Art Alexion on 24 Nov 2007 15:50:22 -0000


[Date Prev] [Date Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: [PLUG] Entering extended characters in Linux


On Friday, 23 November 2007 16:21, Matthew Rosewarne wrote:
> My ideal layout would be level3 on scroll lock and compose on
> pause/break, since those keys are both completely useless.  There's no easy
> way to set this, though.

I use xmodmap at home.  This one line script sets the "windows key" as the 
compose key.  I run it everytime X starts.

 xmodmap -e "keysym Super_L = Multi_key

Here's a nice article on how to do it

 
http://process-of-elimination.net/index.php?title=Means_of_Composing_Accented_Characters_in_X_Window_System

I'm going to try your suggestions at work monday.  Thanks
-- 

_____________________________________________________________
Art Alexion

PGP fingerprint: 52A4 B10C AA73 096F A661  92D2 3B65 8EAC ACC5 BA7A
Keyserver: hkp://subkeys.pgp.net
The attachment - signature.asc - is my electronic signature; no need for 
alarm.  Info @ 
http://mysite.verizon.net/art.alexion/encryption/signature.asc.what.html
_____________________________________________________________

Attachment: pgpmaKxeEzdjk.pgp
Description: PGP signature

___________________________________________________________________________
Philadelphia Linux Users Group         --        http://www.phillylinux.org
Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce
General Discussion  --   http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug