On 08/04/2011 11:13 PM, George OLson wrote:
Howdy all,
I am working with a minority language group (a spoken language, not a programming language :) ) which does not have language support of any kind in any platform. However, for the script we are using, all I need to be able to do is put 1 of 3 characters over the vowels - a right accent (don't know how to insert, as here it only goes straight down like this ' but I want it to go to the right), a grave accent `, and a carat ^.
Here are some examples I have cut and pasted from old data I typed in using microsoft office:
binoó - means piled tùpa - means to share equally lugtâ - means dirt or land
When I used windows, I installed the english international keyboard in the operating system, as this has those 3 characters. However, since I am trying to migrate over to suse linux, how can I do something comparable?
All I need to do is to be able to use the keyboard to enter the characters without having to take a mouse and clicking on an insert special character function when I type out data in a word processor like libre office, or when I enter text in a cell in a spreadsheet or database.
Thanks, G Here's a copy of a message I sent to the PCLOS Forum just a day or two ago, regarding Spanish accents. The answer should apply equally well with your foreign language, and you may find it useful other places. It works in any kind of word processor or editor, and even works in the Konsole (CLI). (For your purposes,see álamo, più, and hôtel.) To wit:
I don't know what kind of keyboard you're typing on, but if you have a standard American k/b, you can map a seldom used key to be a Compose key.* I have an IBM model M k/b that has no Microsoft keys, so I made the right CTRL key to be the Compose key. You could use the right ALT key, or the right Microsoft key, if you have one. Then a combination of two keystrokes after--not simultaneous with--the Compose key will produce the foreign characters, assuming your loaded fonts have them. (Most do.) I can type cañon, álamo. ¡Verdad! ¿Es bueno, no? (CMP !! or CMP ??) I can also type ß, ä, ö, ü (German characters) garçon, hôtel, (French orthography) più (Italian accent) € £, ¢ and various other things. (½, ¼, ⅓, ¥, µ) The compose key is not the same as the Alt-Gr key. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compose_key * Make compose key according to this url: http://fsymbols.com/keyboard/linux/compose/ Good luck--doug ********************************************************************************************************************************* PS: I suspect that another answer might be just to change the location to France--French has all three accent marks you want, but then you would have to learn the whole French keyboard. Use of the Compose key allows you to keep a normal American k/b. -- Blessed are the peacemakers...for they shall be shot at from both sides. --A. M. Greeley -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org