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Toaq's Latin writing system features many letter with diacritics, which are tricky to type on a standard keyboard configured for English.
Toaq's [[Latin writing system]] features many letter with diacritics, which are tricky to type on a standard keyboard configured for English. Here are some solutions.
 
Here are some solutions:


== Desktop computers ==
== Desktop computers ==
=== Compose key ===
=== Compose key ===
You can set up a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compose_key compose key] on your computer, which will change the behavior of one of the keys on your keyboard to "compose" the next two keypresses into one character — for example <kbd style="border:2px outset;padding:1px 4px">CapsLock</kbd> <kbd style="border:2px outset;padding:1px 4px">?</kbd> <kbd style="border:2px outset;padding:1px 4px">a</kbd> becomes {{t|ả}}.
You can set up a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compose_key compose key] on your computer, which will change the behavior of one of the keys on your keyboard to "compose" the next two keypresses into one character — for example {{Key|CapsLock}} {{Key|'}} {{Key|a}} becomes {{t|á}}. See [[Compose key]] for more information.
 
=== Kaıchuo ===
This is a little tool originally by [[User:Lynn]] that runs in your browser [https://toaq.net/kaichuo/ here]. You type something like {{Key|Kiai ji kato/ da}} (alternatively, {{Key|kato2}}) and it turns it into {{t|Kıaı jí káto da}}. (Wow! It knows {{t|jí}} is a pronoun and automatically adds {{Done|2}}.) The underdot ◌̣ is typed with a hyphen and {{t|Ꝡ}} with "V".
 
=== vim ===
See [[Vim input]].
 
=== AutoHotkey (Windows) ===
Only the first paragraph of the following script is strictly necessary. The rest are just useful shortcuts.
 
To use, install [https://www.autohotkey.com/ AutoHotkey], copy the script to a text editor and save it as toaq.ahk, then double-click the file you saved.
 
{{collapsible|toaq.ahk|<pre style="height:300px">; Basic layout
:?*:vy::ꝡ
:?*:a2::á
:?*:a3::ä
:?*:a4::â
:?*:e2::é
:?*:e3::ë
:?*:e4::ê
:?*:ii::ı
:?*:i1::ı
:?*:i2::í
:?*:i3::ï
:?*:i4::î
:?*:o2::ó
:?*:o3::ö
:?*:o4::ô
:?*:u2::ú
:?*:u3::ü
:?*:u4::û
:?*:!!::̣
:?*:<<::«
:?*:>>::»
:?*:.<::‹
:?*:.>::›
 
; Pronouns
::ji::jí
::suq::súq
::nhao::nháo
::umo::úmo
::ime::íme
::ama::áma
::suna::súna
::suho::súho
::nhana::nhána
::ho::hó
::maq::máq
::hoq::hóq
::ta::tá
::aq::áq
::cheq::chéq
::hoa::hóa
::ha::há
 
; Determiners
::sa::sá
::tu::tú
::tuq::túq
::sia::sía
::ni::ní
::baq::báq
::hi::hí
::hu::hú
::ke::ké
::ja::já
 
; Usually in T2
::moq::móq
::hoi::hóı
 
; Always in T3
::ju::jü
::la::lä
::na::nä
::kio::kïo


On Linux, this might not even involve installing anything! Look for "compose key" plus your distro name.
; vy-related shortcuts
::va::ꝡä
::ve::ꝡë
::vo::ꝡo
</pre>}}


On Windows, [https://wincompose.info/ WinCompose] is pretty good.
=== US, intl. with dead keys ===
If you are on Linux, there is a keyboard option called "US, intl. with dead keys". The way you enter diacritics is the same as the compose key one. Unfortunately, {{t|Ꝡ}} is not on the layout.


Here's how to type Toaq-specific characters in the default ruleset:
=== XKB ===
Note that this requires editing a few other files, so remember to ''make backups of files you change''. Follow the format in the files in /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/: base.lst, base.xml, evdev.lst, evdev.xml.


