On Fri, 2012-08-31 at 16:46 +0200, Suvayu Ali wrote:
Hi Timothy,
On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 03:08:37PM +0100, Timothy Murphy wrote:
> Suvayu Ali wrote:
>
> > I am not sure about VIm, but for most apps[1] I use a compose key.
> >
> > setxkbmap -option compose:lwin
> >
> > The above allows me to enter the € symbol by typing <Left Windows>e=.
> > Hope this helps.
> >
[...]
> Thanks very much.
> That is certainly helpful, and I shall adopt your method
> if no-one suggests a way of entering shortcuts in System Settings,
> or somewhere like that.
I forgot to mention in my earlier email; if you end up adopting this
method, put the setxkbmap line in your shell profile file instead of
your rc file (e.g. ~/.bash_profile instead of ~/.bashrc). This way it
should work with all applications in your next session, even the ones
you run from the menu or the Alt+F2 run dialog.
To add a side note, if you know the unicode hex for a character, you can
always enter it using Ctrl+Shift+u<hex code>. So for the €, that would
be Ctrl+Shift+u20ac.
--
Suvayu
Open source is the future. It sets us free.
Howw many fingers do you need to type:: ctrl+shift+u20ac?
More than I have, anyway.
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