CEDILLA, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C WITH CEDILLA
    34 OEM_PERIOD 0 002e 003e -1 -1 -1 // FULL STOP, GREATER-THAN SIGN, <none>, <none>, <none>
    35 OEM_2 0 002f 003f -1 00bf -1 // SOLIDUS, QUESTION MARK, <none>, INVERTED QUESTION MARK, <none>
    39 SPACE 0 0020 0020 0020 -1 -1 // SPACE, SPACE, SPACE, <none>, <none>
    56 OEM_5 0 0060@ 007e@ -1 -1 -1 // GRAVE ACCENT, TILDE, <none>, <none>, <none>
    53 DECIMAL 0 002e 002e -1 -1 -1 // FULL STOP, FULL STOP, , ,


    DEADKEY 005e

    0061 00e2 // a -> â
    0065 00ea // e -> ê
    0075 00fb // u -> û
    0069 00ee // i -> î
    006f 00f4 // o -> ô
    0041 00c2 // A -> Â
    0045 00ca // E -> Ê
    0055 00db // U -> Û
    0049 00ce // I -> Î
    004f 00d4 // O -> Ô
    0020 005e // -> ^

    DEADKEY 0027

    0063 00e7 // c -> ç
    0061 00e1 // a -> á
    0065 00e9 // e -> é
    0075 00fa // u -> ú
    0069 00ed // i -> í
    0079 00fd // y -> ý
    006f 00f3 // o -> ó
    0043 00c7 // C -> Ç
    0041 00c1 // A -> Á
    0045 00c9 // E -> É
    0055 00da // U -> Ú
    0049 00cd // I -> Í
    0059 00dd // Y -> Ý
    004f 00d3 // O -> Ó
    0020 0027 // -> '

    DEADKEY 0022

    0061 00e4 // a -> ä
    0065 00eb // e -> ë
    0069 00ef // i -> ï
    006f 00f6 // o -> ö
    0075 00fc // u -> ü
    0041 00c4 // A -> Ä
    0045 00cb // E -> Ë
    0049 00cf // I -> Ï
    004f 00d6 // O -> Ö
    0055 00dc // U -> Ü
    0079 00ff // y -> ÿ
    0059 0178 // Y -> Ÿ
    0020 0022 // -> "

    DEADKEY 0060

    0061 00e0 // a -> à
    0065 00e8 // e -> è
    0069 00ec // i -> ì
    006f 00f2 // o -> ò
    0075 00f9 // u -> ù
    0041 00c0 // A -> À
    0045 00c8 // E -> È
    0049 00cc // I -> Ì
    004f 00d2 // O -> Ò
    0055 00d9 // U -> Ù
    0020 0060 // -> `

    DEADKEY 007e

    006e 00f1 // n -> ñ
    004e 00d1 // N -> Ñ
    0061 00e3 // a -> ã
    006f 00f5 // o -> õ
    0020 007e // -> ~


    KEYNAME

    01 Esc
    0e Backspace
    0f Tab
    1c Enter
    1d Ctrl
    2a Shift
    36 "Right Shift"
    37 "Num *"
    38 Alt
    39 Space
    3a "Caps Lock"
    3b F1
    3c F2
    3d F3
    3e F4
    3f F5
    40 F6
    41 F7
    42 F8
    43 F9
    44 F10
    45 Pause
    46 "Scroll Lock"
    47 "Num 7"
    48 "Num 8"
    49 "Num 9"
    4a "Num -"
    4b "Num 4"
    4c "Num 5"
    4d "Num 6"
    4e "Num +"
    4f "Num 1"
    50 "Num 2"
    51 "Num 3"
    52 "Num 0"
    53 "Num Del"
    54 "Sys Req"
    57 F11
    58 F12
    7c F13
    7d F14
    7e F15
    7f F16
    80 F17
    81 F18
    82 F19
    83 F20
    84 F21
    85 F22
    86 F23
    87 F24

    KEYNAME_EXT

    1c "Num Enter"
    1d "Right Ctrl"
    35 "Num /"
    37 "Prnt Scrn"
    38 "Right Alt"
    45 "Num Lock"
    46 Break
    47 Home
    48 Up
    49 "Page Up"
    4b Left
    4d Right
    4f End
    50 Down
    51 "Page Down"
    52 Insert
    53 Delete
    54 <00>
    56 Help
    5b "Left Windows"
    5c "Right Windows"
    5d Application

    KEYNAME_DEAD

    005e "CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT"
    0027 "APOSTROPHE"
    0022 "QUOTATION MARK"
    0060 "GRAVE ACCENT"
    007e "TILDE"


    DESCRIPTIONS

    0409 United Kingdom (Apple) International

    LANGUAGENAMES

    0409 English (United Kingdom)

    ENDKBD