On Fri, 4 Jan 2002, Helge Hafting wrote:
> Lyx don't have facilities for entering strange symbols, that is really > a "keyboard setup thing". Lyx will accept whatever the keyboard > generates - including copyright symbols. So, set your > keyboard up to generate a copyright symbol with some suitable > keypress or key combination. That will work for other > applications too, such as email. > > If you occationally use unusual characters, but not often enough to > put them on a kyboard key, consider making a document containing > all of them. You may then cut'n'paste unusal characters from that > document when needed. This way is "support good enough" for me, > for the ways other word processors use are no easier even though > they are "built-in." > > Microsoft word have a screen where special characters can be selected > and pasted one at a time - no easier than pasting from a document. > Creating this document is hard but a one-time job, perhaps you can > paste from emails or documents written in other ways. thanks Helge, This has been solved for me quite nicely now with help from Arne Palletin from New Zealand and others. The use of xmodmap to define the compose key and mode switch keys so I can get any of these characters any time I need them is working well for me -- as you suggested above. Your alternative is worth noting too. thanks, jamie ____________________________________________ http://musicalskills.com _________________________
