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Downloads:
169
Downloads of v 2.0.0:
169
Last Update:
03 Jul 2019
Package Maintainer(s):
Software Author(s):
- James Campbell
Tags:
keyboard layout uk- Software Specific:
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UK International Keyboard
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Downloads:
169
Downloads of v 2.0.0:
169
Maintainer(s):
Software Author(s):
- James Campbell
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To install UK International Keyboard, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
To upgrade UK International Keyboard, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
To uninstall UK International Keyboard, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
NOTE: This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.
1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment
Please see the organizational deployment guide
2. Get the package into your environment-
Open Source or Commercial:
- Proxy Repository - Create a proxy nuget repository on Nexus, Artifactory Pro, or a proxy Chocolatey repository on ProGet. Point your upstream to https://chocolatey.org/api/v2. Packages cache on first access automatically. Make sure your choco clients are using your proxy repository as a source and NOT the default community repository. See source command for more information.
- You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download
-
Open Source
- Download the Package Download
- Follow manual internalization instructions
-
Package Internalizer (C4B)
- Run
choco download ukinternationalkeyboard --internalize --source=https://chocolatey.org/api/v2
(additional options) - Run
choco push --source="'http://internal/odata/repo'"
for package and dependencies - Automate package internalization
- Run
3. Enter your internal repository url
(this should look similar to https://chocolatey.org/api/v2)
4. Choose your deployment method:
choco upgrade ukinternationalkeyboard -y --source="'STEP 3 URL'" [other options]
See options you can pass to upgrade.
See best practices for scripting.
Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.
If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:
choco upgrade ukinternationalkeyboard -y --source="'STEP 3 URL'"
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE
Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
Exit 0
}
Exit $exitCode
- name: Ensure ukinternationalkeyboard installed
win_chocolatey:
name: ukinternationalkeyboard
state: present
version: 2.0.0
source: STEP 3 URL
See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.
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chocolatey_package 'ukinternationalkeyboard' do
action :install
version '2.0.0'
source 'STEP 3 URL'
end
See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.
Chocolatey::Ensure-Package
(
Name: ukinternationalkeyboard,
Version: 2.0.0,
Source: STEP 3 URL
);
Requires Otter Chocolatey Extension. See docs at https://inedo.com/den/otter/chocolatey.
cChocoPackageInstaller ukinternationalkeyboard
{
Name = 'ukinternationalkeyboard'
Ensure = 'Present'
Version = '2.0.0'
Source = 'STEP 3 URL'
}
Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.
package { 'ukinternationalkeyboard':
provider => 'chocolatey',
ensure => '2.0.0',
source => 'STEP 3 URL',
}
Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.
salt '*' chocolatey.install ukinternationalkeyboard version="2.0.0" source="STEP 3 URL"
See docs at https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/ref/modules/all/salt.modules.chocolatey.html.
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This package was approved by moderator Pauby on 04 Jul 2019.
Still trying to remember ALT codes for accented characters, or using Character Map to insert symbols? There is an easier way...
If you frequently work with foreign languages, you may well find it awkward to type accented characters, symbols or other characters not represented on the standard UK keyboard. This was a problem I also had, until I was introduced to the Windows "United States International keyboard", which is a keyboard layout you can install in Windows that enables you to easily type the accented characters used in major European languages, using the AltGr key on the keyboard to access the additional characters. The problem with the US International keyboard is that, as its name implies, it is based on the US keyboard and therefore double-quote, at sign, hash sign and so on are in the wrong place.
Fortunately, there is a little-known Microsoft utility called the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator, which is ideal for inveterate fiddlers like me. I've used it to put together a UK International keyboard, based on the UK keyboard layout but using the principles of the US International keyboard (retaining, in most cases, the established positioning of the various accented characters and symbols). I have also extended the layout to include more symbols (typically, stuff that I, as a translator and editor, need to be able to type from time to time, but also anything else I thought might be helpful to other users) and to cover more languages.
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop';
$packageName= 'ukinternationalkeyboard'
$toolsDir = "$(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)"
$url = 'http://zolid.com/uk-intl-kb/ukint20a.zip'
$url64 = $url
$getArgs = @{
packageName = $packageName
fileFullPath= Join-Path $toolsDir 'setup.zip'
url = $url
url64 = $url64
checksum = '4A8683469C30C7E0FD8DDB03ECF44BD0ECED8DEBDFB46D5201A431DB92898361'
checksumType = 'sha256'
checksum64 = $checksum
checksumType64= $checksumType
}
Get-ChocolateyWebFile @getArgs
$zipArgs = @{
fileFullPath= Join-Path $toolsDir 'setup.zip'
destination = Join-Path $toolsDir 'setup'
}
Get-ChocolateyUnzip @zipArgs
$packageArgs = @{
packageName = $packageName
fileType = 'MSI'
file = Join-Path $zipArgs['destination'] 'ukint20a_i386.msi'
file64 = Join-Path $zipArgs['destination'] 'ukint20a_amd64.msi'
silentArgs = "/qn /norestart /l*v `"$($env:TEMP)\$($packageName).$($env:chocolateyPackageVersion).MsiInstall.log`""
validExitCodes= @(0, 3010, 1641)
}
Install-ChocolateyInstallPackage @packageArgs
Remove-Item (Join-Path $toolsDir 'setup*') -Recurse
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- ukint20a.zip (4a8683469c30) - ## / 61
- ukinternationalkeyboard.2.0.0.nupkg (32a000faf230) - ## / 61
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Version | Downloads | Last Updated | Status |
---|---|---|---|
UK International Keyboard 2.0.0 | 169 | Wednesday, July 3, 2019 | Approved |
1996-2016 James Campbell
Version 2.0
- now supports all European languages written in the Latin alphabet
- support for combining accent marks
- removed superscript-1 and open bullet
- added dagger and double dagger
This package has no dependencies.
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