The surprisingly subtle ways Microsoft Word has changed how we use language

Re:The surprisingly subtle ways Microsoft Word has changed h... by briandear on Sunday November 05, 2023 @10:38AM (#38152037)

> because there no É button on the keyboard

On a Mac it’s easy. Just hold down the letter and you will have options for pretty much any accent. Holding Capital E for example on iOS: Ë É E È Ê Ě Ę etc..

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Re:The surprisingly subtle ways Microsoft Word has changed h... by GABG on Monday November 06, 2023 @03:15AM (#38159981)

But most of the people that make this error are non-tachsavy Windows users. And while there is Microsoft's PowerToys[0] with the Quick Accent tool that does the same thing, I doubt many people know about it.

> on iOS

I think this works for any mobile keyboard (for example, AOSP's default keyboard supports that). In my language at least, the use of a capital letter with an accent is pretty rare, especially when we're talking about quick messages (which is what your most likely to write on mobile)

[0]: https://github.com/microsoft/powertoys

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