How to add the €-sign to the key-board of a laptop with Kubuntu 8.10?.

[Kaj Haulrich]

On Thursday 05 February 2009 21:37:34 Matthew Flaschen wrote:
> Bas Roufs wrote:
> > Hello everybody
> >
> > The only way I do get the € sign via my laptop so far is by
> > means of copy-pasting it...
>
> Have you tried the compose key?  I think this is a more general
> solution.  It will allow you to insert the euro sign, and many
> other characters.  I have my compose key set to the "Application"
> key (http://www.seoconsultants.com/windows/keyboard/#Application)
> also known as "Menu", but it can be set to any key.
>
> I have KDE 3.5 and Kubuntu Hardy.  I set the compose key by going
> to the Xkb Options tab, then going down to Compose Key Position,
> and checking "Menu is Compose".
>
> > Does anybody have a clue what I can do to link some key
> > combination to the € sign?
>
> If you have Compose set up, it's Compose-=-e.

I typed this € (on a Danish keyboard with the UTF-8 charset enabled) 
by pressing right AltGr + e simultaneously.

Kaj Haulrich.
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