cross-posted from: https://lemmy.perthchat.org/post/193862
Changing keyboard layouts also sounds annoying considering it’s not like i’m entering accents everyday
On windows it was like ctrl + alt + numpad 1 + . for accents or something, no compose key required
not sure what a compose key is, but I’ve gotten away with just using alt codes like these
https://usefulshortcuts.com/alt-codes/accents-alt-codes.php