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Re:JEP 430: String Templates (Preview) Proposed to Target Ja... by lenkite on Friday March 03, 2023 @05:22PM (#35015851)
What about parenthesis () and square brackets [] ? (writing a lisp DSL that might have users from non-US layouts)
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Re:JEP 430: String Templates (Preview) Proposed to Target Ja... by qw on Saturday March 04, 2023 @03:30AM (#35019255)
They are ok to use

I press ⌥ + 8 for square brackets and SHIFT + 8 for parentheses.

It's probably not possible to find better alternatives that could be used for a language based on Lisp syntax.

The keyboard simply doesn't have any dedicated keys that are not used for normal text. (Except @ on Mac keyboards, but Windows keyboards require a combination for that)

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Re:JEP 430: String Templates (Preview) Proposed to Target Ja... by Symbiote on Saturday March 04, 2023 @11:24AM (#35021979)
I think the umlaut key exists on Norwegian and Danish keyboard so occasional Swedish and German names can be typed.
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