Quickstart
This Keyman keyboard works intuitively with a Latin-letter hardware layout. You can find Greek letters on this keyboard by typing the equivalent Latin letter, most similar by sound or appearance. For example, type w
[~me/ga to get ὧμέγα.
As you can see, accents and breathing marks are typed after the vowel. They can be typed in any order. For example, ΰ is typed u/+ or
u+/.
When you type an accent by itself (or after a non-accentable letter), you will also get that accent. For example, typing / by itself will give you ´ not /.
To get the standard keystroke instead of the accent, type = before the character. For example, to get ? instead of ¨, type =
?.
Keyboard Details
Letters
The Galaxie Greek Mnemonic keyboard uses an intuitive system where most of the Greek letters are matched to equivalent Latin letters, either by sound or appearance.
Example: typing w produces ω.
Example: typing u produces υ.
A few letters in Greek have no exact match in English, by sound or appearance. These have been assigned the remaining keys.
Example: typing q produces θ.
Example: typing c produces ξ.
When followed by a Space or ending punctuation, sigma (σ) becomes final sigma (ς) automatically.
Example: typing sos. produces σος..
Example: typing susswmos
Space produces συσσωμος .
Final sigma can also be typed with the apostrophe key.
Example: typing so' produces σος.
Example: typing susswmo' produces συσσωμος.
Capital letters are typed using shift as in English.
Example: typing Shift+a produces Α.
Example: typing Shift+w produces Ω.
To get the Latin keystroke for any key instead of the Greek, type = first.
Example: typing =? produces ?.
Example: typing =Q produces Q.
Breathing Marks, Accents, + Other Diacritics
The Galaxie Greek keyboard includes the following breathing marks, accents, and other diacritics.
| Character |
Keys |
English Name |
Greek Name |
| ◌̔ |
J or [ |
rough breathing |
dasia |
| ◌̓ |
j or ] |
smooth breathing |
psili |
| ◌̀ |
V, \ or ` |
grave accent |
varia |
| ◌́ |
v, / or ´ |
acute accent |
oxia |
| ◌͂ |
^, ~ or " |
circumflex accent |
perispomeni |
| ◌ͅ |
¦, §, ñ or Ñ |
iota subscript |
ypogegrammeni/
prosgegrammeni |
| ◌̈ |
+, ? or ¨ |
diaeresis |
dialytika |
| ◌̄ |
- |
macron |
|
| ◌̆ |
_ |
breve |
vrachy |
Diacritics are typed after the vowel. They can be typed in any order.
Example: typing u/+ or u+/ produces ΰ.
Example: typing a"]¦ or a"¦] or a]¦" or a]"¦ or a
¦"] or a¦]" produces ᾆ.
The only exception to this rule is the circumflex on capital Greek letters. It cannot be typed first because a capital Greek letter cannot take a circumflex without a breathing mark.
Example: typing WJ~ produces Ὧ. Typing circumflex first will not produce Ὧ.
Example: typing A]¦" or A]"¦ or A¦]" produces ᾎ. Typing circumflex before the breathing mark will not produce ᾎ.
Rho (ρ) can also take the rough and smooth breathing mark.
Example: typing r] produces ῤ.
Example: typing R[ produces Ῥ.
Typing a diacritic twice while editing lets you remove the diacritic from a letter.
Example: typing o]] produces ο not ὀ᾿.
Example: typing h[/¦/ produces ᾑ not ᾕ´.
If you type a diacritic by itself or after any letter which cannot take that diacritic, you will get the diacritic by itself.
Example: typing / produces ´.
Example: typing g?d produces γ¨δ.
On European hardware layouts where `,´,^,~, and/or ¨ already function as deadkeys, you'll need to type a
Space after just those diacritics in order to get the diacritic.
Example: typing i¨Space on a Spanish QWERTY keyboard produces ϊ.
Example: typing w~Space on a Dutch QWERTY keyboard produces ῶ.
Punctuation
Most punctuation on the Galaxie Greek keyboard is typed exactly as on your Latin-letter keyboard, though sometimes you will need to use the 'standard keystroke' rule above to get the punctuation you need.
Example: typing . produces ..
Example: typing ; produces ;.
The Greek semicolon or ano teleia is the only exception.
Example: typing : produces ·.
