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QWERTY keyboard layout to write French as well as code

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# What is it ?
**QWaccent** is a QWERTY keyboard layout with additional shortcuts to easily write in French.

It is derived from the [UK Extended layout](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QWERTY#United_Kingdom_(Extended)_Layout). The only modifications affect the input of diacritics.  
So any UK keyboard can be used as-is, without stickers or specifically printed keys.

![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vaemendis/qwaccent/master/images/qwaccent-layout.png)

# Download and installation

[**Download QWaccent**](https://github.com/vaemendis/qwaccent/releases/download/v1.0/qwaccent-1.0.zip)

QWaccent is currently available for **Windows only**.  
Contributions to provide MacOS and Linux versions are welcome !

## How to install

- Download and unzip the QWaccent package.
- Run the `setup.exe` file
- Restart your computer so that the new layout appears in the language bar and select it:

![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vaemendis/qwaccent/master/images/language-bar.png)

# QWaccent layout choices

QWaccent layout has been designed for developers (or more generally people who favor QWERTY keyboards) who also need to write in French.

## Why QWERTY ?

Developers often prefer QWERTY layouts because they are:

- the most common layout around the world, so most software design their keyboard shortcuts with QWERTY in mind
- easier for writing code, compared to AZERTY: direct access to dot, contiguous brackets and parentheses, direct access to numbers (no need to use the shift key or the num pad)...

## Philosophy

QWaccent layout aims to minimize the use of dead keys when writing French diacritics (é,à,û,ï...).   
It also tries to be as easy to use as possible, by sometimes choosing **efficiency over consistency**: the [most often used diacritics](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A9quence_d%27apparition_des_lettres_en_fran%C3%A7ais) are placed on their corresponding letter key.

For instance (note the different accents):  
- `AltGr` + `e` = `é`
- `AltGr` + `a` = `à`
- `AltGr` + `u` = `û`

Other diacritics are placed on adjacent letters.

Consistency is preserved for dead keys though. If you forget a shortcut, you can still write your diacritic using them, as there are easy to remember (they are the same as the default UK Extended layout).

For instance:
- `AltGr` + `` ´ `` , `e` = `é`
- `AltGr` + `` ` `` , `a` = `à`
- `AltGr` + `` ^ `` , `u` = `û`

## Differences with UK Extended layout

- The  backtick key (`` ` ``) is not a dead key anymore (use AltGr + backtick to use it as a dead key). As a consequence, the broken bar (`¦`) is not accessible anymore.
- Diacritics on letters W and Y (ẃ,ŷ...) cannot be written anymore (as these letter are used for other purposes and do not exist in French anyway).

# Credits

Layout picture designed with [keyboard-layout-editor](http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/).  
Layout generated using [Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator 1.4 ](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=22339).  
Thanks to the [qwerty-fr](http://marin.jb.free.fr/qwerty-fr/) layout for the inspiration.  
Logo from [freepik.com](http://freepik.com).

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