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USGerman Keyboard Layout

USGerman Keyboard Layout - 0.9.8

type german umlauts and sz characters easily on US keyboards

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Current Version: 0.9.8
Release Date: 2008-01-03
License: Freeware
Downloads (this version): 1,949
Downloads (all versions): 1,949

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Product Description:

If you are using a Mac with a U.S. keyboard layout (great for writing code, for example), but need to type lots of German text, then this is for you. This keyboard layout is exactly the same as the standard U.S. layout, but it lets you use the following keyboard shortcuts for German special characters:

  • option-a for ä
  • option-o for ö
  • option-u for ü
  • option-s for ß

This also works as expected for uppercase umlauts (Shift-option-A=Ä, Shift-option-O=Ö, Shift-option-U=Ü), and with Caps Lock enabled. Shift-option-S or Caps-option-S will create "SS", in accordance with typographical standards. (The Option key is also labeled "alt" on most keyboards.)

What's new in this version:

  • Checked that the keyboard layout still works with Mac OS X 10.5.1 (Leopard)
  • Updated the installation instructions, stressing the need to log out and back in
  • Changed URLs to new "hci" server
  • Changed long name to use official Apple "Optionstaste" German wording
  • Updated web page and synced Readme file to it
  • Updated version numbers to 0.9.8 (no Xcode rebuild, just edited plist and other text / string files)

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.3.9
  • Mac OS X 10.3
  • Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements:

  • U.S. (or International English) keyboard layout

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USGerman Keyboard Layout Developer NotePrevious 2 reviews didn't quite understand this utility - Version: 0.9.8, 1/7/2008 08:40AM PST

jan.borchers
The previous 2 reviewers (wildwolf1 and fusion) missed the point of this utility. Neither the standard US keyboard layout nor the USInternational one let you type German special characters (äöüÄÖÜß) by just pressing Option+letter, only USGerman does. That's its whole point; it makes typing German text on US keyboard layouts much faster. I've used it myself since 2004 and couldn't live without it.
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USGerman Keyboard Layout CommentaryUS International instead - Version: 0.9.8, 1/4/2008 08:02AM PST

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fusion--2008
I have been using USInternational (released 2002-02-08 !!) also available on Version Tracker, for years. It does this and more: German (including scharfes s, Umlaut, etc.), accented French, accented Spanish, etc. on a US keyboard, all intuitive, and it still works perfectly under Leopard.
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USGerman Keyboard Layout CommentarySilly - Version: 0.9.8, 1/3/2008 04:19PM PST

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wildwolf1
I can already do all of that with my regular US-English keyboard layout. ü, ä, ö, ß. See? So this seems kinda pointless. Or is this some survey project by the U of AA to see how stupid people are?
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