23
Apr
2014
Easily type Spanish accents – free download
Teaching in Mexico has meant that sometimes I need to type in Spanish. With my Aussie laptop this can be annoying. In Windows 8 it is not too difficult to use the touchscreen keyboard but it is still annoying. Not everyone has a touchscreen either.
Using the marvelous AutoHotKey again and a little tinkering, now I can just press Ctrl+Shift+a to give me á, for example. You can download the file here from my server. It should work on most versions of Windows.
The file above is a program built from this super-simple script that I made:
#NoEnv ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases. ; #Warn ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors. SendMode Input ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability. SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir% ; Ensures a consistent starting directory. ; To use, do Ctrl+Shift+a, to do an 'a' with an accent ^+a::Send á ^+e::Send é ^+i::Send í ^+o::Send ó ^+u::Send ú ^+n::Send ñ