https://github.com/spawnia/backtick

A programmer friendly German keyboard layout that allows typing single backticks
https://github.com/spawnia/backtick

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A programmer friendly German keyboard layout that allows typing single backticks

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/spawnia/backtick
• Owner: spawnia
• Created: 2019-07-03T06:37:32.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-04-08T07:58:10.000Z (7 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-01T17:31:02.624Z (7 months ago)
• Size: 4.88 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# backtick

A programmer friendly German keyboard layout for Windows that allows typing single backticks

*Inspired by https://zauner.nllk.net/post/0014-windows-no-dead-keys*

## Install

You can either download a pre-built setup package from the release page or build it yourself.

Execute the `setup.exe` from the setup package (requires admin priviliges) to install

the keyboard layout on your system.

Open up the Windows control panel and choose

`Change input methods` -> `Change your language preferences` -> `Options`

In the `Language options` dialog add the new keyboard layout, by default

it is called `German (Programmer), allow single backticks`.

## Build

To build or edit the keyboard, you need the [Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator 1.4](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=22339)

Clone this repository and open up `backtick.klc`.

Click `Project` -> `Build DLL and Setup Package`.