News: AutoHotkey script for Ancient Greek
As the title suggest, this new script is used for typing Ancient Greek characters. This is done by using a program called . You will have to install the proper version for your system first. After you installed the program, you can download my script here. It is a zip file containing exactly one script. Extract the file somewhere and double-click it to run.
Requirements:
1) Requires disabling the AltGr key if your keyboard has one. For instructions on how to do this in windows, see answer by Bittenus: . Alternatively, you can download my package containing the keyboard layout I created based on a United States Internation keyboard (dutch language) layout. Use on your own risk. Always create backups first! See the link on how to make backups of your current keyboard layout.
2) A keyboard with the Right-WinKey.
Notes:
Most characters use a combination of left and right CTRL/ALT keys, however, some characters, such as the 'perispomeni' and 'tonos' diacretics, use the WinKey. Some variants of these diacretics even use a Right-Winkey. So make sure your keyboard has a Right-WinKey if you want to use these diacritics.
I have used the following layout as an example to map characters I was unsure of how to map them: . Suggestions are welcome!.
Reference:
For a full table of characters that I have used as a (handy) refence, see:
(greek + coptic)
(greek extended)
Bugs:
Hotkeys using the WinKey do not work properly in Firefox :'(
Hotkeys:
Greek punctuation | ||
q | ; | greek variant for the regular question-mark |
Shift+q | : | regular colon |
`; | · | greek variant for the regular semicolon |
Regular greek characters | ||
a | α | alpha [sml] |
Shift+a | Α | alpha [cap] |
b | β | beta [sml] |
Shift+b | Î’ | beta [cap] |
g | γ | gamma [sml] |
Shift+g | Γ | gamma [cap] |
d | δ | delta [sml] |
Shift+d | Δ | delta [cap] |
e | ε | epsilon [sml] |
Shift+e | Ε | epsilon [cap] |
z | ζ | zeta [sml] |
Shift+z | Ζ | zeta [cap] |
h | η | eta [sml] |
Shift+h | Η | eta [cap] |
u | θ | theta [sml] |
Shift+u | Θ | theta [cap] |
i | ι | iota [sml] |
Shift+i | Ι | iota [cap] |
k | κ | kappa [sml] |
Shift+k | Κ | kappa [cap] |
l | λ | lamba [sml] |
Shift+l | Âì | lamba [cap] |
m | μ | mu [sml] |
Shift+m | Μ | mu [cap] |
n | ν | nu [sml] |
Shift+n | Î | nu [cap] |
j | ξ | xi [sml] |
Shift+j | Ó© | xi [cap] |
o | ο | omicron [sml] |
Shift+o | Ο | omicron [cap] |
p | π | pi [sml] |
Shift+p | Î | pi [cap] |
r | ÒÏ | ro [sml] |
Shift+r | Ρ | ro [cap] |
w | Ï‚ | final sigma [sml] |
Shift+w | Σ | final sigma [cap] |
s | σ | sigma [sml] |
Shift+s | Σ | sigma [cap] |
t | Ï„ | tau [sml] |
Shift+t | Τ | tau [cap] |
y | Ï… | upsilon [sml] |
Shift+y | Υ | upsilon [cap] |
f | φ | phi [sml] |
Shift+f | Φ | phi [cap] |
x | χ | chi [sml] |
Shift+x | Χ | chi [cap] |
c | ψ | psi [sml] |
Shift+c | Ψ | psi [cap] |
v | Ó¬ | omega [sml] |
Shift+v | Ω | omega [cap] |
Ancient Greek Alphabetically sorted list of characters
Alpha (mapped to 'a') | ||
Right-Winkey+Right-ALT+a | ά | alpha [sml] + tonos |
Right-Winkey+Right-ALT+Shift+a | Ά | alpha [cap] + tonos |
Left-ALT+a | � | alpha [sml] + dasia |
Left-ALT+Shift+a | � | alpha [cap] + dasia |
Left-Winkey+a | � | alpha [sml] + varia |
Left-Winkey+Shift+a | � | alpha [cap] + varia |
Left-ALT+Left-CTRL+a | � | alpha [sml] + dasia + varia |
Left-ALT+Left-CTRL+Shift+a | � | alpha [cap] + dasia + varia |
