Keyboard layout for French accents on US keyboard

[Jonathan Nadeau]

Great thanks for the help.


On 10/04/2013 10:00 AM, Simon Loewenthal wrote:
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> I think I have found the answer and shall try tonight :)
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> https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/3.5/keyboard-layouts.html.en
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>  ***  Use alternate keyboard layouts* **
> Keyboards come in hundreds of different layouts for different
> languages. Even for a single language, there are often multiple
> keyboard layouts, such as the Dvorak layout for English. You can make
> your keyboard behave like a keyboard with a different layout,
> regardless of the letters and symbols printed on the keys. This is
> useful if you often switch between multiple languages.
>         Click your name on the top bar and select System Settings.
>         Open Region & Language and select the Input Sources tab.
>         Click the + button, select a layout, and click Add.
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> Regards, S
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> On 2013-10-04 15:27, Simon Loewenthal wrote:
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>> Hi there,
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>> My notebook has a US keyboard layout ( so no Alt-Gr only left and
>> right Alt). I want to be able to access accents with ease just like
>> Windows US International keyboard layout, which is incredibly
>> intuitive and easy to use.  The accents are French ùûüÿàâæçéèêëïîôoe. 
>>
>> On stock Ubuntu I recall I could access the keyboard layouts using
>> System menu, Preferences, and Keyboard. From here I could set the
>> keyboard.  An exmaple I found on line is :
>> http://www.wikihow.com/Change-Keyboard-Layout-in-Ubuntu
>> I did not see something similar with Ubuntu Gnome 13.04, and I did
>> see keyboard listed in ( I think ) System, but this differed and had
>> not way to change the layout, that I could see.
>>
>> **** Is there something similar to US International keyboard layout
>> on Ubuntu Gnome, and how can I access this keyboard configuration
>> section in Ubuntu Gnome? ****
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>> I'd really appreciate any ideas you may have.
>>
>> Thanks, Simon
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