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Topic: Information that you don't know where you got it

Anonymous c07103e2fb6eeb7a14fe2c8a20bf7bb2 started this discussion 2 months (2008-10-10 16:57:30 UTC) ago:

I have no idea how I learned that you can input German "u"s (ü) on non-German computer keyboards by pressing Alt + CertainKey and then pressing "u"…

Anonymous 7f10ca5ec9c1613eb83b8d84a3a452aa replied with this 2 months (2008-10-10 17:02:29 UTC) ago, 5 minutes later (#68,278):

Then you need to go read a book on Germanic Grammar. Then go learn dutch, its far superior to german. Jij ruikt naar pannekoeken.

Anonymous b2da5ebe42c3bcf73bd34052b49ec38f replied with this 2 months (2008-10-10 17:14:35 UTC) ago, 12 minutes later (#68,281):

Um, I want to know how to do this - that would be way faster than manually entering in the ASCII code every time that I need an umlaut. Plus, this method would presumably work on keyboards without numeric keypads (e.g., laptops).

If this is part of some standard (and isn't some stupid OS "feature"), then I'm absolutely flabbergasted that I haven't discovered it myself already. OP, please share.

Anonymous 50d136a38cfd42b11ca5f5e52d9d2890 replied with this 2 months (2008-10-10 17:37:14 UTC) ago, 23 minutes later (#68,287):

Set your keyboard as "international" and you will be able to type most Western European symbols with ease. ÄçÓæðß. For example, you get ü (as well as ä, ë, ï, ö) by pressing the " key and then the u key (to get just ", you press the " key and then space).

Anonymous c07103e2fb6eeb7a14fe2c8a20bf7bb2 (OP) replied with this 2 months (2008-10-10 17:37:31 UTC) ago, 17 seconds later (#68,288):

@68,281

Um… First press Alt + <key_top_left_to_Enter> and then press U. At least that's how it is for me. The key has a "¨" on it.

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