Hi Dov,
Thanks for your reply.
My answers:
On Sat, 2008-11-22 at 18:55 +0200, Dov Feldstern wrote:
> I'm not totally clear as to how your keyboard is set up, and I think that
> that
> may be the problem (for what it's worth, I'm able to create the "C-g y"
> binding
> without any trouble, with Hebrew; this is in 2.0svn, but I don't think this
> should have changed appreciably even from 1.5).
This problem existed much before I have reconfigured my keyboard.
>
> Do you use a keyboard map (Tools->Preferences->Keyboard-> "use keyboard
> math";
> the exact menus may be a little different in 1.5)?
In Tools->Preferences->Keyboard I have "use keyboard map" (not "use
keyboard math") checked, and the First is null, and the Second is
hebrew.
>
> Does your keyboard output english or hebrew (i.e., do you switch languages at
> the keyboard level, or *only* using F12 in LyX)?
I am staying always in English, and using F12 exclusively to switch
between the languages (usually I don't even need that − I type only in
Hebrew, and in math mode it types the variables in English
automatically)
>
> When you say "so I have configured my keyboard to have all of the greek
> letters,
> including √, ∞, ∝, ≤≥ ⊆⊇ ⊂⊃ ←→ ⇐⇒ − ≠ ≡ ∀ ∃ and many more" --- did you do
> anything to actually configure the keyboard, or just paste stickers on or
> something? I mean, when you press a key, will LyX be getting a "g" or some
> unicode character?
Very simple: I have reconfigured GNOME, so now when I press "Alt Gr +
s", for example, I get σ. If I press the same key combination with
Caps-Lock on, or with Shift key pressed as well, I get Σ. Pressing the
key that is just near the "z" key on its left produces ∀, and doing that
with Shift produces ∃, and many more options.
I haven't put any stickers. I know the keys (at least most of them) by
heart − it's very simple. I do it like that since even though I know TeX
quite good, it is much shorter to write emails to friends like this:
"Let x∈P and y∈Q. Since P and Q are normal, xyx^-1y^-1∈P∩Q={e}... ⇒
something..." or compare "...hence P\subseteq Q" to "...hence P⊆Q".
So, in LyX, when I press "Alt Gr + a" I get α, but I don't want to get α
− I want to get "\alpha", and I believed that LyX might have a solution
to this need (and, apparently, it has − but only in 1.6). Vim, for
example, knows really well how to deal with that.
It is important to say also that the configuration is very basic, and it
works in ANY software on my computer, including LyX. It's not a "hack"
in the risky aspect of it.
>
> Depending on your answers to these questions, I *may* be able to help a
> little...
Actually, I have mentioned here two different problems. With the "C-g y"
problem, I still have to check the solution that Guenter Milde offered
me (something about collisions). About the αβγ problem (unicode
characters' bindings), I thought of moving to 1.6 (but still
hesitating), unless you have a better solution!
Again,
Thank you very much for your help.
Peleg.
