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authorTeddy Wing2018-03-27 01:22:55 +0200
committerTeddy Wing2018-03-27 01:22:55 +0200
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README: Educate quotes
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@@ -7,31 +7,31 @@ ISO keyboards more comfortable to use for Americans (and those who are
accustomed to ANSI QWERTY keyboards).
Based on the U.S. QWERTY layout, it reproduces all keys in QWERTY. Notably, the
-"grave accent"/"tilde" key is restored to its normal position at the top left of
-the keyboard (Apple's U.S. layout for ISO keyboards moves it next to the left
-"Shift" key).
+“grave accent”/“tilde” key is restored to its normal position at the top left of
+the keyboard (Apple’s U.S. layout for ISO keyboards moves it next to the left
+“Shift” key).
-Additionally, the key next to the left "Shift" key, which doesn't exist on ANSI
+Additionally, the key next to the left “Shift” key, which doesn’t exist on ANSI
keyboards, is changed to input a set of emoji glyphs. It provides four emojis in
total (one for each of the following modifiers: normal, Shift, Option,
Option-Shift). These emojis can be used for faster shortcuts. The single-key
normal mode emoji can, for example, be bound to a frequent action, enabling
access to functionality with a single button press.
-Two versions of the layout exist. Both make the following changes to Apple's
+Two versions of the layout exist. Both make the following changes to Apple’s
built-in U.S. QWERTY layout:
-* Move the "grave accent"/"tilde" key to the left of the "1" numeral key.
-* Turn the key next to the left "Shift" into an "emoji" key.
+* Move the “grave accent”/“tilde” key to the left of the “1” numeral key.
+* Turn the key next to the left “Shift” into an “emoji” key.
-In addition to those modifications, the `QWAZERTY.bundle` version swaps the "\"
-and "Enter" keys. This may not work in all applications. To ensure the swap
+In addition to those modifications, the `QWAZERTY.bundle` version swaps the “\”
+and “Enter” keys. This may not work in all applications. To ensure the swap
works in all contexts, see the [Karabiner section](#karabiner).
## The Emoji Key
-ISO keyboards have one more key than ANSI keyboards. QWAZERTY uses this "extra"
-key as a special emoji key. The emojis aren't meant to be used for real, but
+ISO keyboards have one more key than ANSI keyboards. QWAZERTY uses this “extra”
+key as a special emoji key. The emojis aren’t meant to be used for real, but
rather as a convenient identifier to rebind the key to any desired function.
Here are the emojis and corresponding key sequences:
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ the special emoji key is pressed:
Copy either `QWAZERTY-normal enter key.bundle` or `QWAZERTY.bundle` to
`~/Library/Keyboard Layouts`.
-Open the Keyboard panel in System Preferences. Click the "+" button. In the
-"English" section, find and add the "QWAZERTY" layout. QWAZERTY then becomes
+Open the Keyboard panel in System Preferences. Click the “+” button. In the
+“English” section, find and add the “QWAZERTY” layout. QWAZERTY then becomes
available as an input source.
@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ Two additional changes to the standard keyboard layout are provided via
configuration through [Karabiner-Elements](https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/).
This enables:
-* Swapping the "Enter" and "\" keys
-* Swapping the left "Shift" key and "emoji" key
+* Swapping the “Enter” and “\” keys
+* Swapping the left “Shift” key and “emoji” key
-The `QWAZERTY.bundle` version does the first swap, but it doesn't work in all
+The `QWAZERTY.bundle` version does the first swap, but it doesn’t work in all
applications. For a complete solution, use `QWAZERTY-normal enter key.bundle` in
combination with the Karabiner config.