Looking for an easy way to type special characters--umlauts (ü, ö, ä), cedillas (ç), tildes (ñ), accents (à, á), other diacritics (å, ø, â)?
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I'm at hamburger's keyboard right now, and can't find the lovely shortcut that i've got in my start menu. I've got the choice of 2 versions of English, French and German. Must find it for hamburger.
Found it. It's in Settings, keyboard, languages. Part of his IE. Tons of languages and lettering options.
Walter, usually when I am careful about umlauts and other diacritical markings, (which I'm not always careful about) I've gone to Google, found the letter or word I want, then copied and pasted.
It is, yes, a roundabout but lazy way for me! I know there are insert symbols, but they slow me down. It's all a matter of keystrokes!
diacritical brilliant that's a new one on me thanks Piff
I like to make my mark, McT
McTag wrote:
Ein Fichtenbaum steht einsam,
In Norden auf kahler Hoeh'....
It sounds like Heinrich Heine borrowed from the poetic Edda for this poem. It contains a text which reads (approximately, I am quoting from memory and my Old Icelandic is rather rusty
):
A pine tree has died
that stands lonely on the hill
bark nor needles protect it
Thus is the man who has no friends
why would he live?
How does the rest of Heine's poem go?
Ein Fichtenbaum steht einsam
Im Norden auf kahler Höh.
Ihn schläfert; mit weißer Decke
Umhüllen ihn Eis und Schnee.
Er träumt von einer Palme,
Die, fern im Morgenland,
Einsam und schweigend trauert
Auf brennender Felsenwand.
from: Heinrich Heine: Buch der Liede, Lyrisches Intermezzo 1822 - 1823
"Ein Fichtenbaum steht einsam" (with English translations)
Interesting variation in the translations; especially of "Felsenwand", literally, a wall of rock, or cliff.
My teacher explained to us that in the poem, the fir tree symbolises northern Christianity, and the palm tree, Judaism.
Wow! That's a surprise, McTag. In trying to find a child's song about the dogwood tree, I came across this legend:
http://www.goodtimes2.com/dogwood_tree.htm
The dogwood tree is Virginia's state tree, and the branches should not be broken. As for the music behind the link, it's not exactly what I would have chosen.
Letty wrote:Wow! That's a surprise, McTag. In trying to find a child's song about the dogwood tree, I came across this legend:
http://www.goodtimes2.com/dogwood_tree.htm
The dogwood tree is Virginia's state tree, and the branches should not be broken. As for the music behind the link, it's not exactly what I would have chosen.
Hi. For you, Letty, and because this is a Scottish theme, I'm going to attempt to attach a photo from my party held last weekend.. A surprise piper came!
[IMG]D:\DSCF0030.JPG[/IMG]
Well, your party picture didn't work, McTag, and although this is Irish, I love it:
Oh, the days of the Kerry dancing
Oh, the ring of the piper's tune
Oh, for one of those hours of gladness
Gone, alas, like our youth, too soon!
When the boys began to gather
In the glen of a summer's night
And the Kerry piper's tuning
Made us long with wild delight!
Oh, to think of it
Oh, to dream of it
Fills my heart with tears!
Chorus
Was there ever a sweeter Colleen
In the dance than Eily More
Or a prouder lad than Thady
As he boldly took the floor.
Lads and lasses to your places
Up the middle and down again
Ah, the merry hearted laughter
Ringing through the happy glen!
Oh, to think of it
Oh, to dream of it
Fills my heart with tears!
Chorus
Time goes on, and the happy years are dead
And one by one the merry hearts are fled
Silent now is the wild and lonely glen
Where the bright glad laugh will echo ne'er again
Only dreaming of days gone by in my heart I hear.
Loving voices of old companions
Stealing out of the past once more
And the sound of the dear old music
Soft and sweet as in days of yore.
When the boys began to gather
In the glen of a summer's night
And the Kerry piper's tuning
Made us long with wild delight!
Oh, to think of it
Oh, to dream of it
Fills my heart with tears!
Chorus
McTag wrote:[IMG]D:\DSCF0030.JPG[/IMG]
You must store it somewhere, McTag, cn't do such from your computer's hard drive.
(I could have done that, but since I don't know [exactly], which one it is :wink: )
Oh, I hope you follow Walter's advice, McT. I'd like to see your surprise piper.
Mr.P enjoys bagpipes as much as I do (that's a lot) but he thinks it is hilarious to quote someone who said in response to hearing bagpipe music said, "Thank God there is no smell."
Nice song, Letty.
Did I ever mention the time in 2001 when we were in England and climbing around the ruins of Old Sarum near Salisbury? On a hill a little distant we were pleased to hear the faint sounds of a piper. We hied ourselves towards the sound thinking we'd get a free concert but as soon as we drew near, we just as quietly left. There was a good reason that the obviously novice piper was practicing so far from the road.
LOL, piffka. As I once told Walter, we used to hold our nose when we were little and vibrate our adam's apple with our hands to emulate the sound of bagpipes. Hmmmm. I do believe the mountain fiddle was the simulation of bagpipes when the Scots immigrated to America.
I love The Kerry Dancers...Would have a nice application for politics...
Hi Piff
Walter has explained to me how to get a picture onto the thread and it ain't easy. First I have to join another gallery and link to that.
So I have two requests: If you PM me with an email address I can send attachments to you on that,
and secondly, could you, Walter, put a picture of the piper and me here, if you please.
Either, or both. (If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing to excess)
McT
Well, as just remember that you can't upload those photos from littlek's site (MSN) anymore.
Nevertheless - the link to the pic is this one:
http://groups.msn.com/littlekb/randomphotos.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=1205
... and it's uploaded to the Gallery here on this site - which means, it could be seen within the next days :wink:
Gorgeous kit!!! Thanks Walter, Thanks McT, I have excessively sent you a PM, as well.
Letty, you're right. We've lost those lovely days of wild delight and they seem impossible to regain.
Piffka,
it's only in Chester, the piper without kilt and I'm ruining the photo, too .... but since you never saw Mrs. Walter before :wink:
http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0UgCvAmUYhfV*xvXTTiVSuWcuv3uTfkSyGpoJ06Ah9Qm7k8zR6Rc1GUgdthH!zfIqqNG4iA1TSjVWYJDUbZ!jpP1nwVRQ0DcxidmoCwtHn7rbqNNK7s8R7SR8ig57eiKD/Chester%20piper%202004.jpg?dc=4675480713454285207
