[opensuse] Compose keys for Unicode?
How may a Unicode character be entered using the "compose" keys? The character I want to use is a Greek Capitol Ohmega (Ω) but I haven't found that combination. I have several that I use frequently such as "compose S S" to produce ß or "compose m u" for µ but haven't found the Omega combination. Thanks, Tom -- "We could certainly slow the aging process down if it had to work its way through Congress". - Will Rogers -- Tom Taylor - retired penguin - KG7CFC AMD Phenom II x4 955 -- 4GB RAM -- 2x1.5TB sata2 openSUSE 12.2-x86_64 openSUSE 12.3-x86_64 KDE 4.7.2, FF 7.0 KDE 4.10.00, FF 19.0 claws-mail 3.9.1 registered linux user 263467 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJRWnjBAAoJEHjxEe80vkwITlwIAPb2aBryi1pBNtlTTL87E1cB +71yW5BbhS26IBkqy5o+u/KUdJGEQZ3kFcNn+7IFcTlhUMfmbz17GiVP60g2e9gW D91lvWyTH7CA+1pKoHAMtjK+U6KC9uclnWRObYPHHJjDyLdJBoRDD6r8SYn4fdiD dFRoV9tYhTRJYu170py6DybQ98qHnOe4uOO9Occdv34wXNcylPU4MOaUrFaFIqEF QyUwaQCzkUreLewUb65O/2FkyHZCsYIC+P7rDhTkNOHywb14urwZ7AfQ964dxLj4 Cnnc6LgI4+MFJeB8oxwyCWDC0Jx+DjuF4rhg981aRnqCZYa5HryDAQLD2BkYCZs= =nzdf -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Wednesday 17 April 2013, Thomas Taylor wrote:
How may a Unicode character be entered using the "compose" keys? The character I want to use is a Greek Capitol Ohmega (Ω) but I haven't found that combination.
I have several that I use frequently such as "compose S S" to produce ß or "compose m u" for µ but haven't found the Omega combination.
For me "AltGr + Q" works (on german keyboard layout). Usually you could look for compose keys here /usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose But seems there is no compose key for Ω per default, probably because you can type it without compose key. cu, Rudi -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:51:04 +0200 Ruediger Meier <sweet_f_a@gmx.de> wrote:
On Wednesday 17 April 2013, Thomas Taylor wrote:
How may a Unicode character be entered using the "compose" keys? The character I want to use is a Greek Capitol Ohmega (Ω) but I haven't found that combination.
I have several that I use frequently such as "compose S S" to produce ß or "compose m u" for µ but haven't found the Omega combination.
For me "AltGr + Q" works (on german keyboard layout).
Usually you could look for compose keys here /usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose
But seems there is no compose key for Ω per default, probably because you can type it without compose key.
cu, Rudi
Hi Rudi, That doesn't work on an English keyboard but thanks for the reply. Tom -- "We could certainly slow the aging process down if it had to work its way through Congress". - Will Rogers -- Tom Taylor - retired penguin - KG7CFC AMD Phenom II x4 955 -- 4GB RAM -- 2x1.5TB sata2 openSUSE 12.2-x86_64 openSUSE 12.3-x86_64 KDE 4.7.2, FF 7.0 KDE 4.10.00, FF 19.0 claws-mail 3.9.1 registered linux user 263467 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJRWnjBAAoJEHjxEe80vkwITlwIAPb2aBryi1pBNtlTTL87E1cB +71yW5BbhS26IBkqy5o+u/KUdJGEQZ3kFcNn+7IFcTlhUMfmbz17GiVP60g2e9gW D91lvWyTH7CA+1pKoHAMtjK+U6KC9uclnWRObYPHHJjDyLdJBoRDD6r8SYn4fdiD dFRoV9tYhTRJYu170py6DybQ98qHnOe4uOO9Occdv34wXNcylPU4MOaUrFaFIqEF QyUwaQCzkUreLewUb65O/2FkyHZCsYIC+P7rDhTkNOHywb14urwZ7AfQ964dxLj4 Cnnc6LgI4+MFJeB8oxwyCWDC0Jx+DjuF4rhg981aRnqCZYa5HryDAQLD2BkYCZs= =nzdf -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 04/18/2013 08:51 AM, Thomas Taylor wrote:
On Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:51:04 +0200 Ruediger Meier <sweet_f_a@gmx.de> wrote:
On Wednesday 17 April 2013, Thomas Taylor wrote:
How may a Unicode character be entered using the "compose" keys? The character I want to use is a Greek Capitol Ohmega (Ω) but I haven't found that combination.
