On Tue, 2007-07-03 at 13:08 +0930, Tim wrote: > On Mon, 2007-07-02 at 17:11 -0700, Jonathan Ryshpan wrote: > > With the "us-acentos" option, the keys :` ~ ' ": become dead keys useful > > for forming (say) :à ñ á ä:. And typing AltGr-Shift-> produces a dead > > ˇ. This is interesting to know, but it replaces one difficulty (how to > > produce a haček) with a greater one (how to produce a quote, backquote > > or tilde.) > > Yes, I couldn't find any way to type those characters when the keyboard > operated in that mode... I found out how to produce them, just type AltGr-<whatever>-<whatever>. This is a bother, I think, which is why I don't like the "us-acentos" option. > An alternative is to not do what was outlined, but set up the "compose" > key, instead. It's part of the keyboard preferences (I set it to use my > near-useless Windows key). Once set up, you have to first press your > compose key before your keyboard changes over from normal typing to > composing characters. > ... > compose c < gives č This is exactly what I was looking for, EXCEPT that it doesn't work in Digikam, which is the exact application where I need it. It does work in Evolution, and Yumex, but doesn't work in Digikam, Lyx, and Qalculate. Font problems? Probably not, since pasting č in from KChar Select works just fine. > Many of the other ones are a bit more obvious what to type, though some > require a bit of experimentation: > ... > compose ae gives æ > compose e^ gives ê > compose o" gives ö > compose e' gives é > compose e` gives è > compose o- gives õ > compose o~ gives õ > compose o_ gives º > compose (c gives © > compose (r gives ® > > And so on. There's a few that I can't find. >... Where is a full table of composed characters? Does anyone on the list know? Thanks - jon
