Typing German characters on an English keyboard

[Naybet Grint]

It should be possible to parse text strings intended for the screen (such as speech, or emotes) to replace certain strings of English characters with German ones. For example the rule could be that after a (non-initial) '#' inspect the next two characters and convert if they are a special code (terminated with another # to avoid accidents).

So, for example, #u:# becomes ü or #ss# becomes ß.

That would be easy enough to implement wouldn't it? It would help us English keyboard users communicate with those who prefer the old tongue.

[Rackere Diplomatre]

Alt+0196=Ä
Alt+0214=Ö
Alt+0220=Ü

Alt+0228=ä
Alt+0246=ö
Alt+0252=ü

Nice idea, though.

[Adano Eles]

The question is: How many non- German players do know enough of the german language to actually make use of such a functionality?

[Naybet Grint]

Thanks for the Alt keys. It would be nice to be able to at least write people's names, and German is taught in the bulk of UK schools, although UK language teaching is to a far lower standard that the rest of Europe.

[Josefine da Vince]

There is no problem in writing german on an english keyboard. Because:

Ü=ue

Ä=ae

Ö=oe

and ß doesn't "exist" anymore in the new german it's only s or ss. Everyone will understand you that way...

[Selena]

and ß doesn't "exist" anymore in the new german it's only s or ss. Everyone will understand you that way...

You lie!!!! it cant be gone

I spent to long in german class rooms learning the language for it to change.

* runs of crying *

[Adano Eles]

It's not completely gone. Only the cases where "ß" used to be spoken as "ss" it now is also written that way. Oh, and of course "daß" is now "dass" because removing the difference between the two ways of writing a word which in any other language is the same word would be too much of a hassle...

[Nitram]

and ß doesn't "exist" anymore in the new german it's only s or ss. Everyone will understand you that way...

I want to see your germen writing for foot!

[Rackere Diplomatre]

ß still exists... Where do you get your information? I don't know if it's true, but someone said ß doesn't exist in Switzerland.

Examples:
Strauß, außen, äußern, ...

Ah, by the way:
Alt+0223=ß but I haven't seen a name with ß, yet.

[Delakaniam]

Also if you are focused enough on learning and using German, you can add to German your keyboard settings..... I've found that the English and German keyboards aren't too different.

1. Go to Control Panel
2. Regional and Language Options
3. There should be a section for language settings.
4. Details
5. After you go there, you can find a button to Add a language.
6. German should be under the Input languages. (Note: Not under keyboards)
7. Once you select and add it, it should show up as another keyboard setting when you go back to the keyboard language settings.
8. Make sure it's not German language under an English keyboard setting.

This translation site site has an online keyboard you can find (by the top box). Look for the German keyboard, and if you're clever enough, you can match keys for locations .

...This is all assuming I know what I'm talking about from my memory of my computer at home (^^;;

Or you can sit and monkey-type all the keys to figure out where the characters are .

Or you can ask all the friendly Illarion Germans which keys are which .

Or you can try to use up mental memory for remembering all of the ALT keys .

(Or you can sit behind your screen, call PO De'am an overly obsessive, worthless freak for figuring all of this out and simply not worry about any of it.)

[Moskher Heszche]

The question is: How many non- German players do know enough of the german language to actually make use of such a functionality?

More than you think.

You'd be suprised how many yankees learn more German every day but keep their mouths shut to keep you guessing.