On 2022-01-12 8:48 a.m., Dave Howorth wrote:
On Wed, 12 Jan 2022 14:04:46 +0100 "Carlos E.R." <robin.listas@gmx.es> wrote:
What is the compose key?
I can, for example, press [compose][-][-][-] and I get a long dash: '—'
Or [compose][o][o] and I get '°", the symbol to type "°C". Or [compose][L][-] amd I get "£"
And many other combinations that are not included in the keyboard. Hmm, ° is AltGr-Shift-0 on my keyboard without a compose key. And £ is marked as Shift-3 (and € is also marked as AltGr-4). I can never remember all the AltGr combinations though.
Many of those characters are available on the U.S. international keyboard. It's a simple matter to enable it. You can even easily switch between layouts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QWERTY#US-International