Buying a Mac... What keyboard layout?

[Tinchohs]

I am switching to the Mac from a PC. In my PC I use a 'US International' keyboard, which has the same keys as a regular US keyboard, yet when I want to type in spanish, if I press an accent and then type a vowel instead of considering it 2 characters, it puts the accent on top of the vowel. The same happens when I press '~' + 'n' I actually get an 'ñ'.

I can achieve this without having a 'Spanish' keyboard, which I particularly don't like.

Is this possible in the Mac? Can I go ahed and purchase a machine with 'US English Keyboard' and still the characters I am looking for with reasonable ease?

Thanks SO much for your help. This is the only open thing between me and my new Mac... Appreciated! Martin.

[simbalala]

ñ

Same thing with the Mac U.S. Keyboard

[Tinchohs]

Thanks SO much. I am ready to go ahead and purchase my first Mac...

[nixgeek]

This feature I believe is software enabled, so no matter what OS you're using you should have that option (the option is also there in Linux, but I've never tried it). So you should be golden on your new Mac.

Incidentally, what Macintosh are you looking to buy?

[Tinchohs]

I am buying an Intel based notebook (MacBookPro). Any comments?

[easterhay]

Dunno about MacBook, but with my iBook (OsX 10.3.9) I have it set to Brit English keyboard layout, and I type en español sin cambiar el teclado. If I need an accent I type Option e followed by the vowel in question (á, é, í etc). For ñ it's Option n and then n again. ¿Me explico?
easterhay

[Tinchohs]

Thanks SO much! Appreciated. Martin.

[easterhay]

welcome