--- Forwarded Message from "Peggy Marcy" <[log in to unmask]> --- >From: "Peggy Marcy" <[log in to unmask]> >To: "'Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum'" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: RE: #7636 Floating Accented Vowel Utility for XP? >Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 12:51:30 -0700 >Thread-Index: AcSg49x2kfF5nkGfRYK8uqtCVyboTQBhYQAg >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> >Disposition-Notification-To: "Peggy Marcy" <[log in to unmask]> Hi Joseph, Yes, you can use the floating On-Screen Keyboard to type accented vowels. We tried making it available in our lab, but frankly, we thought the number combinations were easier than using the On-Screen Keyboard. The process is that you go to the Control Panel>>Regional and Language Settings. Click on the "Languages" tab and add the relevant languages to the language bar. In fact, if you know the layout of the language keyboard, you don't need the On-Screen Keyboard. Microsoft (I use 2003) converts the keyboard to any language once you change the language on the task bar. So, if you taped a visual representation around the monitor, students could choose their accented characters from their regular keyboard. For example, in the French layout, the "7" key corresponds with the accented "e" (e). The On-Screen Keyboard will give the visual representation of the various keyboard layouts. 1) You can open the On-Screen Keyboard [Programs>>Accessories>>Accessibility>>On-Screen Keyboard]. 2) Then click back into the document you want to type on. 3) From the task bar/language bar choose the language you want. 4) Click back into the document where you want the letter or word. 5) Click the appropriate letter on the keyboard. 6) Change the language back by clicking in the document again and then choosing the different language. *Note: When you change the language, it is not just for the On-Screen Keyboard. It changes your regular keyboard also. Anyway, I hope this wasn't too confusing. You can ask me more if you want. Thank you, Peggy C. Marcy Supervisor Language Learning Center Mt. San Antonio College Walnut, CA 91789 >Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 08:34:09 -0700 (PDT) >From: Joseph Kautz <[log in to unmask]> >To: LLTI-List <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Floating Accented Vowel Utility for XP? Hello. I am wondering if there is a utility for Win XP that provides a floating window with clickable accented vowels for input into text areas in web interfaces. We train students how to type these vowels but so many students are taking tests and doing assignments in our lab, I am looking for a simpler way to support diacritic input. Is there such an animal? I want to avoid cutting and pasting solutions. A simple click on a symbol should insert the letter. XP's On Screen Keyboard found under the accessibility programs works fine but I cannot find the accented vowels. If I could customize this tool to show letters that I want, it would work fine. Joseph ----------------------------------------------------------------- Reality is like a face reflected in the blade of a knife; its properties depend on the angle from which we view it. - Hsing Yun Joseph Kautz - Academic Technology Specialist Stanford Language Center tel - (650) 725-1615 ------------------------------------------------------------------