title: Convenient custom key bindings for accented chars
body: <p>My new machine has a US English keyboard layout. I write a lot in Spanish and French. I miss the accent keys of Latin keyboards.</p>
  
  <p>I have customized key bindings using the right Alt key to type those characters. So (<kbd>rightAlt</kbd> + <kbd>'</kbd> + <kbd>a</kbd>) types á,  (<kbd>rightAlt</kbd> + <kbd>~</kbd> + <kbd>n</kbd>) types ñ, and so forth. I find them pretty hard to use.</p>
  
  <p>Ideally, custom key bindings should not conflict with built-in/common bindings from either the system of other apps. (Hence my choice of right-alt. I run Ubuntu Linux, by the way.) </p>
  
  <p>I wonder what other key bindings forum members use for this purpose. Any general advise on this matter will be most welcome. </p>
  
  <p>Thanks!</p>