> On physical typewriters, suffix was more customary I think
Why would anyone type like that? Instead of pressing two keys (the accent key followed by the letter key), you'd need to press four (letter, backspace, accent, space bar) for no reason.
The mechanical typewriter dead key worked by omitting the linkage that advances the carriage. That established the method of pressing the dead key and then the accompanying letter.
Why would anyone type like that? Instead of pressing two keys (the accent key followed by the letter key), you'd need to press four (letter, backspace, accent, space bar) for no reason.