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Mar 19, 2015 - 07:02 PM
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Mar 25, 2015 - 02:44 PM
If one only wished to learn to speak French, then yes, it would go much faster by eliminating the writing workouts altogether!
So, I'm going to make myself use the correct marks.
I have installed AutoHotKey and have 10 keyboard shortcuts working (see my other post on this useful software).
Mar 25, 2015 - 03:46 PM
Apr 01, 2015 - 04:33 PM
I'm up to 10 special characters/tones in Fluenz (and I'm only on French 1, session 5). With AutoHotKey, I usually opt for keys that surround the base character. For example, with my AutoHotKeys, I have á programmed as alt-q, because the q is just above the a on the keyboard and à programmed as alt-z because the z is just below the a.
Here are the 10 AutoHotKey combos I'm currently have programmed to load when I log into Windows:
â Alt-a
á Alt-q
à Alt-z
ç Alt-c
é Alt-e
è Alt-3
ù Alt-u
î Alt-i
ê Alt-d
I also added the French keyboard to my Windows 8 keyboards. I keep the keyboard onscreen off to one side. Windows allows one to quickly toggle between keyboard languages with WindowsKey-Spacebar. So, if one doesn't like keyboard-combos, the onscreen keyboard is a good alternative. Just toggle to French keyboard and click on the character you need. This is actually the laziest way to produce French characters!
I've been thinking how Fluenz could provide a better built-in way to easily type special characters. How about this: when a workout involves writing, the user has access to a short row of language-specific special characters just above the input box that one justs clicks as needed. I think this would be fastest method of all. I you don't want to display these characters all the time, perhaps they could be on the existing accents and short-cuts menu.
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