Re: Q: US keyboard layout and umlauts ?
On 11-Jul-99 Martin Schulze wrote:
> Gregor Hoffleit wrote:
>> I hope this problem is not too off-topic: In potato, how can I write
>> german umlauts with an traditional US keyboard layout ?
>
> Interestingly I was trying a similar thing the other day. Only US
> keyboards here. :-)
>
> However, if it is just the layout, I'd say, switch to de*.map and
> switch back after use. With this US keyboard, it didn't work.
>
> If you only need umlauts in texts, I'd ask you to use Emacs and
> iso-accents-mode especially. Using it, just type "s to get an ß.
> I've hooked it on M-i so I can switch whenever I want and in whatever
> mode I am. I've heard, that vim has a similar thing.
I use the following additions to Xmodmap that allow me to enter the
umlaute via alt-r <x>. This works well for emacs/tcsh/vi/etc if I
set LC_CTYPE to de_AT. Though for tcsh some functionality is lost (alt-l
d does not delete word anymor but prints out an umlaut).
! for switching to german umlaute
keysym Alt_R = Mode_switch
add Mod5 = Mode_switch
! ae, oe, ue, etc.
keysym a = a A adiaeresis
keysym o = o O odiaeresis
keysym u = u U udiaeresis
keysym s = s S ssharp ssharp
However, I think this (i.e. the alt_r mode switch) depends on the
xkdb-variant setting. I do use a default 104-key us keyboard. So my
X-server setting is
Section "Keyboard"
Protocol "Standard"
XkbRules "xfree86"
XkbModel "pc104"
XkbLayout "us"
EndSection
Of cause, someone should write a decent XKBD-variant file that includes
this. Or does it already exist and I am not aware of it?
Greetings, Peter
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