UK extended, English NZ & Te Reo

UK extended, English NZ & Te Reo

UK extended keyboard (backquote acting as a dead key for grave accent) and English NZ (macron available with right alt + vowel)

What is UK extended, English NZ & Te Reo?
The Chrome extension 'UK extended, English NZ & Te Reo' enhances user experience by providing unique keyboard layouts. The UK extended keyboard facilitates typing in grave accents via the backquote dead key. The extension also includes NZ English and Te Reo IME with a notable feature for applying a macron over vowels using right-alt+vowel. Providing versatility and enhancing the user's typing experience, this extension brings customization right at your hands.
Stats
Users: 30,000+
Rating: 3.41 (29)
Version: 2.0 (Last updated: 2023-12-20)
Creation date: 2014-08-03
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • input
Size: 8.85K
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Summary

This extension provides a UK extended keyboard layout in Chrome OS. How to enable: after installing the extension, head over to chrome://settings/languages then add English (UK), and check the "UK extended" option. If the option does not show up, sign out once and retry the procedure. Switch keyboard layouts with Alt+Shift until you hit the UK extended keyboard (symbol: EN*).

This extension also provides a NZ English IME (macron accent available with right-alt+vowel), as well as a Te Reo IME.

By installing this item, you agree to the Google Terms of Service and Privacy Policy at https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/.

Known issue: if this stopped working after updating to M36 please see crbug.com/397143 for a workaround (Chrome OS 37+ should not be affected)

V1.1: fixed the "not working as advertised issue" (the internal name of the key changed in Chrome OS)

V2.0: Add NZ English and Te Reo

User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works with many accent types
  • Primary option for Italian writing on Chromebook with UK keyboard
  • Fixes and improvements made in updates
Cons
  • Issues with certain accents like grave and macron
  • Problems with the keyboard listing in the layout list
  • Needs to be set as default at every login
  • Not working with beta or developer channels of ChromeOS
Most mentioned
  • Extension functioning imperfectly
  • Problems with specific characters and accents
  • Issues with default setting and keyboard list
  • Useful for typing in non-English languages
Recent reviews
Funziona, ma sarebbe meglio si potesse impostare come layout predefinito e non essere obbligati a fare uno swich ad ogni login. Unico vero problema sta nel fatto che possa essere usata solo dall'utente SuperUser, un utente User non può accedervi... sistemate e darò 5 stelle.
by A Google user, 2014-06-23

It was ok
by A Google user, 2019-03-07

Funziona, ma sarebbe meglio si potesse impostare come layout predefinito e non essere obbligati a fare uno swich ad ogni login. Unico vero problema sta nel fatto che possa essere usata solo dall'utente SuperUser, un utente User non può accedervi... sistemate e darò 5 stelle.
by A Google user, 2014-06-23
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Safety
Risk impact

UK extended, English NZ & Te Reo is safe to use. It does not request any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

UK extended, English NZ & Te Reo is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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