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UltimateKEYS Keyboard Layout (Windows/Linux)

International US QWERTY layout with AltGr (Right Alt) dead keys via AutoHotkey (Win), MSKLC (Win) and XKB/Xmodmap + .XCompose (Linux).

Download the Latest Release

• UltimateKEYS - Latest Release  
• UltimateKEYS - GitHub Project Site
• UltimateKEYS - Testing Repository  
• UltimateKEYS - Legacy Website  

Installation - AutoHotkey Script (recommended method for Windows)

The AutoHotkey scripts are highly customizable editions of UltimateKEYS. To work properly, the Windows keyboard has to be set to standard US QWERTY and AutoHotkey v2 or v1.1 is required (see also on GitHub).

• AutoHotkey website :  https://www.autohotkey.com/ (https://github.com/AutoHotkey/AutoHotkey/releases)
• Install the latest release of the v2 or v1.1 branch (preferably as 'Unicode 64-bit', on 32-bit Windows as 'Unicode 32-bit').
• Download (and run) "UltimateKEYS (for AutoHotkey v2).ahk" or "UltimateKEYS (for AutoHotkey v1.1).ahk" from this repository.
• Optionally, you can put the AHK script in the 'Startup' folder to launch at startup.
• Please note :  these are overlay scripts, specifically designed for the keyboard layout 'US QWERTY'.
• Please note :  for reliability, only a single instance of one of these scripts should run at the same time.

When two or more languages/keyboards are installed on the system, the default 'Alt + Shift' sequence will interfere with the AHK scripts.
To avoid this, you can disable the interfering key sequences at :
Settings -> Time & Language -> Language -> Spelling, typing & keyboard settings (on the right) -> Advanced keyboard settings -> Input language hot keys
Please note that on the standard US QWERTY, the sequence 'Left Alt + Shift' also gets mistakenly triggered by 'Right Alt + Shift', resulting in an unexpected keyboard layout change...

Important - Known limitations of AutoHotkey, Windows and Linux

Win/Linux :  When changing the Windows/Microsoft Live/Linux password, using another keyboard layout can INTERFERE in some cases where your keystrokes are either registered via the other layout or as standard US QWERTY.

Win (AHK) :  On the login screen, the layout script will NOT be loaded, which can result in the WRONG input !
Linux :  On the login screen, the layout might NOT be available, which can result in the WRONG input !

=> Win/Linux :  Only use "BASIC LATIN" characters (codes 32 to 126) for your Windows, Microsoft Live and Linux passwords !
Otherwise, it might be impossible to type any Unicode character higher than "Basic Latin" at the login screen/prompt (due to a different keyboard configuration) !  =>  ACCOUNT LOCKOUT
=> Win/Linux :  To be "better safe than sorry", ALWAYS make your system passwords VISIBLE during modification !

Documentation - Compose Key Sequences

• Documentation - Keyboard Layout Image, Compose Key Sequences

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