This layout, for QWERTY keyboards, also has diacritics for Gamma and Beta.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Character || Combo
! ||Without underdot|| colspan="2" |With underdot
|-
|-
| {{Tone|2}} || <kbd style="border:2px outset;padding:1px 4px">'</kbd> + vowel
!{{done|1}}
| style="background:#ccc" |
| colspan="2" |{{key|v}} {{key|vowel}}
|-
|-
| {{Tone|3}} || <kbd style="border:2px outset;padding:1px 4px">"</kbd> + vowel
!{{done|2}}
|{{key|'}} {{key|vowel}}|| colspan="2" |{{key|'}} {{key|v}} {{key|vowel}}
|-
|-
| {{Tone|4}} || <kbd style="border:2px outset;padding:1px 4px">?</kbd> + vowel
!{{done|3}}
|{{key|"}} {{key|vowel}}|| colspan="2" |{{key|"}} {{key|v}} {{key|vowel}}
|-
|-
| {{Tone|5}} || <kbd style="border:2px outset;padding:1px 4px">^</kbd> + vowel
!{{done|4}}
|{{key|;}} {{key|vowel}}|| colspan="2" |{{key|;}} {{key|v}} {{key|vowel}}
|-
|-
| {{Tone|6}} || <kbd style="border:2px outset;padding:1px 4px">`</kbd> + vowel
!{{T|Ꝡ ꝡ}}
| colspan="3" |{{Key|W}}, {{Key|w}}
|-
|-
| {{Tone|7}} || <kbd style="border:2px outset;padding:1px 4px">~</kbd> + vowel
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center" |Old diacritics
! colspan="2" |Other
|-
|-
| dotless i ({{t|ı}}) || <kbd style="border:2px outset;padding:1px 4px">.</kbd> + <kbd style="border:2px outset;padding:1px 4px">i</kbd>
!{{tone|1}}
|{{key|Shift}} {{key|x}} {{key|vowel}}
!{{t|’}}
|{{key|x}}
|-
|-
| left quote ({{t|«}}) || <kbd style="border:2px outset;padding:1px 4px">&lt;</kbd> + <kbd style="border:2px outset;padding:1px 4px">&lt;</kbd>
!{{tone|3old}}
|{{key|AltGr}} {{key|\}} {{key|vowel}}
!{{t|«}}
|{{key|[}}
|-
|-
| right quote ({{t|»}}) || <kbd style="border:2px outset;padding:1px 4px">&gt;</kbd> + <kbd style="border:2px outset;padding:1px 4px">&gt;</kbd>
!{{tone|4}}
|{{key|:}} {{key|vowel}}
!{{t|»}}
|{{key|]}}
|-
!{{tone|6}}
|{{key|Shift}} {{key|v}} {{key|vowel}}
!{{t|‹}}
|{{key|<nowiki>{</nowiki>}}
|-
!{{tone|7}}
|{{key|AltGr}} {{key|<nowiki>|</nowiki>}} {{key|vowel}}
!{{t|›}}
|{{key|<nowiki>}</nowiki>}}
|}
|}
{{collapsible|XKB symbols file - /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/qtq|<pre>
default  partial alphanumeric_keys modifier_keys
xkb_symbols "basic" {
    name[Group1]= "Toaqzu (Hóegua)";
    key <TLDE> { [    grave, asciitilde ] };
    key <AE01> { [   1, exclam ] };
    key <AE02> { [   2, at ] };
    key <AE03> { [   3, numbersign ] };
    key <AE04> { [   4, dollar ] };
    key <AE05> { [   5, percent ] };
    key <AE06> { [   6, asciicircum ] };
    key <AE07> { [   7, ampersand ] };
    key <AE08> { [   8, asterisk ] };
    key <AE09> { [   9, parenleft ] };
    key <AE10> { [   0, parenright ] };
    key <AE11> { [    minus, underscore, endash, emdash ] };
    key <AE12> { [    equal, plus ] };
    key <AD01> { [   q, Q ] };
    key <AD02> { type[group1] = "FOUR_LEVEL_ALPHABETIC",
                    [   UA761, UA760, w, W ] };
    key <AD03> { [   e, E ] };
    key <AD04> { [   r, R ] };
    key <AD05> { [   t, T ] };
    key <AD06> { [   y, Y ] };
    key <AD07> { [   u, U ] };
    key <AD08> { type[group1] = "FOUR_LEVEL_ALPHABETIC",
                    [ idotless, I, i, Iabovedot ] };
    key <AD09> { [   o, O ] };
    key <AD10> { [   p, P ] };
    key <AD11> { [ guillemotleft, U2039, bracketleft, braceleft ] };
    key <AD12> { [ guillemotright, U203A, bracketright, braceright ] };
    key <AC01> { [   a, A ] };
    key <AC02> { [   s, S ] };
    key <AC03> { [   d, D ] };
    key <AC04> { [   f, F ] };
    key <AC05> { [   g, G ] };
    key <AC06> { [   h, H ] };
    key <AC07> { [   j, J ] };
    key <AC08> { [   k, K ] };
    key <AC09> { [   l, L ] };
    key <AC10> { [ dead_circumflex, dead_hook, semicolon, colon ] };
    key <AC11> { [ dead_acute, dead_diaeresis, apostrophe, quotedbl ] };
    key <AB01> { [   z, Z ] };
    key <AB02> { [   rightsinglequotemark, dead_macron, x, X ] };
    key <AB03> { [   c, C ] };
    key <AB04> { [   dead_belowdot, dead_grave, v, V ] };
    key <AB05> { [   b, B ] };
    key <AB06> { [   n, N ] };
    key <AB07> { [   m, M ] };
    key <AB08> { [   comma, less ] };
    key <AB09> { [   period, greater ] };
    key <AB10> { [   slash, question ] };
    key <BKSL> { [   backslash, bar, dead_caron, dead_tilde ] };
   
