Re: LyX Docs - How Do I insert special characters

[Peter Suetterlin]

Bernhard Riecke wrote:

> How do I insert special characters into my document? 

> I need e.g. the degree symbol (like in 90 degree left) quite often, so
> always switching to tex mode and using ^\circ is rather cumbersome and
> makes the text hard to read.

> Is there any easy way out? (I couldn't find it in the manuals...)

If your X is set-up correctly to use a compose-Key(*), almost any
character can be input via a three-key-combination. In your case it
would be Compose ^ 0 and the screen shows "°".

Positive thing is:  This works in (almost) any X Program, I just used
that sequence to type the degree above in emacs.

(*) I don't know how Irix is doing that, Sun's have it by default and
    for Linux you should try something like "RightCtl Compose" in the
    Keyboard section of your XF86Config to turn your right CONTROL key
    into compose.  The new Windows-Keyboards are even better for that,
    they have enough spare keys :-).

  Peter

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