Jacobus Venter wrote:
Is there a way to enable the use of special characters in SuSe, for only using the ALT-key combination of the character? This will also include k-mail. I know special characters can be "inserted" in the office apps, by using "Insert / "Special Character", and then selecting the appropriate character from the set. I want to use the alt-key combo as it is used in windows, for instance for the ê, the key combo is ALT+136.
My preferred method for X: use the Alt key or any other key as the so-called Compose key or Multi-key, combining two characters into one special character. For example, I use the Pause key for this. The 'xev' command shows that it has keycode 110. So I have this line in ~/.Xmodmap: keycode 110 = Multi_key Then pressing this key followed by e and " gives ë. No need to remember those ALT-number key combos. The combinations are easy to guess. E.g. Compose key followed by + and - gives ± . Still, if you do a 'locate Compose' (mind the capital C) then you'll find a list of combinations for your character set. -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com