Nerdlets

One of the advantages of using Linux is the ability to tweak everything (everything!) to your individual needs. So if you are not satisfied with the layout of you Greek keyboard, you can change it, or download someone else’s changes.

Vern Poythress has a simplified Greek layout available here, for example, which places the breathing marks over the parentheses keys.

I also recently discovered a layout by Simos Xenitellis, which supports a much larger set of Greek characters all without changing your layout:

This post is about writing Greek Polytonic using a new combined Greek layout that supports Greek, Greek Polytonic/Attic (ᾂᾷᾰᾱᾢᾥ) and Archaic (ͼϾϡϠϲϹϟϞ…).

Follow these instructions to set it up. If you want to tweak your own keyboard layout (in Linux), there is a guide for that too.

If you’re just getting started and want to add Greek to your Linux desktop, follow this guide. For Windows, try this one.

Related posts:

1. How to Type in Greek Part IV: Polytonic Greek, Linux Edition (Ubuntu)
2. How to Type in Greek Part II: Setting Up the Microsoft Greek Polytonic Keyboard
3. How to Type in Greek Part III: The Best Greek Fonts
4. SBL’s Unicode Greek Font Finally Released!
5. The Unicode Collection: Volumes I-IV