Accented Character Shortcuts
Allows entering accented characters with "Ctrl+symbol, character" shortcuts like in Microsoft Word.
This script lets you enter accented characters with "Ctrl+symbol, character" shortcuts like in Microsoft Word. All shortcuts at http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HP012303781033.aspx except ones that use Alt will work.
In general, hold Ctrl and press the punctuation mark that most resembles the accent you want, then release both keys and press the character you want to accent.
For example: to type Ä, press Ctrl + : (colon), then release both keys and press Shift + a. To type ß, press Ctrl + Shift + &, then release all three keys and press s. The full list of shortcuts is available at the link given above, except that no shortcuts using the Alt key will work, since Opera does not let Javascript capture the Alt key. (I'm not sure about Firefox.)
This should work in all textareas, text boxes, and password boxes, including ones added by Javascript. It will also work in most rich text boxes with the "contenteditable" attribute, like Gmail's email editor. You will have to wait for the page to load before this enhancement will work. This has been tested in Opera 10.5 and Firefox 3.6. It won't work in Chrome, because Chrome is stupid and doesn't generate keypress events when Ctrl is held.
Installation Instructions:
To install UserJS files you must first create a folder for them on your PC. Where you create this folder and what you call it is entirely up to you. Next, go to file->preferences->advanced->content->Javascript Options and select the User Javascript folder you just created. Then, download the .js file from this site and put it in the folder.
If you are using Opera 10.10 or later you can use the UJS manager Unite application to install and manage your scripts. If you have it installed, simply open the script in Opera and an installation button will appear.
Scripts take effect on a page after reloading it.
Tested with Opera version(s):
10.50
10.60
accent.js (3)
Comments
AllChars does this as well
I would recommend the excellent program AllChars instead. It works like the Compose key in Linux. It works in all Windows applications.
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Looks like the site is down
Looks like the site is down right now. I'll check it out once the site is up again.
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