I have several that I use frequently such as "compose S S" to produce ß or "compose m u" for µ but haven't found the Omega combination. For me "AltGr + Q" works (on german keyboard layout).
Usually you could look for compose keys here /usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose
But seems there is no compose key for Ω per default, probably because you can type it without compose key.
cu, Rudi Hi Rudi, That doesn't work on an English keyboard but thanks for the reply.
Greek Letters ____________ - a work around : use Yast to set up Greek as a Secondary Language :: Click on the flag Bottom-Right of Screen :: Select Greek :: press letter "V" to produce greek letter Omega, then Click on the flag Bottom-Right of Screen to return to preferred characters. ........... best regards -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 18/04/13 06:51, Thomas Taylor wrote:
On Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:51:04 +0200 Ruediger Meier <sweet_f_a@gmx.de> wrote:
On Wednesday 17 April 2013, Thomas Taylor wrote:
How may a Unicode character be entered using the "compose" keys? The character I want to use is a Greek Capitol Ohmega (Ω) but I haven't found that combination.
I have several that I use frequently such as "compose S S" to produce ß or "compose m u" for µ but haven't found the Omega combination.
For me "AltGr + Q" works (on german keyboard layout).
Usually you could look for compose keys here /usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose
But seems there is no compose key for Ω per default, probably because you can type it without compose key.
cu, Rudi
Hi Rudi, That doesn't work on an English keyboard but thanks for the reply.
Tom
It works on my English(UK) keyboard (opensuse 12.2, KDE 4.10.2). Is there any setting I can check to compare it with yours? John -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 18/04/13 06:51, Thomas Taylor wrote:
On Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:51:04 +0200 Ruediger Meier <sweet_f_a@gmx.de> wrote:
On Wednesday 17 April 2013, Thomas Taylor wrote:
How may a Unicode character be entered using the "compose" keys? The character I want to use is a Greek Capitol Ohmega (Ω) but I haven't found that combination.
I have several that I use frequently such as "compose S S" to produce ß or "compose m u" for µ but haven't found the Omega combination.
For me "AltGr + Q" works (on german keyboard layout).
Usually you could look for compose keys here /usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose
But seems there is no compose key for Ω per default, probably because you can type it without compose key.
cu, Rudi
Hi Rudi, That doesn't work on an English keyboard but thanks for the reply.
Tom
Tom, Are you pressing Shift, as well as the compose key? The 'O' is upper case. Works here. Bob -- Bob Williams System: Linux 3.7.10-1.1-desktop Distro: openSUSE 12.3 (x86_64) with KDE Development Platform: 4.10.2 "release 553" Uptime: 06:00am up 2 days 12:55, 3 users, load average: 0.83, 0.83, 0.76 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 04/18/2013 04:17 AM, Bob Williams wrote:
On 18/04/13 06:51, Thomas Taylor wrote:
On Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:51:04 +0200 Ruediger Meier <sweet_f_a@gmx.de> wrote:
On Wednesday 17 April 2013, Thomas Taylor wrote:
How may a Unicode character be entered using the "compose" keys? The character I want to use is a Greek Capitol Ohmega (Ω) but I haven't found that combination.
I have several that I use frequently such as "compose S S" to produce ß or "compose m u" for µ but haven't found the Omega combination. For me "AltGr + Q" works (on german keyboard layout).
Usually you could look for compose keys here /usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose
But seems there is no compose key for Ω per default, probably because you can type it without compose key.
cu, Rudi Hi Rudi, That doesn't work on an English keyboard but thanks for the reply.
Tom
Tom,
Are you pressing Shift, as well as the compose key? The 'O' is upper case. Works here.
Bob Let's say it doesn't work on an American keyboard. Maybe it works on an English (i.e. British) keyboard.
__doug -- Blessed are the peacemakers...for they shall be shot at from both sides. A.M. Greeley -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:46:03 -0400 Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> wrote:
On 04/18/2013 04:17 AM, Bob Williams wrote:
On 18/04/13 06:51, Thomas Taylor wrote:
On Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:51:04 +0200 Ruediger Meier <sweet_f_a@gmx.de> wrote:
On Wednesday 17 April 2013, Thomas Taylor wrote:
How may a Unicode character be entered using the "compose" keys? The character I want to use is a Greek Capitol Ohmega (Ω) but I haven't found that combination.
