On Thu, May 18, 2023 at 8:51 AM tempforever <dev1@???> wrote:
>
> o1bigtenor via Dng wrote:
> >
> > I have a problem - - - - I'm multi-lingual.
> > Started my computing on a Mac+ some almost 40 years ago and there it
> > was easy option 'u' was for umlaut, option 'c' was for cedilla - - -
> > more options - - (LOL) most of those are still in memory.
> > Sadly - - - well at least I haven't found anything that easy!!! - - -
> > it don't work like that in *nix universe - - - or maybe it does and I
> > just don't know about it.
> >
> > Know about using different keyboards but I find the qwertz for one to
> > be a real pain in the posterior when I'm typing anything more than
> > even a few words because there are just enough letters in different
> > locations that touch typing is 'out the window' and I'm fairly good at
> > that typing stuff.
> >
> > Are there any memorizable options for using special characters from a
> > '105 key' keyboard?
> >
> >
> I would not consider being multi-lingual to be a "problem" :-)

Well - - - - - I don't really consider it a 'problem' but my society seems to
think its weird at best - - - - especially when one passes about 3. Then I
think of some of the educated Europeans that I've met where 5 or 6
seems to be the norm - - - - I like it!!!!
>
> On my US keyboard, with English layout [I also have Greek and Spanish
> layouts installed], the cedilla (ç) can be obtained by using compose,
> comma, then c. Use compose key then single-quotation-mark then a vowel
> to get an accented vowel (á é etc.). For umlaut, press compose then
> double-quotation-mark then the vowel (ä ö etc). For ñ, press compose
> then tilde then n. For one-half, press compose then the number one then
> the number two. It's basically compose-key followed by the two
> characters you want to put together into one. compose a e æ, compose
> carat a â. compose o a å, but compose o o °. Experiment around with
> it. I use caps-lock for compose key (it's easily accessible and I very
> rarely miss the normal caps-lock feature).


sorry - - - - you moved past what I know anything about real quick - -
- - grin!

(Is there a complete list of all of these options - - - you mentioned
6 - - - there
will be LOTS more ?? - - - grin!)

My keyboard has the following keys across the bottom (Kensington Ergonomic)

Ctrl, Fn, Win, Alt, space bar L, space bar R, Alt, Win, Menu (I think), Ctrl

So I could define say the right hand Win key to be the compose key?

(Using the same as was outlined in the emails I branched off from.)

Please advise

(I can't wait!!!!!!!!)

TIA

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