Left-ALT+Right-CTRL+a | � | alpha [sml] + dasia + oxia |
Left-ALT+Right-CTRL+Shift+a | � | alpha [cap] + dasia + oxia |
Right-ALT+a | á¼¶Ä | alpha [sml] + psili |
Right-ALT+Shift+a | � | alpha [cap] + psili |
Right-Winkey+a | � | alpha [sml] + oxia |
Right-Winkey+Shift+a | � | alpha [cap] + oxia |
Right-ALT+Right-CTRL+a | � | alpha [sml] + psili + oxia |
Right-ALT+Right-CTRL+Shift+a | � | alpha [cap] + psili + oxia |
Right-ALT+Left-CTRL+a | � | alpha [sml] + psili + varia |
Right-ALT+Left-CTRL+Shift+a | � | alpha [cap] + psili + varia |
Left-ALT+Left-Winkey+a | � | alpha [sml] + vrachy |
Left-ALT+Left-Winkey+Shift+a | � | alpha [cap] + vrachy |
Left-ALT+Right-Winkey+a | � | alpha [sml] + perispomeni |
Left-ALT+Right-Winkey+Shift+a |
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alpha [cap] + perispomeni *doesn't exist* |
Left-Winkey+Right-Winkey+a | � | alpha [sml] + macron |
Left-Winkey+Right-Winkey+Shift+a | � | alpha [cap] + macron |
Left-CTRL+Left-ALT+Left-Winkey+a | � | alpha [sml] + dasia + perispomeni |
Left-CTRL+Left-ALT+Left-Winkey+Shift+a | � | alpha [cap] + dasia + perispomeni |
Right-CTRL+Right-ALT+Right-Winkey+a | � | alpha [sml] + psili + perispomeni |
Right-CTRL+Right-ALT+Right-Winkey+Shift+a | � | alpha [cap] + psili + perispomeni |
Epsilon (mapped to 'e') | ||
Right-Winkey+Right-ALT+e | Î | epsilon [sml] + tonos |
Right-Winkey+Right-ALT+Shift+e | Έ | epsilon [cap] + tonos |
Left-ALT+e | � | epsilon [sml] + dasia |
Left-ALT+Shift+e | � | epsilon [cap] + dasia |
Left-Winkey+e | � | epsilon [sml] + varia |
Left-Winkey+Shift+e | � | epsilon [cap] + varia |
Left-ALT+Left-CTRL+e | � | epsilon [sml] + dasia + varia |
Left-ALT+Left-CTRL+Shift+e | � | epsilon [cap] + dasia + varia |
Left-ALT+Right-CTRL+e | � | epsilon [sml] + dasia + oxia |
Left-ALT+Right-CTRL+Shift+e | � | epsilon [cap] + dasia + oxia |
Right-ALT+e | � | epsilon [sml] + psili |
Right-ALT+Shift+e | � | epsilon [cap] + psili |
Right-Winkey+e | � | epsilon [sml] + oxia |
Right-Winkey+Shift+e | � | epsilon [cap] + oxia |
Right-ALT+Right-CTRL+e | � | epsilon [sml] + psili + oxia |
Right-ALT+Right-CTRL+Shift+e | � | epsilon [cap] + psili + oxia |
Right-ALT+Left-CTRL+e | � | epsilon [sml] + psili + varia |
Right-ALT+Left-CTRL+Shift+e | � | epsilon [cap] + psili + varia |
Left-ALT+Left-Winkey+e |
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epsilon [sml] + vrachy *doesn't exist* |
Left-ALT+Left-Winkey+Shift+e |
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epsilon [cap] + vrachy *doesn't exist* |
Left-ALT+Right-Winkey+e |
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epsilon [sml] + perispomeni *doesn't exist* |
Left-ALT+Right-Winkey+Shift+e |
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epsilon [cap] + perispomeni *doesn't exist* |
Left-Winkey+Right-Winkey+e |
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epsilon [sml] + macron *doesn't exist* |
Left-Winkey+Right-Winkey+Shift+e |
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epsilon [cap] + macron *doesn't exist* |
Left-CTRL+Left-ALT+Left-Winkey+e |
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epsilon [sml] + dasia + perispomeni *doesn't exist* |
Left-CTRL+Left-ALT+Left-Winkey+Shift+e |
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epsilon [cap] + dasia + perispomeni *doesn't exist* |
Right-CTRL+Right-ALT+Right-Winkey+e |
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epsilon [sml] + psili + perispomeni *doesn't exist* |
