Re: Setting the compose key without KDE
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Hi,
Try running
> dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration
as root. It will ask you what key you want to use as
compose-key/multi-key.
On 19.02.2012 16:28, Sian Mountbatten wrote:
> Dear All
>
> I have expunged KDE from my computer and am using xdm and fvwm as
> display manager and window manager respectively.
>
> Under KDE, I had a Compose key (Multi-key?) which enabled me to
> produce characters with accents used in Esperanto. I no longer have
> KDE, so I tried using the xkeycaps program to change a key to be a
> Multi-key. Unfortunately, xkeycaps failed with a segmentation
> fault.
>
> Does anybody know what is wrong with xkeycaps? What should I give
> to the program xmodmap to enable might left window key as a key
> which will enable me to key the special characters?
>
> I have a file in my home directory which rejoices in the name of
> .XCompose. Which X program uses such a file such that I can have
> the specially accented characters. .XCompose contains # UTF-8
> (Unicode) compose sequence # David.Monniaux@ens.fr #
>
> # Keys for Esperanto <Multi_key> <asciicircum> <C> : "Ĉ"
> U0108 # LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C WITH CIRCUMFLEX <Multi_key>
> <asciicircum> <c> : "ĉ" U0109 # LATIN SMALL LETTER C
> WITH CIRCUMFLEX <Multi_key> <asciicircum> <G> : "Ĝ"
> U011C # LATIN CAPITAL LETTER G WITH CIRCUMFLEX <Multi_key>
> <asciicircum> <g> : "ĝ" U011D # LATIN SMALL LETTER G
> WITH CIRCUMFLEX <Multi_key> <asciicircum> <H> : "Ĥ"
> U0124 # LATIN CAPITAL LETTER H WITH CIRCUMFLEX <Multi_key>
> <asciicircum> <h> : "ĥ" U0125 # LATIN SMALL LETTER H
> WITH CIRCUMFLEX <Multi_key> <asciicircum> <J> : "Ĵ"
> U0134 # LATIN CAPITAL LETTER J WITH CIRCUMFLEX <Multi_key>
> <asciicircum> <j> : "ĵ" U0135 # LATIN SMALL LETTER J
> WITH CIRCUMFLEX <Multi_key> <asciicircum> <S> : "Ŝ"
> U015C # LATIN CAPITAL LETTER S WITH CIRCUMFLEX <Multi_key>
> <asciicircum> <s> : "ŝ" U015D # LATIN SMALL LETTER S
> WITH CIRCUMFLEX <Multi_key> <U> <U> : "Ŭ"
> U016C # LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH BREVE <Multi_key> <U> <u>
> : "ŭ" U016D # LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH BREVE <Multi_key> <u> <u>
> : "ŭ" U016D # LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH BREVE
>
> My Newsgroup composer has autofilled such that the comments are
> wrapped onto the following line, but you can see what is supposed
> to happen.
>
> Any help will be appreciated.
>
> Regards -- Sian Mountbatten Algol 68 specialist
>
>
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