On Sat, 11 Jan 2003 12:21, Damian Gatabria wrote:
> On Saturday 11 January 2003 00:35, Stephen Kuhn wrote:
> > On Sat, 2003-01-11 at 11:11, Sascha Noyes wrote:
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> > > Hi, is there a way to input ASCII characters with a simple key
> > > combination (as it is on windows) ?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Sascha
> >
> > Do you mean like creating a macro?
>
> I think he means the "alt + nº = somechar"
>
> AFAIK in Linux you can type in every possible char
> by combining alt, shift keys + the rest of the keyboard..
>
> I've got a spanish keyboard, and at the right of the spacebar
> i have a key called "Alt Gr". When i combine that key with the
> letters i get:
>
> AltGr + q = @
> AltGr + w = ł
> AltGr + e = €
> AltGr + r = ¶
> AltGr + t = ŧ
> AltGr + a = æ
> AltGr + s = ß
> AltGr + d = ð
> AltGr + f = đ
>
> and so on.
>
> HTH
>
> Damian

If it's international charachters you are after with accents, change your 
keyboard to US-International. This would not be for speed typists. It waits 
for a second key press after letters with the accents. I loaded it by mistake 
with my 8.2 install and it weirded me out.

OT - Damian, How come your default font has overriden my kmails one for this 
reply? 
-- 
Michael

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