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Re: Non-ASCII characters on a US keyboard under X

From	Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: Non-ASCII characters on a US keyboard under X
Date	2017-03-13 13:40 -0700
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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On 03/13/2017 12:14 PM, Clark Smith wrote:
> 	I use a US keyboard. Occassionally, I have to write stuff in
> other languages, which requires the use of non-ASCCI characters. In order
> to do so, I invoke the following command:
>
> 	setxkbmap us_intl
>
> With this, I can specify most of the stuff I am interested in by
> combinations of key strokes in my US keyboard. However, there is
> something I had not been able to crack; hopefully, somebdy in this forum
> might provide som useful suggestions.
>
> 	For example, the Spanish inverted question mark (¿) is something
> I can obtain at my US keyboard, by means of the Ctrl + LeftAlt + ?
> keystroke combination - but only when I do it from an xterm. When I try
> it in other applications of interest (Thunderbird, Pan, etc.) it does not
> work.
>
> 	Are there any combinations of keystrokes that can be used, on a
> US keyboard, be it with us, us_intl, or whatever other setxkbmap setting,
> so that characters like the aforementioned inverted question mark
> character ¿, or any other non-ASCII characters from languages that use
> modified versions of the Roman alphabet, can be obtained, at any
> application (not only xterm) in X?
>
>
	Look for a application called character selector in your
Office menu or using your package manager.  On KDE it is
KCharSelect and it looks like keytop with a "à" on it when
moved to the task panel.
	Thanks for reminding me of this matter as I had
forgotten it and was baffled when I tried to recall it
earlier.

	bliss "running fast and light" on PCLinuxOS64-2016.03
GNU&Linux 4.9.13-pclos1 #1 SMP Mon Feb 27

-- 
bliss dash SF 4 ever at dslextreme dot com

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Non-ASCII characters on a US keyboard under X Clark Smith <noaddress@nowhere.net> - 2017-03-13 19:14 +0000
  Re: Non-ASCII characters on a US keyboard under X Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2017-03-13 13:40 -0700
    Re: Non-ASCII characters on a US keyboard under X Clark Smith <noaddress@nowhere.net> - 2017-03-14 00:17 +0000
      Re: Non-ASCII characters on a US keyboard under X Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2017-03-13 20:04 -0700
        Re: Non-ASCII characters on a US keyboard under X Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2017-03-14 06:26 +0000
      Re: Non-ASCII characters on a US keyboard under X Chick Tower <c.tower@deadspam.com> - 2017-03-14 18:12 +0000
        Re: Non-ASCII characters on a US keyboard under X Clark Smith <noaddress@nowhere.net> - 2017-03-14 19:10 +0000
        Re: Non-ASCII characters on a US keyboard under X The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2017-03-14 20:14 +0000
        Re: Non-ASCII characters on a US keyboard under X "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2017-03-14 20:31 +0100
  Re: Non-ASCII characters on a US keyboard under X marrgol <marrgol@address.invalid> - 2017-03-13 21:57 +0100
    Re: Non-ASCII characters on a US keyboard under X Clark Smith <noaddress@nowhere.net> - 2017-03-14 00:26 +0000
      Re: Non-ASCII characters on a US keyboard under X "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2017-03-14 01:46 +0100
    Re: Non-ASCII characters on a US keyboard under X Clark Smith <noaddress@nowhere.net> - 2017-03-14 00:56 +0000
  Re: Non-ASCII characters on a US keyboard under X "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2017-03-13 23:44 +0100
    Re: Non-ASCII characters on a US keyboard under X Clark Smith <noaddress@nowhere.net> - 2017-03-14 00:23 +0000
      Re: Non-ASCII characters on a US keyboard under X "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2017-03-14 01:44 +0100
  Re: Non-ASCII characters on a US keyboard under X Jack Strangio  <jackstrangio@yahoo.com> - 2017-03-14 00:27 +0000
  Re:Non-ASCII characters on a US keyboard under X Doug  Laidlaw  <laidlaws@hotkey.net.au> - 2017-03-14 23:28 +1100
  Re: Non-ASCII characters on a US keyboard under X The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2017-03-14 13:55 +0000
  Re: Non-ASCII characters on a US keyboard under X David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-03-14 22:07 +0100

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