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Questions tagged [compose-key]

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Real Compose Key on Mac OS

I am looking for a Mac OS utility that will allow me to use the Compose key sequences known from Linux. Using the Option key is not an alternative as I need it to be consistent with my existing Linux installation.
Florian Mayer
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Linux 'compose' key sequence extensions

Compose key is a great way way to write all these ©–®—… stuff. It's really MUCH more handy than the windows "alt+0169" method. Is there a way to define additional sequences? E.g. I'd like to have "Compose+-->" result in "→"
kolypto
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Umlauts on Linux like on Mac, US Keyboard

I'd like to cut down on my keyboard Schizophrenia... I work on a Mac at work and I can type Umlauts via Option+u, key Example: Option+u (Release), a gives ä On my home PC (Linux, Opensuse 12) I press Compose+", a. I also type in Dvorak... so the…
Shaun
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Norwegian keyboard keys don't work with Ubuntu in VirtualBox

I just installed VirtualBox (from Oracle) in Windows 7, and created a virtual machine with latest Ubuntu. Here in Firefox I can use the left Ctrl key, while the right one doesn't have any effect. However, I can't use the AltGr key (also known as…
Alf P. Steinbach
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Xorg compose key without losing valuable key / bypass mode?

I would like to setup a compose key, but the only options available in the KDE system settings (and via /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules) are: compose:ralt Right Alt compose:lwin Left Win compose:rwin Right Win compose:menu …
blueyed
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How to compose key in Linux

This topic has been addressed on quite a few web pages of this website, however I do not yet understand the full extent of the things that we might be able to do with the Compose key. A user here has explained in How to type unicode characters in…
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Compose key sequence for 'almost equal to' U2248 character stopped working in Fedora 37

In Fedora I used to type the ≈ (U2248) pretty much on the daily basis. I did it by pressing the Compose Key (Right Alt in my case) and then the ~ key twice. But several months ago it stopped working. The compose key works: it types other symbols…
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compose-key mappings differ between gtk and qt apps

I'm noticing that there is an inconsistency in the output of one of the compose-key combos. When I type ( [Compose] . . ) under Chrome, gedit, gnome-terminal, or roxterm I get the character '˙'. This is a small raised dot: $ echo -n '˙' |…
intuited
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Compose key confusion concerning 'ç' and 'ć'

I type in both French and Polish and therefore require both the 'ç' and 'ć' characters to be easy to enter. According to compose key documentation I find on the Internet, for example at http://hermit.org/Linux/ComposeKeys.html, ,+c = ç and '+c = ć.…
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how do I influence the compose rules in gnome?

this is a partial duplicate of the question Linux 'compose' key sequence extensions: I am using ubuntu 13.04 with unity and I would like to have a specific composition sequence to work as defined in the X11 rules ( produces…
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How can I get the Compose key to work with an X2Go connection from Windows to Linux?

I am connecting from a local Windows desktop to a remote Linux desktop using X2Go. On the Windows desktop I use Compose functionality with WinCompose. On the server side (remote desktop) I'm configuring the Compose key in the XFCE settings. …
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How do I get the accent-key feature to work with Java based applications?

I'm using Fedora 18 with Gnome 3.6, my keyboard layout settings is English (US). When I need to write accented characters, I use the compose key (right-alt) plus the accent key (`) followed by the vowel I want to be accented. It works fine in all…
Manuel Bitto
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How to define a Compose Key in terminal (no desktop environment)?

I would like to define a compose key on my system (it's a Debian Sid "Wheezy"). I have no Xorg (and don't want any desktop environment). Only in terminal. I would like to set it up on my Alt-Gr key (right Alt). I've tried for a while but I can't…
cblab
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AllChars compose key doesn't work in EmacsW32 and mintty

I use AllChars 5.0.181 on a Windows XP machine to have a compose key (set to the Menu key). It works in most applications (e.g. Menu ^ a produces â). However, there are two applications where this doesn't work: In EmacsW32 23.1 (reporting as GNU…
Gilles 'SO- stop being evil'
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Using the Shift Key in .XCompose file

I'm trying to use Linux as my main OS and, since I've an italian layout keyobard, I've added some custom key sequences to the .XCompose file. However some of them seems to not working, specifically the ones using the Left/Right Shift key. In my…
Francesco Gimignano
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