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compose_key [2021/09/07 06:02] – created rjtcompose_key [2021/09/11 19:01] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 Compose key to the rescue! I use ''setxkbmap -option compose:ralt'' to make the right alt key the compose key, and now I can enter accents and other useful unicode characters with very sensible key sequences. Compose key to the rescue! I use ''setxkbmap -option compose:ralt'' to make the right alt key the compose key, and now I can enter accents and other useful unicode characters with very sensible key sequences.
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 +You can add sequences with the file ''~/.XCompose'', or by using the environment variable ''$XCOMPOSEFILE'' to put it somewhere else (also might wanna set ''$XCOMPOSECACHE'').
  
 Like lots of keyboard meta keys it has a [[unicode]] character you rarely see: ⎄ Like lots of keyboard meta keys it has a [[unicode]] character you rarely see: ⎄
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 Some one's I've found useful Some one's I've found useful
  
-Press [compose key], then the indicated sequence of keys.+Press [compose key], then the indicated sequence of keys
  
 +nbjp Something in this table means I can't edit this page through the web interface.
  
 +^ Character ^ Sequence |
 +| ◌́ | ''' [letter]'' |
 +| ◌̀ | ''` [letter]'' |
 +| ◌̂ | ''^ [letter]'' |
 +| ◌̌ | ''v [letter]'' |
 +| ◌̆ | ''u [letter]'' |
 +| ◌̃ | ''~ [letter]'' |
 +| ◌̈ | ''" [letter]'' |
 +| ◌̊ | ''o [letter]'' |
 +| ç | '', c'' |
 +| ø | ''/ o'' |
 +| ||
 +| æ | ''a e'' |
 +| œ | ''o e'' |
 +| ff | ''f f'' |
 +| fi | ''f i'' |
 +| fl | ''f l'' |
 +| ß | ''s s'' |
 +| ij | ''i j'' |
 +| ||
 +| ‘ | ''< ' '' |
 +| ’ | ''> ' '' |
 +| “ | ''< "'' |
 +| ” | ''> "'' |
 +| « | ''< <'' |
 +| » | ''> >'' |
 +| ||
 +| ÷ | '': -''
 +| ° | ''o o'' |
 +| × | ''x x'' |
 +| ½ | ''1 2'' |
 +| ∞ | ''8 8'' |
 +| ||
 +| ↑ | ''^ |'' |
 +| → | ''- >'' |
 +| ↓ | ''v |'' |
 +| ← | ''< -'' |
 +| ||
 +| ♩ | ''# q'' |
 +| ♪ | ''# e'' |
 +| ♫ | ''# E'' |
 +| ♬ | ''# S'' |
 +| ♯ | ''# #'' |
 +| ♭ | ''# b'' |
 +| ♮ | ''# f'' |
 +| ||
 +| — | ''- - -'' |
 +| – | ''- - .'' |
 +| … | ''. .'' |
 +| • | ''. ='' |
 +| § | ''s o'' |
 +| ¶ | ''! p'' |
 +| © | ''o c'' |
 +| ® | ''o r'' |
 +| ™ | ''t m'' |
 +| ♥ | ''< 3'' |
 +| ⋄ | ''< >'' |
 +| ☺ | '': )'' |
 +| ☹ | '': ('' |
 +| № | ''N O'' or ''N o'' |
  
 ===== See Also ===== ===== See Also =====
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     * [[wp>Compose_key#Common_compose_combinations]]     * [[wp>Compose_key#Common_compose_combinations]]
  
-{{tag>linux unicode keyboard text}}+{{tag>linux unicode keyboard text external-edit-only}} 
compose_key.1630958528.txt.gz · Last modified: 2021/09/07 06:02 by rjt