Amaya defines two kinds of keyboard shortcuts for Mac OS X: shortcuts using standard Apple modifier keys (ex. Cmd+C to copy the selection) and shortcuts using sequences (ex. Ctrl-t Ctrl-t to create a table). As Mac OS X users are not familiar with shortcut sequences in menu entries, only standard shortcuts are shown by default. A media access control address (MAC address) is a unique identifier assigned to a network interface controller (NIC) for use as a network address in communications within a network segment. This use is common in most IEEE 802 networking technologies, including Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth.
Mac OS X is Apple's operatingsystem for its line of Macintosh computers. Its interface, known asAqua, is built on a Unix foundation. Although ithas much of the look and feel of the former Mac OS,features such as preemptive multitasking, symmetric multiprocessing,multithreading, and protected memory give Mac OS X improved stabilityand performance. For the current version's system requirements, seeApple's Mac OS XTechnical Specifications.
Currently, four Mac OS X-related products are available:
Mac OS X: This is the version most Macintoshowners should use. It is a consumer operating system designed for useon your personal computer. For more information, see Apple's Mac OS X page and Developer page forMac OS X.
Mac OS X Server: Up in arms mac os. Manitcle mac os. This is Apple's server operatingsystem. It is similar to the consumer release of Mac OS X, but alsoincludes a suite of network services, such as a print server, filesharing, QuickTime streaming, NetBoot, and advanced webhosting. For more information, see Apple's Mac OS X Server page.
iOS: Based on Mac OS X, versions of iOS run on theiPhone, the iPod touch, and the iPad. The iOS was designed forhandheld devices, and is much more tightly controlled than otherversions of Mac OS X. Despite their shared origins, applications(apps) developed for iOS are not compatible with Mac OS X, and viceversa.
Darwin:Darwin is the Unix-likefoundation upon which Mac OS X is based. Its code is opensource, and it is available as a stand-alone operatingsystem. Although Darwin will run many Unix applications, including theX Window System, it does not have the Mac OS X interfaceand thus will not run Mac OS X applications. For more information, seeApple's Developer Open Sourcepage.
In Mac OS X, to type many common diacritics and accentmarks, you can use the Option key. For others, you mayneed to switch keyboard layouts or install additional fonts. You canuse the Keyboard Viewer with both methods to see what characters youcan currently type.
Option key combinations
This table shows the most common keystrokes for typing accentedcharacters. Keystrokes with the [letter] placeholderrequire two sets of keypresses; first, type the Option keycombination, and then type the letter you want to modify.
D U E L Mac Os Catalina
| Keystroke | Character |
|---|---|
Option-e [letter] | acute (e.g., á) |
Option-` [letter] | grave (e.g., è) |
Option-i [letter] | circumflex (e.g.,ô ) |
Option-u [letter] | |
Option-n [letter] | tilde (e.g., ñ ) |
Option-q | oe ligature ( œ ) |
Option-c | cedilla ( ç ) |
Option-Shift-/ (forward slash) | |
Option-1 (the number 1) | upside-downexclamation point ( ¡ ) |
Keyboard layout configuration
D U E L Mac Os X
To configure additional keyboard layouts in Mac OS X 10.5 or later:
- From the Apple menu, select System Preferences...
- In System Preferences, from the View menu, select Language & Text (10.6 and later) or International (10.5).
- From the Input Sources tab (10.6 and later) or Input Menutab (10.5), in the list of languages and keyboard layouts, check theones you would like to use. If you would like to use the KeyboardViewer, check it near the top of the list. For details, see Using the Keyboard Viewer.
- Close System Preferences.
Once you have chosen other keyboard layouts, a flag will appear on theright side of the menu bar representing the current layout. To use adifferent layout, click the flag, and then select it from thepull-down menu. In 10.6 and later, if you click Keyboard & CharacterViewer, but no additional languages, it will display theCharacter Viewer icon instead of a flag.
Using the Keyboard Viewer
You can use the Keyboard Viewer to see how modifier keys and differentkeyboard layouts affect the characters you type:
D U E L Mac Os 11
- From the Apple menu, select System Preferences...
- In System Preferences, from the View menu, selectLanguage & Text (10.6 and later) or International (10.5).
- Select the Input Sources tab (10.6 and later) or InputMenu tab (10.5), and then check Keyboard & CharacterViewer (10.6 and later) or Keyboard Viewer (10.5). A flag or theCharacter Viewer icon should appear in the menu bar in theupper right corner of your screen. The type of flag you see depends onthe default language you select.
- Click the new icon in the menu bar, and from the menu that dropsdown, select Show Keyboard Viewer.
The Keyboard Viewer windowcontains a virtual keyboard that shows the characters associated withdifferent keys. Here, you can see what characters are created when youhold down modifier keys like Option, Shift,and Command.
Many fonts in OS X contain special characters for additionaldiacritics. To access these special characters:
- Within the application you are currently using, open the Fontpanel (usually from a Show Fonts option in the application'smenus).
- Click the gear widget button:
- From the menu that appears, select Characters...
