Accented characters are entered using typing a backslash (\) followed by a character to indicate the type of accent and finally the letter.
The following table shows the accent characters and the letters with which they can be used.
Table 1-1. Valid accented letters
| Accent | Accent character | Permitted letters |
|---|---|---|
| Acute | ' (single quote) | a, e, i, o, u, y, A, E, I O, U, Y |
| Grave | ` (back quote) | a, e, i, o, u, A, E, I O, U |
| Umlaut | " (double quote) | a, e, i, o, u, y, A, E, I O, U |
| Circumflex | ^ (circumflex) | a, e, i, o, u, A, E, I O, U |
| Tilde | ~ (tilde) | n, o, N, O |
| Cedilla | , (comma) | c, C |
| Slash | / (slash) | , O |
Accents are sorted the same as a plain letter. This may lead to different entries being sorted the same. (See Section 3.1.2 for more details.)
Currently only accented characters included in the ISO 8859-1 (latin 1) character set are supported.
Example 1-2. Accents
| Text entered | Sorted as | Output as |
|---|---|---|
| Fran\,coise | Francoise | Françoise |