Re: How to insert symbols into emails

2024-01-30 Thread David Wright
On Wed 31 Jan 2024 at 02:46:22 (+), fxkl4...@protonmail.com wrote: > On Tue, 30 Jan 2024, Franco Martelli wrote: > > On 30/01/24 at 01:14, fxkl4...@protonmail.com wrote: > >> so i defined my compose key > >> in "/usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose" file i see a definition > >> > >>

Re: How to insert symbols into emails

2024-01-30 Thread Max Nikulin
On 30/01/2024 07:14, fxkl4...@protonmail.com wrote: so i defined my compose key in "/usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose" file i see a definition how do i type this The 22a5 key presents in some apl and de layouts grep -ri 22a5 /usr/share/X11/xkb/ You can either add another

Re: How to insert symbols into emails

2024-01-30 Thread fxkl47BF
On Tue, 30 Jan 2024, Franco Martelli wrote: > On 30/01/24 at 01:14, fxkl4...@protonmail.com wrote: >> so i defined my compose key >> in "/usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose" file i see a definition >> >> how do i type this >> > > I dunno if it's possible to type it using the COMPOSE key,

Re: How to insert symbols into emails

2024-01-30 Thread Max Nikulin
On 31/01/2024 03:36, Franco Martelli wrote: It happens something strange, when I type "crocodile" into the search bar of "kcharselect" I get an empty square visualized, if I click to "Copy to clipboard" button and then paste to Thunderbird I can see the crocodile but not in "kcharselect" …

Re: How to insert symbols into emails

2024-01-30 Thread Franco Martelli
On 29/01/24 at 23:31, Charles Curley wrote: On Mon, 29 Jan 2024 22:02:20 +0100 Franco Martelli wrote: I read that for custom sequence I've to create a ~/.XCompose file, but where can I find the character to map i.e. Greek letters: "α" "β" "γ" ? Try the gucharmap package. You look a

Re: How to insert symbols into emails

2024-01-30 Thread Franco Martelli
On 30/01/24 at 01:14, fxkl4...@protonmail.com wrote: so i defined my compose key in "/usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose" file i see a definition how do i type this I dunno if it's possible to type it using the COMPOSE key, however as workaround you can install "gucharmap" if your

Re: How to insert symbols into emails

2024-01-30 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Tue, Jan 30, 2024 at 11:00:47AM -0800, Van Snyder wrote: > I configured several different Compose keys, for example Right-Alt, one > at a time, using the KDE settings -> input devices -> keyboard -> > advanced widget. > > If I use them in XTerm, for example Compose-'-e to try to produce é, it

Re: How to insert symbols into emails

2024-01-30 Thread Van Snyder
On Tue, 2024-01-30 at 10:21 +0700, Max Nikulin wrote: > > > > Those symbols are very nice, which tool have you used to insert > > > > them? > > > > > > Easy. I configured my CAPSLOCK key (which is useless IMO) to bemy > > > X compose key. So entering COMPOSE-4-5 does ⅘, and COMPOSE-<- > > > 3does

Re: How to insert symbols into emails

2024-01-30 Thread Franco Martelli
On 29/01/24 at 23:31, Charles Curley wrote: On Mon, 29 Jan 2024 22:02:20 +0100 Franco Martelli wrote: I read that for custom sequence I've to create a ~/.XCompose file, but where can I find the character to map i.e. Greek letters: "α" "β" "γ" ? Try the gucharmap package. You look a

Re: How to insert symbols into emails

2024-01-29 Thread Max Nikulin
On 29/01/2024 22:32, Greg Wooledge wrote: On Mon, Jan 29, 2024 at 03:54:44PM +0100, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: On Mon, Jan 29, 2024 at 03:29:57PM +0100, Franco Martelli wrote: Those symbols are very nice, which tool have you used to insert them? Easy. I configured my CAPSLOCK key (which is

Re: How to insert symbols into emails

2024-01-29 Thread fxkl47BF
so i defined my compose key in "/usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose" file i see a definition how do i type this

Re: How to insert symbols into emails

2024-01-29 Thread Charles Curley
On Mon, 29 Jan 2024 22:02:20 +0100 Franco Martelli wrote: > I read that for custom sequence I've to create a ~/.XCompose file, > but where can I find the character to map i.e. Greek letters: "α" "β" > "γ" ? Try the gucharmap package. You look a character up by name, and copy it into place. E.g.

Re: How to insert symbols into emails

2024-01-29 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Mon, Jan 29, 2024 at 10:02:20PM +0100, Franco Martelli wrote: > I read that for custom sequence I've to create a ~/.XCompose file, but where > can I find the character to map i.e. Greek letters: "α" "β" "γ" ? It's a bit of a chicken-and-egg problem, admittedly. What I did was find a web page

Re: How to insert symbols into emails

2024-01-29 Thread Franco Martelli
On 29/01/24 at 16:32, Greg Wooledge wrote: On Mon, Jan 29, 2024 at 03:54:44PM +0100, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: On Mon, Jan 29, 2024 at 03:29:57PM +0100, Franco Martelli wrote: Those symbols are very nice, which tool have you used to insert them? Easy. I configured my CAPSLOCK key (which is

Re: How to insert symbols into emails (was: Re: Monospace fonts, Re: Changing The PSI Definition)

2024-01-29 Thread Bret Busby
On 29/1/24 22:54, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: On Mon, Jan 29, 2024 at 03:29:57PM +0100, Franco Martelli wrote: On 26/01/24 at 20:50, David Wright wrote: I'll give a shout-out for Hack,¹ which I can't fault for use in xterms. Comparingxterm -geometry 80x25+0+0 -fa hack -fs 16 with xterm

Re: How to insert symbols into emails

2024-01-29 Thread davenull
Hello, On 2024-01-29 15:29, Franco Martelli wrote: On 26/01/24 at 20:50, David Wright wrote: I'll give a shout-out for Hack,¹ which I can't fault for use in xterms. Comparingxterm -geometry 80x25+0+0 -fa hack -fs 16 with xterm -geometry 80x25+0+0 -fa inconsolata -fs 18 (to make the sizes

Re: How to insert symbols into emails (was: Re: Monospace fonts, Re: Changing The PSI Definition)

2024-01-29 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Mon, Jan 29, 2024 at 03:54:44PM +0100, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Mon, Jan 29, 2024 at 03:29:57PM +0100, Franco Martelli wrote: > > Those symbols are very nice, which tool have you used to insert them? > > Easy. I configured my CAPSLOCK key (which is useless IMO) to be > my X compose key. So

Re: How to insert symbols into emails (was: Re: Monospace fonts, Re: Changing The PSI Definition)

2024-01-29 Thread Michael Grant
On Mon, Jan 29, 2024 at 03:29:57PM +0100, Franco Martelli wrote: > On 26/01/24 at 20:50, David Wright wrote: > I'll give a shout-out for Hack,¹ > which I can't fault for use in > xterms. Comparing xterm -geometry 80x25+0+0 > -fa hack -fs 16 > with xterm -geometry 80x25+0 Sangu verification: > ⓘ No

Re: How to insert symbols into emails (was: Re: Monospace fonts, Re: Changing The PSI Definition)

2024-01-29 Thread tomas
On Mon, Jan 29, 2024 at 03:29:57PM +0100, Franco Martelli wrote: > On 26/01/24 at 20:50, David Wright wrote: > > I'll give a shout-out for Hack,¹ which I can't fault for use in > > xterms. Comparingxterm -geometry 80x25+0+0 -fa hack -fs 16 > > with xterm -geometry 80x25+0+0 -fa inconsolata