Subject: Re: Improvements?
From: Phil Stracchino (alaric@babcom.com)
Date: Sun Jul 30 2000 - 15:34:29 CDT
On Sun, Jul 30, 2000 at 05:53:14PM +0200, Alexander Skwar wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 30, 2000 at 08:32:30AM -0400, James Silverton wrote:
> > In W98, you have the Windows extended character set available. For
> > example, è, e grave is given by holding down the ALT key and typing 0232
>
> e grave can be typed as easy as with Linux ` followed by e, that is
> typically called dead-keys under Linux. Before I get "flamed" again,
> American Windows installations lack this feature.
I have a Multi_key defined using xmodmap (I'm using the otherwise-useless
Menu key on a "Windows 95 enabled" keyboard), but I'm unable to make the
compose character function work properly. The only place I get any
special characters at all is in AbiWord, and even there I'm only able to
get the following six characters: áéíóúà
(Note: These six are typed in AbiWord and pasted in.)
What's more, whether it works in AbiWord seems to be critically dependent
upon how fast I type. If I wait about 0.6 to 0.75 seconds between typing
(for example) the ' and e, then about 80% of the time I get an é. If I
type faster or slower, I usually won't get it at all, I'll get 'e, and
I'll have to backspace and try again.
Can anyone offer any advice on making this feature work more usefully?
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