On 09/27/2014 01:32 PM, Doug wrote: (See addendum to previous message, below.) >> >> > I don't know how to "replace them all at once" but I know how to make > them as you go. Set up a Compose key on your keyboard. I use right alt, > but if you have a Microsoft k/b, you could use the right m/s key. > Then when you want a foreign character, you make it as you go. > ¿Dónde encuentro una guía de térrminos Matemáticos únicos para > el año? > You hit compose then single quote then the vowel. For the ¿ you > hit compose, the ? twice. For ñ it's compose, then ~ then n. It > works for capital letters also, and all kinds of accents, for > German, French, Italian, and foreign currencies ¥, £, ¢, fractions-- > ½ ⅓ ⅔ ¾ degrees: 75°F, and so on. Look up Gtk Compose Table in Google. > Your distro ought to have a way to make some key a compose key. > the compose key can also be used as its original function; it > only works as compose for about a second. >
Linux distros tend to have a keyboard setup routine where you can make a compose key. That's what I was referring to. In Windows, there are a number of programs that will do the same thing, but some of them do not let you pick the key you want to use. I think on a Mac there is an "Alt-Gr" key, which may already be set up as a compose key, but I'm not sure. for Windows, look at https://code.google.com/p/freecompose/ You might want to look at AllChars, but someone wrote that it's limited. --dm --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