    key <SPCE> { [   space, space, nobreakspace, nobreakspace ] };
   
  include "level3(ralt_switch)"
};
</pre>}}
You will also need add some Compose keys.
{{collapsible|XCompose definitions|<pre>
<dead_acute> <dead_belowdot> <a>            :"ạ́"
<dead_diaeresis> <dead_belowdot> <a>        :"ạ̈"
<dead_circumflex> <dead_belowdot> <a>        :"ậ"
<dead_acute> <dead_belowdot> <e>            :"ẹ́"
<dead_diaeresis> <dead_belowdot> <e>        :"ẹ̈"
<dead_circumflex> <dead_belowdot> <e>        :"ệ"
<dead_acute> <dead_belowdot> <idotless>      :"ị́"
<dead_diaeresis> <dead_belowdot> <idotless>  :"ị̈"
<dead_circumflex> <dead_belowdot> <idotless> :"ị̂"
<dead_acute> <dead_belowdot> <o>            :"ọ́"
<dead_diaeresis> <dead_belowdot> <o>        :"ọ̈"
<dead_circumflex> <dead_belowdot> <o>        :"ộ"
<dead_acute> <dead_belowdot> <u>            :"ụ́"
<dead_diaeresis> <dead_belowdot> <u>        :"ụ̈"
<dead_circumflex> <dead_belowdot> <u>        :"ụ̂"
<dead_belowdot> <dead_acute> <a>            :"ạ́"
<dead_belowdot> <dead_diaeresis> <a>        :"ạ̈"
<dead_belowdot> <dead_circumflex> <a>        :"ậ"
<dead_belowdot> <dead_acute> <e>            :"ẹ́"
<dead_belowdot> <dead_diaeresis> <e>        :"ẹ̈"
<dead_belowdot> <dead_circumflex> <e>        :"ệ"
<dead_belowdot> <dead_acute> <idotless>      :"ị́"
<dead_belowdot> <dead_diaeresis> <idotless>  :"ị̈"
<dead_belowdot> <dead_circumflex> <idotless> :"ị̂"
<dead_belowdot> <dead_acute> <o>            :"ọ́"
<dead_belowdot> <dead_diaeresis> <o>        :"ọ̈"
<dead_belowdot> <dead_circumflex> <o>        :"ộ"
<dead_belowdot> <dead_acute> <u>            :"ụ́"
<dead_belowdot> <dead_diaeresis> <u>        :"ụ̈"
<dead_belowdot> <dead_circumflex> <u>        :"ụ̂"
<dead_acute> <dead_belowdot> <A>            :"Ạ́"
<dead_diaeresis> <dead_belowdot> <A>        :"Ạ̈"
<dead_circumflex> <dead_belowdot> <A>        :"Ậ"
<dead_acute> <dead_belowdot> <E>            :"Ẹ́"
<dead_diaeresis> <dead_belowdot> <E>        :"Ẹ̈"
<dead_circumflex> <dead_belowdot> <E>        :"Ệ"
<dead_acute> <dead_belowdot> <I>            :"Ị́"
<dead_diaeresis> <dead_belowdot> <I>        :"Ị̈"
<dead_circumflex> <dead_belowdot> <I>        :"Ị̂"
<dead_acute> <dead_belowdot> <O>            :"Ọ́"
<dead_diaeresis> <dead_belowdot> <O>        :"Ọ̈"
<dead_circumflex> <dead_belowdot> <O>        :"Ộ"
<dead_acute> <dead_belowdot> <U>            :"Ụ́"
<dead_diaeresis> <dead_belowdot> <U>        :"Ụ̈"
<dead_circumflex> <dead_belowdot> <U>        :"Ụ̂"
<dead_belowdot> <dead_acute> <A>            :"Ạ́"
<dead_belowdot> <dead_diaeresis> <A>        :"Ạ̈"
<dead_belowdot> <dead_circumflex> <A>        :"Ậ"
<dead_belowdot> <dead_acute> <E>            :"Ẹ́"
<dead_belowdot> <dead_diaeresis> <E>        :"Ẹ̈"
