Helge Hafting wrote:
> Lyx has a problem with crashing when you use dead keys. This is now
> fixed in development, but not in any released lyx. Use workarounds
> in the meantime:
>
> 1. If you can afford it, configure some keyboard key to generate what
> you want directly. Usable if you use circumflex for only a few
> characters.
> 2. Set up keyboard to use a "compose" key instead of dead keys. I.e.
> "�" is made by <compose> <"> <o> instead of <dead-"> <o> A different way
> of typing.
> 3. Don't change the keyboard. Instead, type � (or whatever) in a
> different
> application, such as xemacs or a command prompt. Then, use the
> cut/paste
> features in X to get the troublesome character in.
> 4. check out the latest development from lyx CVS, compile it, and run
> a development version. Risky, of course.
>
O.K, since we use these characters very often in french, I'll try the
second option... and fight a little against my typing reflexes (or
back to 1.1.4).
Thanks, Helge
Sarah
