Anne Wilson <cannewilson <at> tiscali.co.uk> writes: > > I don't get that on my KDE GB keyboard layout. I get "ă". But, Right alt + > > the right square bracket key gives me a dead key for the "~", then > > releasing the keys and pressing "a", gives me "ã". > > > This is KDE GB, as well. The character you define looks as though it has a > bar above it, but if you paste that into something where you can magnify the > view you will find that it actually is a tilde. Sorry, but no. ă (the first one) is not a-tilde, it's an a with a u-shaped accent. ã (the second one) is a-tilde. Kevin Kofler