Fòram na Gàidhlig

I've just bought a new computer with Windows 7. I had no trouble with the accents required for Gaelic on my old computer, but I can' t recall how I went about getting them. All I had to do was hit the " tilde" key before a vowel and the vowel would appear with an accent. Any suggestions as to what I can do ? Right now I'm typing 133+ALT to get à, etc, but it's a pain in the butt. I'd appreciate your help.

Right now I'm typing 133+ALT to get à, etc, but it's a pain in the butt. I'd appreciate your help.

That's the only way that I've ever done it

Tha mi duilich

There's a thread on this question on the Forum FAQs:

http://www.foramnagaidhlig.net/foram/viewtopic.php?t=32

Gun Chleoc's modification as explained in post 1 makes it easier on here (see list of items to tick below posting box), but you need other solutions for accent use elsewhere. Suggestions in the thread.

On this forum you can also use the buttons.

I've added a link for a guide on Windows 7 to the other thread, to keep it all in one place.

GunChleoc wrote:I've added a link for a guide on Windows 7 to the other thread, to keep it all in one place.

GunChleoc, you're a lifesaver! à è ì ò ù - bha sin gle fhurasta. Mòran taing.

'S e do bheatha

S'ann le "united states international keyboard layout" a tha e comasach. Chrèid mi gur e sin a bh'agad roimhe- `+ e = è. Nam beachdsa tha an doigh sin fad nas fhurasta agus nas luaithe.

Tha an t-snàith air Fòram nam Facal ann cuideachd:
http://www.faclair.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5