<dead_belowdot> <dead_circumflex> <E>        :"Ệ"
<dead_belowdot> <dead_acute> <I>            :"Ị́"
<dead_belowdot> <dead_diaeresis> <I>        :"Ị̈"
<dead_belowdot> <dead_circumflex> <I>        :"Ị̂"
<dead_belowdot> <dead_acute> <O>            :"Ọ́"
<dead_belowdot> <dead_diaeresis> <O>        :"Ọ̈"
<dead_belowdot> <dead_circumflex> <O>        :"Ộ"
<dead_belowdot> <dead_acute> <U>            :"Ụ́"
<dead_belowdot> <dead_diaeresis> <U>        :"Ụ̈"
<dead_belowdot> <dead_circumflex> <U>        :"Ụ̂"
</pre>}}
=== Xmodmap ===
If you’re running X11 on a Linux machine, create a file (I suggest calling it <code>.Xmodmap</code> in your home directory) with the following contents, then run <code>xmodmap <i>filename</i></code> to activate:
keycode 11  =  2  at          2  at          dead_acute
keycode 12  =  3  numbersign  3  numbersign  dead_diaeresis
keycode 13  =  4  dollar      4  dollar      dead_circumflex
keycode 31  =  i  I            i  I            idotless
: <b>Note:</b> You will require your keyboard layout to have a modifier key active (if at all, usually {{key|RAlt}} a.k.a. {{key|AltGr}}); to achieve this, you may run <code>setxkbmap us intl</code> to switch to the international US layout with dead keys. Also note that a layout change wipes any <code>xmodmap</code>s previously issued, so you will have to rerun the <code>xmodmap</code> command. Feel free to add those two commands (in the right order!) to your <code>.xprofile</code>, or whatever other file your system picks up when starting up X11. Contact [[user:uakci|uakci]] if you run into issues.
<b>To use:</b> hold {{key|RAlt}} and then press a digit, {{key|2}} thru {{key|4}}. After releasing, press the key for your favourite vowel. This should produce a vowel with the desired '''precomposed''' tone diacritic (this is a big deal to some people). For dotless {{t|ı}}, use {{key|RAlt}}{{key|I}}.
==== Variations ====
Bind the dead diacritic keys to {{key|s}}, {{key|d}}, {{key|f}} (for that sweet sweet ergonomic swag):
keycode 39  =  s  S  s  S  dead_acute
keycode 40  =  d  D  d  D  dead_diaeresis
keycode 41  =  f  F  f  F  dead_circumflex
Make dotless {{t|ı}} the default when pressing {{key|I}}, requiring {{key|RAlt}}{{key|I}} to obtain regular dotted i (and also when composing diacritics with the mechanism described above):


=== Kảıchuo ===
keycode 31  = i  I  i  I  idotless
This is a little tool by [[User:Lynn]] that runs in your browser, available [http://foldr.moe/kaichuo/ here]. You type something like <kbd style="border:2px outset;padding:1px 4px">Kiai ji kato/ da</kbd> and it turns it into {{t|Kỉaı jí káto da}}. (Wow! It knows {{t|jí}} is a pronoun and automatically adds {{Tone|2}}.)


