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rojanu
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 Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 1:01 pm Post subject: Special Chars in KDE |
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Hi!
I need to use special characters on en_GB keyboard layout in any KDE App as well as open office is there way to do it using combinations or
how can I do it by using combination of keys and ASCII codes for chars
Thanks
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tuam
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| Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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Are you looking for the "compose key"  http://www.schwarzvogel.de/compose.shtml You will have to activate in Control Center under Keyboard Layout - xkb settings.
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oc666
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| Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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I know that in Hebrew for special keys I've this in the InputDevice section: | Code: | | Option "XkbVariant" ",lyx" |
After this, I press ctrl+{some letters} on Hebrew layout & I've got special characters.
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| Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 7:50 pm Post subject: Re: Special Chars in KDE |
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| rojanu wrote: |
I need to use special characters on en_GB keyboard layout in any KDE App as well as open office is there way to do it using combinations or how can I do it by using combination of keys and ASCII codes for chars
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In KDE apps (and most other X11 applications) this is easy with the gb layout (setxkbmap -model pc105 -layout gb). You can press Alt-Gr with some of the keys (mostly on the right hand side of the keyboard) and follow it up with another key. For example Alt-Gr+{ followed by a gives you ä, Alt-Gr+' followed by e gives ê, and Alt-Gr+s gives ß.
Unfortunately OpenOffice does not seem to work with this at all. Pressing the Alt-Gr key with any other key does not have any effect  . |
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rojanu
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| Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 3:34 pm Post subject: |
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Well I have tried using ALT GR and it hasn't got the special chars I want. I will try adding
| Code: | | Option "XkbVariant" ",lyx" |
as soon as I am done emerging
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Awright... what am I doing wrong here?
(1) My (US) keyboard doesn't have an AltGr key... only "Alt."
(2) I fiddle around with KDE's "Control Center" and turn on the "xkb options" and pick a "compose key position."
(3) And... it doesn't work.
Before I fiddle around too much with this, I thought I'd ask the peanut-gallery...  |
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