I have several that I use frequently such as "compose S S" to produce ß or "compose m u" for µ but haven't found the Omega combination. For me "AltGr + Q" works (on german keyboard layout).
Usually you could look for compose keys here /usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose
But seems there is no compose key for Ω per default, probably because you can type it without compose key.
cu, Rudi Hi Rudi, That doesn't work on an English keyboard but thanks for the reply.
Tom
Tom,
Are you pressing Shift, as well as the compose key? The 'O' is upper case. Works here.
Bob Let's say it doesn't work on an American keyboard. Maybe it works on an English (i.e. British) keyboard.
__doug
Thanks for all the replies. Apparently this capability is not available on a US English keyboard. Still trying to figure out how to implement a secondary Greek keyboard. Tom -- "We could certainly slow the aging process down if it had to work its way through Congress". - Will Rogers -- Tom Taylor - retired penguin - KG7CFC AMD Phenom II x4 955 -- 4GB RAM -- 2x1.5TB sata2 openSUSE 12.2-x86_64 openSUSE 12.3-x86_64 KDE 4.7.2, FF 7.0 KDE 4.10.00, FF 19.0 claws-mail 3.9.1 registered linux user 263467 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJRWnjBAAoJEHjxEe80vkwITlwIAPb2aBryi1pBNtlTTL87E1cB +71yW5BbhS26IBkqy5o+u/KUdJGEQZ3kFcNn+7IFcTlhUMfmbz17GiVP60g2e9gW D91lvWyTH7CA+1pKoHAMtjK+U6KC9uclnWRObYPHHJjDyLdJBoRDD6r8SYn4fdiD dFRoV9tYhTRJYu170py6DybQ98qHnOe4uOO9Occdv34wXNcylPU4MOaUrFaFIqEF QyUwaQCzkUreLewUb65O/2FkyHZCsYIC+P7rDhTkNOHywb14urwZ7AfQ964dxLj4 Cnnc6LgI4+MFJeB8oxwyCWDC0Jx+DjuF4rhg981aRnqCZYa5HryDAQLD2BkYCZs= =nzdf -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Friday 19 April 2013, Thomas Taylor wrote:
Thanks for all the replies. Apparently this capability is not available on a US English keyboard. Still trying to figure out how to implement a secondary Greek keyboard.
You can simply define custom compose keys like this in your ~/.XCompose ------------ # Import default rules from the system Compose file: include "/usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose" <Multi_key> <O> <m> : "Ω" UCEA9 # GREEK CAPITAL LETTER OMEGA <Multi_key> <o> <m> : "ω" UCF89 # GREEK SMALL LETTER OMEGA ------------ cu, Rudi -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 04/19/2013 10:10 AM, Ruediger Meier wrote:
Still trying to figure out how
to implement a secondary Greek keyboard.
use Yast --> Language --> then add Greek as Secondary Language : quick & easy { "V" = Omega } .......... best regards -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Thomas Taylor wrote:
Thanks for all the replies. Apparently this capability is not available on a US English keyboard. Still trying to figure out how to implement a secondary Greek keyboard.
In Configure Desktop, Input Devices, Keyboard setting, you can add other keyboard layouts, including Greek Modern. Once you have done that, you can switch between keyboards by pressing Ctl-Shift or clicking on the icon that should be on the bar. With the Greek keyboard, I was able to type these characters: ωΩ by pressing v and V. The lower case version "ω" is often used in math & engineering and of course "Ω" is used in electricity & electronics for "ohm". I normally use the U.S. International layout, because it brings in a lot of commonly used symbols that are not available with U.S. Standard. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_layout#Greek -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:27:31 -0400 James Knott <james.knott@rogers.com> wrote:
Thomas Taylor wrote:
Thanks for all the replies. Apparently this capability is not available on a US English keyboard. Still trying to figure out how to implement a secondary Greek keyboard.
In Configure Desktop, Input Devices, Keyboard setting, you can add other keyboard layouts, including Greek Modern. Once you have done that, you can switch between keyboards by pressing Ctl-Shift or clicking on the icon that should be on the bar. With the Greek keyboard, I was able to type these characters:
ωΩ
by pressing v and V.