Yell at her to add mobile support!
=== Kanakey ===
[[User:Hoaqgio]] uses a custom Python script that can be found at https://github.com/toaq/kanakey. The way it works is that the script always runs in the background (you start it on login) and when you want to type Toaq, you type alt+; followed by the Toaq you want in the format of "Mai4 ji2 suq2 da.", and finally you just type ; alone. Then the script erases what you typed and replaces it with pretty Toaq. Unfortunately it has two pretty inconvenient issues, one of which is that it currently can't show an icon in the system tray to indicate whether the script is in "listening mode" or not (which means you can accidentally put it in listening mode and leave it there for a while) and the other of which is that if you have non-text data on your system clipboard at the time you try to use the script, it will simply crash. [[User:Hoaqgio]] recommends not using this unless you really have no better alternative!


=== AutoHotKey ===
=== Stenography ===
[https://github.com/toaq/toaq.org/blob/master/toaq.ahk This official AutoHotKey script] will convert <kbd style="border:2px outset;padding:1px 4px">a/</kbd> into á, etc. Oh, it's actually outdated (has the old {{tone|3old}} instead of the new {{tone|3}}).
See [[Stenography]].


== Phones ==
== Phones ==
There's an Android custom keyboard app called "[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kl.ime.oh&hl=en&gl=US MultiLing O]" where, allegedly "you slide your finger from the ,/AltGr key and you get a tone picker there". It is also decently customizable.


In general, on many phone keyboards you can long-press a vowel to get some accents, though usually not the {{tone|4}} hook. You can install a Vietnamese keyboard layout for that one, and switch between layouts, and suffer. Or use [[sparse tone marking]].
=== Your built-in keyboard? ===
In general, on many phone keyboards you can long-press a vowel to get some accents, though you still won't find {{t|Ꝡ}} or the underdot ({{key|-}} will do, though).
 
=== MultiLing O ===
See [[MultiLing O]].
 
=== Unexpected Keyboard ===
 
Below is a [https://github.com/Julow/Unexpected-Keyboard Unexpected Keyboard] layout due to Discord user A'rely:
 
{{collapsible|Unexpected Keyboard layout definition file|<pre>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<keyboard>
  <row>
    <key key0="q" key2="1" key4="esc"/>
    <key key0="ꝡ" key1="~" key2="2" key3="\@"/>
    <key key0="e" key1="ê" key2="3" key3="ë" key4="é"/>
    <key key0="r" key1="loc ₪" key2="4" key3="$"/>
    <key key0="t" key2="5" key3="%"/>
    <key key0="y" key2="6" key3="^"/>
    <key key0="u" key1="û" key2="7" key3="ü" key4="ú"/>
    <key key0="ı" key1="î" key2="8" key3="í" key4="ï"/>
    <key key0="o" key1="ô" key2="9" key3="ó" key4="ö"/>
    <key key0="p" key2="0" key3="f11_placeholder" key4="f12_placeholder"/>
  </row>
  <row>
    <key shift="0.5" key0="a" key1="tab" key2="ä" key3="â" key4="á"/>
    <key key0="s" key1="loc accent_ring" key3="loc ß" key4="loc accent_ogonek"/>
    <key key0="d" key1="!" key2="loc £" key3="loc accent_aigu" key4="loc accent_grave"/>
    <key key0="f" key1="loc accent_dot_above" key4="&amp;"/>
    <key key0="g" key1="loc accent_caron" key2="-" key3="_"/>
    <key key0="h" key1="*" key2="=" key3="+"/>
    <key key0="j" key1="loc accent_trema" key2="loc accent_circonflexe" key3="{" key4="}"/>
    <key key0="k" key1="(" key2=")" key3="[" key4="]"/>
    <key key0="l" key2="|" key3="\\"/>
  </row>
  <row>
    <key width="1.5" key0="shift" key2="loc capslock"/>
    <key key0="z" key2="`"/>
    <key key0="x" key2="\#" key4="loc €"/>
    <key key0="c" key1="loc accent_cedille" key2="&lt;" key3="."/>
    <key key0="v" key2=">" key3=","/>
    <key key0="b" key2="\?" key3="/" key4="loc accent_macron"/>
    <key key0="n" key1="loc accent_tilde" key2=":" key3=";"/>
    <key key0="m" key1="loc accent_double_aigu" key2="&quot;" key3="'"/>
    <key width="1.5" key0="backspace" key2="delete"/>
  </row>
</keyboard>
</pre>}}
 
== [[Derani|Deranı]] layouts ==
 
=== Kaıchuo ===
 
[https://toaq.net/kaichuo/ Kaıchuo] also has an option for typing Derani.
 
