This is a homebrew tap containing a cask for the U.S. custom keyboard layout, which maps the §
symbol to the compose key.
The compose key is very useful to compose e.g. accented letters without having a dedicated key for each of them.
Here's some examples:
<compose_key> + ' + e
maps toé
<compose_key> + ` + e
maps toè
<compose_key> + a + e
maps toæ
This custom layout is very useful in combination with Karabiner Elements, which allows to remap any key to the §
symbol (named non_us_backslash
inside Karabiner Elements).
brew install dvdblg/us-custom-keyboard-layout/<formula>
Or brew tap dvdblg/us-custom-keyboard-layout
and then brew install <formula>
.
brew help
, man brew
or check Homebrew's documentation.
All credit goes to J. ‘Mach’ Wust, who created this very useful macOS keyboard layout. I just packaged it in the form of a Homebrew Cask.