I have a US physical keyboard layout, with Windows keyboard set to UK extended keys. Is there a way to type backslash, despite the lack of the usual UK physical backslash button? On How can I type a backslash with no backslash key?, one answer proposed is Right Alt + (what looks like \ on the physical keyboard). The latter works for me when my keyboard is set to UK, but not when it's set to extended UK (which I prefer because it gives access to accented letters easily). Does anyone have a suggestion, other than just frequently switching between keyboards?
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Wouldn't US International English be a better compromise? that gives you the accents but ought to p[reserve your physical layout [Can't test as I have a UK keyboard that I use set to US Int]– TetsujinCommented Jan 16, 2020 at 14:10
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Your question says "backspace" and "backslash". Please edit and remove the ambiguity.– DavidPostill ♦Commented Jan 16, 2020 at 20:05
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1@Tetsujin You're right that US international is probably a better compromise but I often write ^ (in latex) and having to write this via shift+6 then space, rather than just shift+6, would be quite annoying.– Kweku ACommented Jan 17, 2020 at 9:04
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@DavidPostill Thanks for spotting this, I've corrected it now– Kweku ACommented Jan 17, 2020 at 9:05
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Creating a custom keyboard, based on UK international but with a custom positioning of \, is an option, eg using microsoft keyboard layout creator. I found the tutorial here helpful. Also note that microsoft keyboard layout creator runs into problems when run from a filepath with spaces in, so the .exe file needs to be put into an appropriate folder (see the answer from 09/02/2015 here).