| Art Alexion on 28 Nov 2007 14:45:47 -0000 |
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On Tuesday 27 November 2007 17:27:43 Matthew Rosewarne wrote: > For setting the Compose key, it's probably a better idea to let XKB handle > it instead of xmodmap, since it has predefined rules to make it behave > properly. To set the compose key to the left Windows key, you add this line > to the keyboard section of your /etc/X11/xorg.conf: >     Option     Â"XkbOptions"  Â"compose:lwin" > > OR, you can put a script in ~/.xsession.d/ to set the option with > ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂsetxkbmap -option compose:lwin > > OR, if you use KDE, you can have KDE set it for you on startup by opening > the Control Centre, going to "Regional & Accessibility" -> "Keyboard > Layout". The compose (and many other) options are in the "Xkb options" tab. I got xmodmap working fine. Seems my problem was that Xorg changed the compose sequences. à used to be compose, e, ' now its compose, ', e I didn't think it was working because the old sequences didn't work. On my dapper machine at home,  was compose, s, s. I can also use compose, s, o. But on Gutsy its compose, o, s. I don't know what they were trying to accomplish by changing this, but I assume I'll figure out the sequences for the stuff I actually use before long. I also took a belt and suspenders approach and put the xmodmap command in the ~/.kde/Autostart directory and made the change via the KDE control panel. > > > A while back, I had enough difficulty figuring out what the various Compose > sequences were, so I took the Compose mapping file and manually created an > HTML page from it. ÂIt's not finished, and it uses some hardcoded fonts, > but it is somewhat helpful. ÂI'll pass it along, since I haven't seen > anything like it elsewhere. Funny, I started the same thing after first discovering the compose key. I stopped half way. I can send you my progress if you want to work from there. Mail me offlist. Attachment:
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