On Tue, 8 Jun 2010 11:51:22 +0200, Rune Lynge wrote: > Hi Sviatoslav, > > On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 12:16 AM, Sviatoslav Chagaev > <0x1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I want to be able to type non latin characters in xterm (Russian and > > Latvian). > > [SNIP] > > > Is it possible to enable non latin input in xterm somehow? > > Are you using ksh in emacs editing mode? A 'set +o emacs-usemeta' > might help you.
Thanks for the reply. Yup, ksh in emacs mode. It does indeed work, but partially, meaning that when I type something, some letters appear as empty squares: http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/2549/0060c.jpg (same thing with Liberation Mono font) >From the ksh manpage: emacs-usemeta In emacs command-line editing, use the 8th bit as meta (^[) prefix. This is the default. I guess it prepends every char which has 8-th bit on with a ^[ ?.. > > Note that UTF-8 locale support in OpenBSD is ... well, waiting for > diffs, afaik; see > <http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/openbsd-misc/2007/11/2/380315/thread>. > But setting a LC_CTYPE will bring you some of the way depending on > your selection of applications. > > Best regards, > Rune