Right-CTRL+Right-ALT+Right-Winkey+Shift+e |
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epsilon [cap] + psili + perispomeni *doesn't exist* |
Eta (mapped to 'h') | ||
Right-Winkey+Right-ALT+h | ή | eta [sml] + tonos |
Right-Winkey+Right-ALT+Shift+h | Ή | eta [cap] + tonos |
Left-ALT+h | � | eta [sml] + dasia |
Left-ALT+Shift+h | � | eta [cap] + dasia |
Left-Winkey+h | � | eta [sml] + varia |
Left-Winkey+Shift+h | � | eta [cap] + varia |
Left-ALT+Left-CTRL+h | � | eta [sml] + dasia + varia |
Left-ALT+Left-CTRL+Shift+h | � | eta [cap] + dasia + varia |
Left-ALT+Right-CTRL+h | � | eta [sml] + dasia + oxia |
Left-ALT+Right-CTRL+Shift+h | � | eta [cap] + dasia + oxia |
Right-ALT+h | � | eta [sml] + psili |
Right-ALT+Shift+h | � | eta [cap] + psili |
Right-Winkey+h | � | eta [sml] + oxia |
Right-Winkey+Shift+h | � | eta [cap] + oxia |
Right-ALT+Right-CTRL+h | � | eta [sml] + psili + oxia |
Right-ALT+Right-CTRL+Shift+h | � | eta [cap] + psili + oxia |
Right-ALT+Left-CTRL+h | � | eta [sml] + psili + varia |
Right-ALT+Left-CTRL+Shift+h | � | eta [cap] + psili + varia |
Left-ALT+Left-Winkey+h |
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eta [sml] + vrachy *doesn't exist* |
Left-ALT+Left-Winkey+Shift+h |
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eta [cap] + vrachy *doesn't exist* |
Left-ALT+Right-Winkey+h | � | eta [sml] + perispomeni |
Left-ALT+Right-Winkey+Shift+h |
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eta [cap] + perispomeni *doesn't exist* |
Left-Winkey+Right-Winkey+h |
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eta [sml] + macron *doesn't exist* |
Left-Winkey+Right-Winkey+Shift+h |
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eta [cap] + macron *doesn't exist* |
Left-CTRL+Left-ALT+Left-Winkey+h | � | eta [sml] + dasia + perispomeni |
Left-CTRL+Left-ALT+Left-Winkey+Shift+h | � | eta [cap] + dasia + perispomeni |
Right-CTRL+Right-ALT+Right-Winkey+h | � | eta [sml] + psili + perispomeni |
Right-CTRL+Right-ALT+Right-Winkey+Shift+h | � | eta [cap] + psili + perispomeni |
Iota (mapped to 'i') | ||
Right-Winkey+Right-ALT+i | ί | iota [sml] + tonos |
Right-Winkey+Right-ALT+Shift+i | Ί | iota [cap] + tonos |
Left-ALT+i | � | iota [sml] + dasia |
Left-ALT+Shift+i | � | iota [cap] + dasia |
Left-Winkey+i | � | iota [sml] + varia |
Left-Winkey+Shift+i | � | iota [cap] + varia |
Left-ALT+Left-CTRL+i | � | iota [sml] + dasia + varia |
Left-ALT+Left-CTRL+Shift+i | � | iota [cap] + dasia + varia |
Left-ALT+Right-CTRL+i | � | iota [sml] + dasia + oxia |
Left-ALT+Right-CTRL+Shift+i | � | iota [cap] + dasia + oxia |
Right-ALT+i | � | iota [sml] + psili |
Right-ALT+Shift+i | � | iota [cap] + psili |
Right-Winkey+i | � | iota [sml] + oxia |
Right-Winkey+Shift+i | � | iota [cap] + oxia |
Right-ALT+Right-CTRL+i | � | iota [sml] + psili + oxia |
Right-ALT+Right-CTRL+Shift+i | � | iota [cap] + psili + oxia |
Right-ALT+Left-CTRL+i | � | iota [sml] + psili + varia |
Right-ALT+Left-CTRL+Shift+i | � | iota [cap] + psili + varia |
Left-ALT+Left-Winkey+i | � | iota [sml] + vrachy |
Left-ALT+Left-Winkey+Shift+i | � | iota [cap] + vrachy |
Left-ALT+Right-Winkey+i | � | iota [sml] + perispomeni |
Left-ALT+Right-Winkey+Shift+i |
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iota [cap] + perispomeni *doesn't exist* |
Left-Winkey+Right-Winkey+i | � | iota [sml] + macron |
