diff --git a/java/res/xml-nb/kbd_qwerty.xml b/java/res/xml-nb/kbd_qwerty.xml
index 36c7b7c..548ba2d 100644
--- a/java/res/xml-nb/kbd_qwerty.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml-nb/kbd_qwerty.xml
@@ -41,31 +41,31 @@
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="e"
             android:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            android:popupCharacters="éèêëę€" />
+            android:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_e" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="r"
             android:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            android:popupCharacters="ř" />
+            android:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_r" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="t"
             android:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            android:popupCharacters="ťþ" />
+            android:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_t" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="y"
             android:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            android:popupCharacters="ýÿ" />
+            android:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_y" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="u"
             android:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            android:popupCharacters="üúùûū" />
+            android:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_u" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="i"
             android:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            android:popupCharacters="íìîï" />
+            android:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_i" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="o"
             android:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            android:popupCharacters="öóòôõ" />
+            android:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_o" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="p" />
         <Key
@@ -77,17 +77,17 @@
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="a"
             android:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            android:popupCharacters="äáàâąã"
+            android:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_a"
             android:keyWidth="8.75%p"
             android:keyEdgeFlags="left" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="s"
             android:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            android:popupCharacters="śšşß" />
+            android:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_s" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="d"
             android:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            android:popupCharacters="ðď" />
+            android:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_d" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="f" />
         <Key
@@ -101,11 +101,11 @@
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="l"
             android:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            android:popupCharacters="ł" />
+            android:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_l" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="ø"
             android:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            android:popupCharacters="œ" />
+            android:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_oe" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="æ"
             android:keyWidth="8.75%p"
@@ -125,23 +125,23 @@
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="z"
             android:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            android:popupCharacters="źžż" />
+            android:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_z" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="x" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="c"
             android:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            android:popupCharacters="çćč" />
+            android:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_c" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="v"
             android:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            android:popupCharacters="w" />
+            android:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_v" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="b" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="n"
             android:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            android:popupCharacters="ńñň" />
+            android:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_n" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="m" />
         <Key
diff --git a/java/res/xml-nb/kbd_qwerty_black.xml b/java/res/xml-nb/kbd_qwerty_black.xml
index 664d0e8..ffc94dc 100644
--- a/java/res/xml-nb/kbd_qwerty_black.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml-nb/kbd_qwerty_black.xml
@@ -41,31 +41,31 @@
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="e"
             android:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            android:popupCharacters="éèêëę€" />
+            android:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_e" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="r"
             android:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            android:popupCharacters="ř" />
+            android:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_r" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="t"
             android:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            android:popupCharacters="ťþ" />
+            android:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_t" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="y"
             android:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            android:popupCharacters="ýÿ" />
+            android:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_y" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="u"
             android:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            android:popupCharacters="üúùûū" />
+            android:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_u" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="i"
             android:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            android:popupCharacters="íìîï" />
+            android:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_i" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="o"
             android:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            android:popupCharacters="öóòôõ" />
+            android:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_o" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="p" />
         <Key
@@ -77,17 +77,17 @@
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="a"
             android:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            android:popupCharacters="äáàâąã"
+            android:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_a"
             android:keyWidth="8.75%p"
             android:keyEdgeFlags="left" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="s"
             android:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            android:popupCharacters="śšşß" />
+            android:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_s" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="d"
             android:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            android:popupCharacters="ðď" />
+            android:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_d" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="f" />
         <Key
@@ -101,11 +101,11 @@
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="l"
             android:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            android:popupCharacters="ł" />
+            android:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_l" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="ø"
             android:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            android:popupCharacters="œ" />
+            android:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_oe" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="æ"
             android:keyWidth="8.75%p"
@@ -125,23 +125,23 @@
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="z"
             android:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            android:popupCharacters="źžż" />
+            android:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_z" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="x" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="c"
             android:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            android:popupCharacters="çćč" />
+            android:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_c" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="v"
             android:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            android:popupCharacters="w" />
+            android:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_v" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="b" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="n"
             android:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            android:popupCharacters="ńñň" />
+            android:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_n" />
         <Key
             android:keyLabel="m" />
         <Key