Easy umlauts?

[David A. Bandel]

On Mon, 26 May 2003 13:06:37 -0400
Joel Hammer <Joel at hammershome.com> wrote:

> All I want to do is use umlauts in Ding. The Ding help says that if
> you don't have umlauts on your keyboard to use an "a" for "a umlaut"
> but that doesn't work, at least for me.
> 
> I switched to German in KDE (easy in lindows) but I still don't get
> any umlauts after pressing all the keys.
> 
> So, two questions:
> 1. Is there a quick and easy way to get umlauts off the typical
> English Keyboard?
> 2. Do any Ding users know how to simulate umlauts?

I?m assuming you?re talking in X (KDE).  This is a function of your X
server xkboard.  On mine, I use: Option "XkbLayout"  "us_intl"
in my XF86Config-4 file.

Then, I use the "dead" keys to create the composite characters.  The
dead keys are : " ' and ~.  The first time you hit them, nothing prints.
 Hit the letter key and you get the composite character.  If you need
the particular : " ' , etc., then hit space afterward and you?ll have
what you want.

Unfortunately, OO wipes this and doesn?t accept the composites.

Ciao,

David A. Bandel
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