EDIT: Layout issue solved, shift issue remains. See post #5.
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Regular readers here know I'm a stylus addict and can't be convinced to use my fingers. Still, I try to use the thumb keyboard now just as an experiment. I found it's hard to use with the German layout because they moved one letter (ß) to the second tab. I read here that there's ways to re-configure the layout of the keyboard, but before I get my hands dirty:

Is there anybody out there who already changed the German layout?

Also, is there a way to get "shift" without doing this strike-up thing? A normal shift, not shift lock. Oh, and while we're at it: a "..." would be nice, too.