On Thu, 2 Jan 2003, Diwakar wrote: > How can I type special characters in Linux (especially RedHat 8.0) > using only the keyboard instead of the GNOME Character Map?
To get accented characters, I have this in my .Xmodmap file. You could do something similar. I can then use the left windows key to type my accented and other special characters. It only works through X though (including xterms). Anyone know how to do this through console mode? clear mod4 add mod4 = Super_R keycode 115 = Mode_switch keycode 79 = agrave keycode 80 = acircumflex keycode 81 = eacute keycode 83 = egrave keycode 84 = ecircumflex keycode 85 = icircumflex keycode 87 = ocircumflex keycode 88 = ugrave keycode 89 = ccedilla keysym a = a A agrave Agrave keysym b = b B acircumflex Acircumflex keysym c = c C ccedilla Ccedilla keysym d = d D atilde Atilde keysym e = e E egrave Egrave keysym f = f F eacute Eacute keysym g = g G ecircumflex Ecircumflex keysym h = h H ediaeresis Ediaeresis keysym i = i I igrave Igrave keysym j = j J icircumflex Icircumflex keysym k = k K iacute Iacute keysym l = l L idiaeresis Idiaeresis keysym m = m M aacute Aacute keysym n = n N ntilde Ntilde keysym o = o O ograve Ograve keysym p = p P ocircumflex Ocircumflex keysym q = q Q oacute Oacute keysym r = r R odiaeresis Odiaeresis keysym s = s S oslash Ooblique keysym u = u U ugrave Ugrave keysym v = v V uacute Uacute keysym w = w W udiaeresis Udiaeresis keysym 1 = 1 exclam onesuperior exclamdown keysym 2 = 2 at twosuperior onehalf keysym 3 = 3 numbersign yen EuroSign keysym 4 = 4 dollar sterling cent keysym 5 = 5 percent degree onequarter keysym 6 = 6 asciicircum threesuperior threequarters keysym slash = slash question backslash questiondown -- You have only to mumble a few words in church to get married and few words in your sleep to get divorced. ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
