TerryJ wrote: /snip > > Greetings. I am struggling to understand this. I have amended > /etc/X11/Xmodmap to include the following line: keycode 115 = > Multi_key > > Keycode 115 is the left winkey. There remain at least 2 things > I do not understand: > > 1. The layout of my compose file ( > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-1/Compose ) is quite > different from that > in http://andrew.triumf.ca/iso8859-1-compose.html . These are > typical lines: > > - - - - quote - - - - > <Multi_key> <plus> <plus> : "#" numbersign > <Multi_key> <apostrophe> <space> : "'" apostrophe > - - - end quote - - - > > winkey, +, + does not produce # yet - perhaps I have to > shutdown and > re-start the system first? I guess that I am able to amend the > file (as long as I can find the right jargon) so that the key > combinations and > results suit me better - is that correct? I have to hack the > files because there is no tool on the desktop I'm using to > alter keyboard arrangements in this way. > > 2. What is a "dead key"? Do I already have one or more or do I > have to do something to kill (an) existing key/s? > > Thanks for the information.
Terry Depending on what you are trying to achieve, I doubt if it's necessary for you to make all the changes listed in that article if you are using a recent distribution and either kde or gnome with openoffice. The article's usefulness to me was its listing of the key combinations to create accented characters using either compose or AltGr. So before we consider the questions you put above, could you clarify a. your distribution b. whether you are using gnome or kde c. the version of openoffice you have installed d. what you are trying to do - ie what kind of characters you want to produce. thanks -- John [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