=== Mıao's layout (QWERTY-based) ===
 
[[File:Toaq_(QWERTY).svg]]
 
Note that the image above is a bit outdated. The hiatus key has been moved to the semicolon key rather than the colon key and the cartouches are now both on the quotation mark key.
 
Some punctuation whose keys were taken over have been put under AltGr.
==== XKB (Linux) ====
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:400px; overflow:auto;">
<div style="font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;">XKB symbols file</div>
<pre class="mw-collapsible-content">
default  partial alphanumeric_keys modifier_keys
xkb_symbols "basic" {
 
    name[Group1]= "Toaqzu (Deranı)";
 
    key <TLDE> { [ grave, asciitilde ] };
    key <AE01> { [ 1, exclam  ] };
    key <AE02> { [ 2, at ] };
    key <AE03> { [ 3, numbersign ] };
    key <AE04> { [ 4, dollar  ] };
    key <AE05> { [ 5, percent  ] };
    key <AE06> { [ 6, asciicircum ] };
    key <AE07> { [ 7, ampersand ] };
    key <AE08> { [ 8, asterisk ] };
    key <AE09> { [ 9, parenleft ] };
    key <AE10> { [ 0, parenright ] };
    key <AE11> { [ minus, underscore, endash, emdash ] };
    key <AE12> { [ equal, plus ] };
 
    key <AD01> { [ UF16C2 ] }; // Q
    key <AD02> { [ UF16C1 ] }; // Ꝡ
    key <AD03> { [ UF16CA ] }; // 2nd tone
    key <AD04> { [ UF16BB ] }; // R
    key <AD05> { [ UF16B7 ] }; // T
    key <AD06> { [ UF16CE ] }; // diphthong
    key <AD07> { [ UF16CB ] }; // 3rd tone
    key <AD08> { [ UF16BD ] }; // NH
    key <AD09> { [ UF16CC ] }; // 4th tone
    key <AD10> { [ UF16B3 ] }; // P
    key <AD11> { [ guillemotleft, U2039, bracketleft, braceleft ] };
    key <AD12> { [ guillemotright, U203A, bracketright, braceright ] };
 
    key <AC01> { [ UF16C5 ] }; // '
    key <AC02> { [ UF16BA ] }; // S
    key <AC03> { [ UF16B6 ] }; // D
    key <AC04> { [ UF16B4 ] }; // F
    key <AC05> { [ UF16C3 ] }; // G
    key <AC06> { [ UF16C6 ] }; // H
    key <AC07> { [ UF16BE ] }; // J
    key <AC08> { [ UF16C4 ] }; // K
    key <AC09> { [ UF16BC ] }; // L
    key <AC10> { [ UF16CD, UF16DA, semicolon, colon ] }; // hiatus mark | null variable
    key <AC11> { [ UF16D8, UF16D9, apostrophe, quotedbl ] }; // cartouche start | cartouche end
 
    key <AB01> { [ UF16B8 ] }; // Z
    key <AB02> { [ UF16C0 ] }; // SH
    key <AB03> { [ UF16B9 ] }; // C
    key <AB04> { [ UF16BF ] }; // CH
    key <AB05> { [ UF16B2 ] }; // B
    key <AB06> { [ UF16B5 ] }; // N
    key <AB07> { [ UF16B0, UF16B1 ] }; // M | M coda
    key <AB08> { [ UF16D4, UF16D2, comma, less ] }; // subordination mark | prefix mark
    key <AB09> { [ UF16D5, UF16D3, period, greater ] }; // declarative full stop | quotation mark
    key <AB10> { [ UF16D6, UF16D7, slash, question ] }; // other full stop | question mark
 
    key <BKSL> { [ backslash, bar] };
   
    key <SPCE> { [ space, space, nobreakspace,  nobreakspace ] };
   
  include "level3(ralt_switch)"
};
</pre>
</div>
 
==== Windows ====
 
Made with Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator. Unzip the .zip [[:File:Toaq (QWERTY, Windows).zip|file]] and open setup.exe. You may have to restart your computer for it to show up. To uninstall, uninstall it like you would any other program.
 
