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C6.21

Dead Keys and Layered Layouts

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  1. C6.21.1A dead key does not emit a character immediately; it combines with the next key to form a diacritic
  2. C6.21.2Without a cue for the pending dead-key state, people think the key is dead
  3. C6.21.3AltGr and other layered layouts put a third symbol on the same physical key, switched by a modifier
  4. C6.21.4Layered layouts raise per-key information density and the chance of hitting the wrong layer