Left-Winkey+Right-Winkey+Shift+i | � | iota [cap] + macron |
Left-CTRL+Left-ALT+Left-Winkey+i | � | iota [sml] + dasia + perispomeni |
Left-CTRL+Left-ALT+Left-Winkey+Shift+i | � | iota [cap] + dasia + perispomeni |
Right-CTRL+Right-ALT+Right-Winkey+i | � | iota [sml] + psili + perispomeni |
Right-CTRL+Right-ALT+Right-Winkey+Shift+i | � | iota [cap] + psili + perispomeni |
Omicron (mapped to 'o') | ||
Right-Winkey+Right-ALT+o | ό | omicon [sml] + tonos |
Right-Winkey+Right-ALT+Shift+o | Ό | omicon [cap] + tonos |
Left-ALT+o | � | omicron [sml] + dasia |
Left-ALT+Shift+o | � | omicron [cap] + dasia |
Left-Winkey+o | � | omicron [sml] + varia |
Left-Winkey+Shift+o | � | omicron [cap] + varia |
Left-ALT+Left-CTRL+o | � | omicron [sml] + dasia + varia |
Left-ALT+Left-CTRL+Shift+o | � | omicron [cap] + dasia + varia |
Left-ALT+Right-CTRL+o | � | omicron [sml] + dasia + oxia |
Left-ALT+Right-CTRL+Shift+o | � | omicron [cap] + dasia + oxia |
Right-ALT+o | á½¶Ä | omicron [sml] + psili |
Right-ALT+Shift+o | � | omicron [cap] + psili |
Right-Winkey+o | � | omicron [sml] + oxia |
Right-Winkey+Shift+o | � | omicron [cap] + oxia |
Right-ALT+Right-CTRL+o | � | omicron [sml] + psili + oxia |
Right-ALT+Right-CTRL+Shift+o | � | omicron [cap] + psili + oxia |
Right-ALT+Left-CTRL+o | � | omicron [sml] + psili + varia |
Right-ALT+Left-CTRL+Shift+o | � | omicron [cap] + psili + varia |
Left-ALT+Left-Winkey+o |
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omicron [sml] + vrachy *doesn't exist* |
Left-ALT+Left-Winkey+Shift+o |
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omicron [cap] + vrachy *doesn't exist* |
Left-ALT+Right-Winkey+o |
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omicron [sml] + perispomeni *doesn't exist* |
Left-ALT+Right-Winkey+Shift+o |
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omicron [cap] + perispomeni *doesn't exist* |
Left-Winkey+Right-Winkey+o |
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omicron [sml] + macron *doesn't exist* |
Left-Winkey+Right-Winkey+Shift+o |
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omicron [cap] + macron *doesn't exist* |
Left-CTRL+Left-ALT+Left-Winkey+o |
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omicron [sml] + dasia + perispomeni *doesn't exist* |
Left-CTRL+Left-ALT+Left-Winkey+Shift+o |
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omicron [cap] + dasia + perispomeni *doesn't exist* |
Right-CTRL+Right-ALT+Right-Winkey+o |
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omicron [sml] + psili + perispomeni *doesn't exist* |
Right-CTRL+Right-ALT+Right-Winkey+Shift+o |
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omicron [cap] + psili + perispomeni *doesn't exist* |
Upsilon (mapped to 'y') | ||
Right-Winkey+Right-ALT+y | Ï | upsilon [sml] + tonos |
Right-Winkey+Right-ALT+Shift+y | ÎŽ | upsilon [cap] + tonos |
Left-ALT+y | � | upsilon [sml] + dasia |
Left-ALT+Shift+y | � | upsilon [cap] + dasia |
Left-Winkey+y | � | upsilon [sml] + varia |
Left-Winkey+Shift+y | � | upsilon [cap] + varia |
Left-ALT+Left-CTRL+y | � | upsilon [sml] + dasia + varia |
Left-ALT+Left-CTRL+Shift+y | � | upsilon [cap] + dasia + varia |
Left-ALT+Right-CTRL+y | � | upsilon [sml] + dasia + oxia |
Left-ALT+Right-CTRL+Shift+y | � | upsilon [cap] + dasia + oxia |
Right-ALT+y | � | upsilon [sml] + psili |
Right-ALT+Shift+y | � | upsilon [cap] + psili (?) |
Right-Winkey+y | � | upsilon [sml] + oxia |
