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**Agent Smith** · 06-02-2004, 20:48

áéíóú!

so now it works!

woo hoo!

Gleanndún · 09-02-2004, 06:23

i just have my computer set to the english (gaelic) setting and it turns the single quotation into a hot key so that ' + a = á without having to hold things at the same time or nething.

i also have my own question tho, how do u make the dots on top of the consonants? ive heard something about something called "latin-8 ascii' but thats not on my computer and i have no idea where 2 get it. ne ideas ne1? go raibh maith agat!

gleanndún

zoro · 17-06-2004, 08:59

Alt-Gr doesn't work for everyone, but Ctrl + Alt + <vowel> should work every time

Zoro

Rredwell · 20-08-2004, 02:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by emmettogara

Alt Gr doesn't work on my pc. My regional settings are for Ireland but I can't get fadas working.

Use Ctrl+Alt+vowel instead.

Shoolaboola · 15-09-2004, 20:12

i use Ctrl+Alt=the vowel
as in my name Róisín.
i went to an irish primary school, yay me.

bbblueyes · 09-03-2005, 04:54

Ctrl+Alt+vowel doesn't work for me. The only way I can get them is to remember the dang #s. Actually I don't remember them, I have a cheat sheet next to the computer. I changed my settings and all it did was switch my " & @. I have win98, if that makes any difference.

dregin · 09-03-2005, 04:59

Sounds like you've set you keyboard's language to English(US) instead of English(IE). You should be able to fix that in control panel > Keyboard settings.

Ba_barbaraAnne · 09-03-2005, 07:43

I downloaded the gaelspell spell checker from Yoda's website and set it as the dictionary in word 2000. Set the language and dictionary in the spelling options too.

For my own comfort, I set up new shortcut keys for my áéíóú in the 'insert symbol' menu - Alt and the vowel. Still need Control ' for the capitals. I also made a lot of autocorrect words specifically for Irish to cut down on shortcut keys.

coldenmean · 27-03-2005, 15:25

ok this forum has helped me thanks guys,

but i still have a problem.... the only thing that worked after i changed the language settings an all that was alt + ctrl + the vowel.... only now i have this weird problem... it wont do it on the i's....
áéióú in fact the i wont come out at all.. that was me letting my hand off the other keys to let it type.... i can do Í but not one with a fada... whats goin on!?!?!?!

**Ron DMC** · 05-06-2005, 15:31

If anyone has problems with the alt + ctrl or alt gr methods, the old fashioned method of holding alt and keying in the number for each character still works AFAIK.

é - alt 130
á - alt 160
í - alt 161
ó - alt 162
ú - alt 163

chunga668 · 15-10-2005, 02:10

I have an extensive tutorial on how to set up your keyboard for Irish characters on my website here...
http://rossn.com/rossn/modules.php?o...rder=0&thold=0

pog it · 04-01-2006, 21:08

What does 'ascii' mean?

GaryOR · 05-01-2006, 13:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by pog it

What does 'ascii' mean?

ASCII is short for "American Standard Code for Information
Interchange"

greenteaicedtea · 03-07-2006, 12:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by coldenmean

ok this forum has helped me thanks guys,

but i still have a problem.... the only thing that worked after i changed the language settings an all that was alt + ctrl + the vowel.... only now i have this weird problem... it wont do it on the i's....
áéióú in fact the i wont come out at all.. that was me letting my hand off the other keys to let it type.... i can do Í but not one with a fada... whats goin on!?!?!?!

Same thing happened to me. I made a new language, set its keyboard layout first to US International and then to Irish, didn't matter, no fada i's, every other vowel though.

I tried typing Ctrl-Alt ', then the i, but all I got was ´i. After some poking around, I found this, under the Advanced tab of the language settings, and checked it off. 20269 ISO 6937 Non-Spacing Accent It had to load from my Win XP CD. Ctrl-Alt i still doesn't make the fada i, but Ctrl-Alt ', then i, works. I can live with that.

**Suaimhneach** · 19-09-2006, 13:18

Anyone know how to do it on a mac?

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06-02-2004, 20:48	#16
Agent Smith Did you enjoy the fuhrer's birthday? Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Dublin City Centre Posts: 17,892 Adverts \| Friends Mod: BAPS, Command and Conquer, Dublin County South, Hearing & Deafness, Rugby, Scouting & Guiding, TTC, Webgames	áéíóú! so now it works! woo hoo!

09-02-2004, 06:23	#17
Gleanndún Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: berkeley, ca, usa Posts: 220 Adverts \| Friends	i just have my computer set to the english (gaelic) setting and it turns the single quotation into a hot key so that ' + a = á without having to hold things at the same time or nething. i also have my own question tho, how do u make the dots on top of the consonants? ive heard something about something called "latin-8 ascii' but thats not on my computer and i have no idea where 2 get it. ne ideas ne1? go raibh maith agat! gleanndún

17-06-2004, 08:59	#18
zoro Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 2,227 Adverts \| Friends	Alt-Gr doesn't work for everyone, but Ctrl + Alt + <vowel> should work every time Zoro

15-09-2004, 20:12	#20
Shoolaboola Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 86 Adverts \| Friends	i use Ctrl+Alt=the vowel as in my name Róisín. i went to an irish primary school, yay me.

09-03-2005, 04:54	#21
bbblueyes Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 30 Adverts \| Friends	Ctrl+Alt+vowel doesn't work for me. The only way I can get them is to remember the dang #s. Actually I don't remember them, I have a cheat sheet next to the computer. I changed my settings and all it did was switch my " & @. I have win98, if that makes any difference.

09-03-2005, 04:59	#22
dregin Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Dublin Posts: 3,579 Adverts \| Friends	Sounds like you've set you keyboard's language to English(US) instead of English(IE). You should be able to fix that in control panel > Keyboard settings.

09-03-2005, 07:43	#23
Ba_barbaraAnne Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Murrisk Posts: 338 Adverts \| Friends	I downloaded the gaelspell spell checker from Yoda's website and set it as the dictionary in word 2000. Set the language and dictionary in the spelling options too. For my own comfort, I set up new shortcut keys for my áéíóú in the 'insert symbol' menu - Alt and the vowel. Still need Control ' for the capitals. I also made a lot of autocorrect words specifically for Irish to cut down on shortcut keys.

27-03-2005, 15:25	#24
coldenmean Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 118 Adverts \| Friends	ok this forum has helped me thanks guys, but i still have a problem.... the only thing that worked after i changed the language settings an all that was alt + ctrl + the vowel.... only now i have this weird problem... it wont do it on the i's.... áéióú in fact the i wont come out at all.. that was me letting my hand off the other keys to let it type.... i can do Í but not one with a fada... whats goin on!?!?!?!

05-06-2005, 15:31	#25
Ron DMC Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: An Cheathr� Rua - Blackrock Posts: 5,054 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Dexter, Dublin County South, Lego, Scouting & Guiding	If anyone has problems with the alt + ctrl or alt gr methods, the old fashioned method of holding alt and keying in the number for each character still works AFAIK. é - alt 130 á - alt 160 í - alt 161 ó - alt 162 ú - alt 163

15-10-2005, 02:10	#26
chunga668 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2 Adverts \| Friends	I have an extensive tutorial on how to set up your keyboard for Irish characters on my website here... http://rossn.com/rossn/modules.php?o...rder=0&thold=0

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pog it Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: An tIarthar Posts: 2,438 Adverts \| Friends	What does 'ascii' mean?

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Suaimhneach Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Baile �tha Cliath Posts: 4,179 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Graduate, Traditional	Anyone know how to do it on a mac?