Here is what I learned today. Shortcuts for making diacritics on Mac desktop.
I am learning Homeric Greek from a few different sources. For the site that supplements Pharr, mtholyoke, there are quizzes that need the diacritics. I tried searching but could not find anything that helped me, so I’ve figured it out on my own. I hope this might help someone else that has a mac desktop and is learning Homeric Greek.
This is for the Greek Polytonic keyboard setting in Mac.
iota subscript
ᾳ
option + i
release (will be highlighted)
[ + vowel (a, h, v for alpha, eta, omega)
smooth breathing
ἀ
‘ + vowel
rough breathing
ἁ
shift + ‘
release (it will be highlighted)
press vowel
smooth breathing with grave
ἂ
= + vowel
smooth breathing with acute
ἄ
? + vowel
smooth breathing with circumflex
ἆ
-
- vowel
rough breathing with acute
ἅ
shift + ?
release
press vowel
rough breathing with grave
ἃ
shift + =
release
press vowel
rough breathing with circumflex
ἇ
shift + -
release
press vowel
acute
ά
; + vowel
grave
ὰ
] + vowel
circumflex
ᾶ
[ + vowel
acute with iota subscript
ᾴ
option + i
release
; + vowel (a,h,v)
grave with iota subscript
ᾲ
option + i
release (will be highlighted)
] + vowel (a,h,v)
circumflex with iota subscript
ᾷ
option + i
release (will be highlighted)
[ + vowel (a, h, v)