Making unicode characters on a US keyboard
blind Pete
0123peter at gmail.com
Mon Dec 16 06:43:29 UTC 2013
Kevin O'Gorman wrote:
> In some OSen there's a way to make arbitrary characters, even on a
> limited keyboard.
>
> Right now I'm wanting to use some of the characters from Latin-1 in
> chat rooms that have no special provision for this, and I only have a
> USA keyboard. I can cut-and-paste the characters, but that's super
> clumsy. I like to keep my fingers in one spot.
>
> Is there a way to do this on Linux?
>
> I'm on Xubuntu 13.04, if it matters.
On Xubuntu 12.04, go to settings -> keyboard -> layout -> edit.
There are many options to choose from. Not that I know any
of them. Search the web for a layout that looks promising
and maybe "dead keys" as well.
--
blind Pete
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