=== Loekıa's layout (Workman-based) ===
 
[[File:Toaq_(Workman).svg]]
 
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:400px; overflow:auto;">
<div style="font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;">XKB symbols file</div>
<pre class="mw-collapsible-content">
xkb_symbols "toaq"
{
  include "us(workman)"
 
  key <AD01> { [ UF16BD ] };
  key <AD02> { [ UF16B6 ] };
  key <AD03> { [ UF16BB ] };
  key <AD04> { [ UF16CD ] };
  key <AD05> { [ UF16CE ] };
  key <AD06> { [ UF16BE ] };
  key <AD07> { [ UF16B5 ] };
  key <AD08> { [ UF16B2 ] };
  key <AD09> { [ UF16B3 ] };
  key <AD10> { [ UF16D8, UF16D9 ] };
 
  key <AC01> { [ UF16BA ] };
  key <AC02> { [ UF16C0 ] };
  key <AC03> { [ UF16C6 ] };
  key <AC04> { [ UF16B7 ] };
  key <AC05> { [ UF16CA ] };
  key <AC06> { [ UF16CB, UF16CC ] };
  key <AC07> { [ UF16C2 ] };
  key <AC08> { [ UF16B4 ] };
  key <AC09> { [ UF16C3 ] };
  key <AC10> { [ UF16B9 ] };
  key <AC11> { [ UF16D2, UF16D3 ] };
 
  key <AB01> { [ UF16B8 ] };
  key <AB02> { [ UF16C5 ] };
  key <AB03> { [ UF16B0, UF16B1 ] };
  key <AB04> { [ UF16BF ] };
  key <AB05> { [ UF16C1 ] };
  key <AB06> { [ UF16C4 ] };
  key <AB07> { [ UF16BC ] };
  key <AB08> { [ UF16D4, UF16DA ] };
  key <AB09> { [ UF16D5 ] };
  key <AB10> { [ UF16D6, UF16D7 ] };
 
  key <SPCE> { [ U0020, U00A0 ] };
};
</pre>
</div>


== Sad alternatives ==
== Sad alternatives ==
=== ASCII tone markers ===
=== ASCII tone markers ===
You can always write the ASCII-friendly <tt>/"?^\~</tt> tone markers after words like this, usefully combined with [[sparse tone marking]]:
You can always write the ASCII-friendly (although reader-hostile) <tt>/"^</tt> [[tone]] markers after words like this:


<blockquote><tt>Hio ka. Bu bo^ ji/ sa gi kaichuo rao\ ni/ da.</tt></blockquote>
<blockquote><tt>Hio ka. Ji/ na" bo hoa/ sia/ kaichuo gi rao^ nidaq/.</tt></blockquote>


Or tone number digits:
Or tone number digits <tt>234</tt>:


<blockquote><tt>Hio ka. Bu bo5 ji2 sa gi kaichuo rao6 ni2 da.</tt></blockquote>
<blockquote><tt>Hio ka. Ji2 na3 bo hoa2 sia2 kaichuo gi rao4 nidaq2.</tt></blockquote>


And you will be understood.
And you will be understood.


=== Vietoaq ===
== Other places to look for solutions ==
For a bit, a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telex_(input_method) Vietnamese Telex] equivalent called '''Vietoaq''' was popular, where the idea was to use consonants at the end of a syllable to represent tone.
 
For example, {{t|lé lë lẻ lê lè lẽ}} is written <tt>lep lex len let lek lef</tt>.
 
To make matters worse, {{t|léq lëq lẻq lêq lèq lẽq}} is written, by diehard Vietoaq oldbies, as <tt>leb lez lem led leg lev</tt>.


This was back when compound words used {{tone|1}}, and {{t|lē lēq}} were written <tt>ler lel</tt>. So, {{t|tóaqkūq}} became <tt>toabkul</tt>.
* Talk to us on [[Discord]].
* The documentation for Raku (Perl 6), a Unicode-heavy programming language, includes [https://docs.raku.org/language/unicode_entry copious amounts of instructions on Unicode character input].


Eventually came '''Diet Vietoaq''', which just puts one of <tt>pxntkf</tt>, marking the tone for the whole word, at the end of the word: {{t|tóaqkūq}} becomes <tt>toaqkuqp</tt>. In that sense, it is more like the "ASCII tone markers" in the previous section.
[[Category:Input methods]]
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