Re: [TriLUG] Re: Typing umlauts on an english keyboard
On Tue, 25 Sep 2001, will trillich wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 28, 2001 at 05:28:12PM -0400, Stephen Ball wrote:
> > I just caught hold of this thread so sorry if this fix has been mentioned but
> > has anyone suggested the Multi_Key? You can setup Xmodmap to configure a key
> > as the multi_key, right now I'm using the righthand tux (windows) key. What
> > it does is act as a starter key for ascii combinations, for example:
> > multi_key, ", o (typed in sequence) gives an ö (o with an umlat is that
> > doesn't display correctly). I haven't found a complete list of the multi_key
> > combinations but have found quite a few through trial and error and will be
> > happy to write up what I know if that would help.
How odd: a long time ago some install decided that my right [Ctrl] key
should be the Multi_key, and that's what in my .Xmodmap:
keycode 0x6D = Multi_key
Indeed, with `xev`, that key is recognised as the Multi_key:
KeyPress event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x2400001,
root 0x32, subw 0x0, time 1116380811, (-394,160), root:(331,178),
state 0x10, keycode 109 (keysym 0xff20, Multi_key), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
Yet this key does not currently work as a compose: neither in Konsole
(just prints the keys as pressed), nor in xterm (beeps and prints
nothing).
Any ideas what is wrong?
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