The lower case version "ω" is often used in math & engineering and of course "Ω" is used in electricity & electronics for "ohm". I normally use the U.S. International layout, because it brings in a lot of commonly used symbols that are not available with U.S. Standard.
Thanks for the reply James. I'll give the US International keyboard a try. Tom -- "We could certainly slow the aging process down if it had to work its way through Congress". - Will Rogers -- Tom Taylor - retired penguin - KG7CFC AMD Phenom II x4 955 -- 4GB RAM -- 2x1.5TB sata2 openSUSE 12.2-x86_64 openSUSE 12.3-x86_64 KDE 4.7.2, FF 7.0 KDE 4.10.00, FF 19.0 claws-mail 3.9.1 registered linux user 263467 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJRWnjBAAoJEHjxEe80vkwITlwIAPb2aBryi1pBNtlTTL87E1cB +71yW5BbhS26IBkqy5o+u/KUdJGEQZ3kFcNn+7IFcTlhUMfmbz17GiVP60g2e9gW D91lvWyTH7CA+1pKoHAMtjK+U6KC9uclnWRObYPHHJjDyLdJBoRDD6r8SYn4fdiD dFRoV9tYhTRJYu170py6DybQ98qHnOe4uOO9Occdv34wXNcylPU4MOaUrFaFIqEF QyUwaQCzkUreLewUb65O/2FkyHZCsYIC+P7rDhTkNOHywb14urwZ7AfQ964dxLj4 Cnnc6LgI4+MFJeB8oxwyCWDC0Jx+DjuF4rhg981aRnqCZYa5HryDAQLD2BkYCZs= =nzdf -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Thomas Taylor wrote:
Thanks for the reply James. I'll give the US International keyboard a try.
The U.S. International keyboard does not provide ω & Ω. Those come from the Greek keyboard. If you set up two layouts, as I mentioned, it's very easy to switch between them. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Thursday 18 April 2013, Bob Williams wrote:
On 18/04/13 06:51, Thomas Taylor wrote:
On Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:51:04 +0200
Ruediger Meier <sweet_f_a@gmx.de> wrote:
On Wednesday 17 April 2013, Thomas Taylor wrote:
How may a Unicode character be entered using the "compose" keys? The character I want to use is a Greek Capitol Ohmega (Ω) but I haven't found that combination.
I have several that I use frequently such as "compose S S" to produce ß or "compose m u" for µ but haven't found the Omega combination.
For me "AltGr + Q" works (on german keyboard layout).
Usually you could look for compose keys here /usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose
But seems there is no compose key for Ω per default, probably because you can type it without compose key.
cu, Rudi
Hi Rudi, That doesn't work on an English keyboard but thanks for the reply.
Tom
Tom,
Are you pressing Shift, as well as the compose key? The 'O' is upper case. Works here.
O? For me it's Q. But of course I used shift. "Q" = "shift + q" "AltGr + Q" = "AltGr + shift + q" cu, Rudi -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 19/04/13 00:47, Ruediger Meier wrote:
On Thursday 18 April 2013, Bob Williams wrote: [...]
Are you pressing Shift, as well as the compose key? The 'O' is upper case. Works here.
O? For me it's Q.
But of course I used shift. "Q" = "shift + q" "AltGr + Q" = "AltGr + shift + q"
cu, Rudi
Apologies. My mistake. I agree it's 'Q'. Which gives me Ω on this Microsoft Internet Keyboard with UK keymap. -- Bob Williams System: Linux 3.7.10-1.1-desktop Distro: openSUSE 12.3 (x86_64) with KDE Development Platform: 4.10.2 "release 553" Uptime: 06:00am up 3 days 12:55, 3 users, load average: 0.07, 0.16, 0.18 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Ruediger Meier wrote:
For me "AltGr + Q" works (on german keyboard layout).
Usually you could look for compose keys here /usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose
But seems there is no compose key for Ω per default, probably because you can type it without compose key.
On my computer, that file has it, both upper and lower case, several time. However, I have no idea how to use that list to generate the character. Is it possible to map it to a keyboard? I use the U.S. International layout on my computers. It has several characters, but not that one. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Thomas Taylor wrote:
How may a Unicode character be entered using the "compose" keys? The character I want to use is a Greek Capitol Ohmega (Ω) but I haven't found that combination.
I have several that I use frequently such as "compose S S" to produce ß or "compose m u" for µ but haven't found the Omega combination.
You might take a look here: http://www.hermit.org/Linux/ComposeKeys.html -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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