Which keyboard setting corresponds to "United States (International)" in Windows XP

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I'm running both Ubuntu (10.04) and WinXp on the same machine, thus using the same keyboard. On Windows I have selected "United States (International)" as my keyboard setting.

In Ubuntu I have "USA International (AltGr Dead Keys)". However, they work slightly different.

When I press the " -key (or the '-key) in Windows, the resulting character depends on the next typed character. For example I can get foreign characters like é and ë.

When I press the " -key in Ubuntu, it just displays a " character, thus not allowing me to get special characters.

I prefer the Windows version, but don't know how to get this done in Ubuntu.

Here's a few screenshots to show you in case I failed to explain: Windows:

Windows

Ubuntu (same key sequence):

Ubuntu

score 15 · Answer 1 · edited Sep 26 '12 at 20:14

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If you still want the dead key behaviour (typing ' and e resulting in é), you can use the English (US, international with dead keys) layout.

edited Sep 26 '12 at 20:14

Eliah Kagan

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answered Sep 10 '12 at 10:29

webmaster777

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score 7 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 17 '13 at 03:08

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Use the English (US, Alternative international) layout.

answered Jul 17 '13 at 03:08

Pedro Nalin

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score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 18 '11 at 15:34

You have to combine the dead key with the right alt key. For example, to get é, type RightAlt+' then E.

I've encountered the other option in the past (possibly back in the days when I used XP) and been annoyed by it. In my view, Ubuntu's approach is superior. After all, typing ' is more common than typing é; thus, it should be easier to type.

Which keyboard setting corresponds to "United States (International)" in Windows XP

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