Right-Winkey+Shift+y | � | upsilon [cap] + oxia (?) |
Right-ALT+Right-CTRL+y | � | upsilon [sml] + psili + oxia |
Right-ALT+Right-CTRL+Shift+y | � | upsilon [cap] + psili + oxia (?) |
Right-ALT+Left-CTRL+y | � | upsilon [sml] + psili + varia |
Right-ALT+Left-CTRL+Shift+y | � | upsilon [cap] + psili + varia (?) |
Left-ALT+Left-Winkey+y | � | upsilon [sml] + vrachy |
Left-ALT+Left-Winkey+Shift+y | � | upsilon [cap] + vrachy |
Left-ALT+Right-Winkey+y | � | upsilon [sml] + perispomeni |
Left-ALT+Right-Winkey+Shift+y |
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upsilon [cap] + perispomeni *doesn't exist* |
Left-Winkey+Right-Winkey+y | � | upsilon [sml] + macron |
Left-Winkey+Right-Winkey+Shift+y | � | upsilon [cap] + macron |
Left-CTRL+Left-ALT+Left-Winkey+y | � | upsilon [sml] + dasia + perispomeni |
Left-CTRL+Left-ALT+Left-Winkey+Shift+y | � | upsilon [cap] + dasia + perispomeni |
Right-CTRL+Right-ALT+Right-Winkey+y | � | upsilon [sml] + psili + perispomeni |
Right-CTRL+Right-ALT+Right-Winkey+Shift+y |
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upsilon [cap] + psili + perispomeni *doesn't exist* |
Omega (mapped to 'v') | ||
Right-Winkey+Right-ALT+v | ÏŽ | omega [sml] + tonos |
Right-Winkey+Right-ALT+Shift+v | Î | omega [cap] + tonos |
Left-ALT+v | � | omega [sml] + dasia |
Left-ALT+Shift+v | � | omega [cap] + dasia |
Left-Winkey+v | � | omega [sml] + varia |
Left-Winkey+Shift+v | � | omega [cap] + varia |
Left-ALT+Left-CTRL+v | � | omega [sml] + dasia + varia |
Left-ALT+Left-CTRL+Shift+v | � | omega [cap] + dasia + varia |
Left-ALT+Right-CTRL+v | � | omega [sml] + dasia + oxia |
Left-ALT+Right-CTRL+Shift+v | � | omega [cap] + dasia + oxia |
Right-ALT+v | � | omega [sml] + psili |
Right-ALT+Shift+v | � | omega [cap] + psili |
Right-Winkey+v | � | omega [sml] + oxia |
Right-Winkey+Shift+v | � | omega [cap] + oxia |
Right-ALT+Right-CTRL+v | � | omega [sml] + psili + oxia |
Right-ALT+Right-CTRL+Shift+v | � | omega [cap] + psili + oxia |
Right-ALT+Left-CTRL+v | � | omega [sml] + psili + varia |
Right-ALT+Left-CTRL+Shift+v | � | omega [cap] + psili + varia |
Left-ALT+Left-Winkey+v |
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omega [sml] + vrachy *doesn't exist* |
Left-ALT+Left-Winkey+Shift+v |
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omega [cap] + vrachy *doesn't exist* |
Left-ALT+Right-Winkey+v | � | omega [sml] + perispomeni |
Left-ALT+Right-Winkey+Shift+v |
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omega [cap] + perispomeni *doesn't exist* |
Left-Winkey+Right-Winkey+v |
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omega [sml] + macron *doesn't exist* |
Left-Winkey+Right-Winkey+Shift+v |
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omega [cap] + macron *doesn't exist* |
Left-CTRL+Left-ALT+Left-Winkey+v | � | omega [sml] + dasia + perispomeni |
Left-CTRL+Left-ALT+Left-Winkey+Shift+v | � | omega [cap] + dasia + perispomeni |
Right-CTRL+Right-ALT+Right-Winkey+v | � | omega [sml] + psili + perispomeni |
Right-CTRL+Right-ALT+Right-Winkey+Shift+v | � | omega [cap] + psili + perispomeni |
Various
Some other keybindings: | |
ALT+CTRL+. | … |
ALT+CTRL+- | — |
ALT+CTRL+4 | § |
ALT+1 | ‘ |
ALT+2 | ’ |
ALT+CTRL+1 | “ |
ALT+CTRL+2 | ” |
ALT+Shift+1 | ½ |
ALT+Shift+2 | ¼ |
ALT+Shift+3 | ¾ |
ALT+Shift+? | ¿ |
Alt+c | © |
Alt+CTRL+= | ± |
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