On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 21:43:55 +0200, Manon Metten wrote: > On 4/12/08, Nigel Henry wrote: > > On Saturday 12 April 2008 05:17, Manon Metten wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > > > In "KDE/Control Center/Keyboard layout/Xkb options", I set > > > "Adding the EuroSign to certain keys" to "Add the EuroSign to the 5 > > > key", > > > coz that's where it is located on my keyboard. > > > > > > At the bottom of the Control Center I read: "setxkbmap -option > > > eurosign:5,compose:menu". > > > (I have set Compose Key Position to Menu is compose.) So I expected to > > > get > > > the EuroSign after pressing the menu key and then the 5 key. But all I > > > get is > > > no EuroSign. > > > > > > Tried I tried Alt+5, Ctrl+5, Ctrl+Alt+5 etc. but I don't get no > > > EuroSign. > > > What did I do wrong? > > > What keys do I have to press to get the EuroSign? > > > > Hi Manon. I have a few keboard layouts setup, but on the GB one, the right > > alt > > key (ALT GR) plus the 4, gives me the € sign. On the US keyboard layout, > > right alt plus E does the same. French keyboard, right alt plus E again, > > and > > the same for portugese layout. > > I have a US keyboard, but it just won't work. I have tried all options (2 > key, E key > and 5 key) but nothing works. Whenever I press the Alt-Gr + E, the Edit menu > opens > (same with the left-Alt + E).
Send us the output of the following three commands: setxkbmap -print xmodmap -pm xmodmap -pke | egrep 'EuroSign|Level' > > > I also found this: "Adding the nobreakspace keysym to space key" with the > > > options to set it to any, second, third and fourth level. > > > > > > What is a level, and eg. if I set it to second level, how do I access > > > the > > > nobreakspace char then? > > > > Not sure about the nobreakspace char, but the levels are: > > Level one: lower case characters. > > Level two: Upper case characters (using the shift key). > > Level three: Additional characters (using right alt (ALT GR) key). > > Level four: More additional characters (using right alt plus shift). > > Thanks for the info. Didn't know that.But whatever settings I try, > I don't get a nobreakspace char (ascii 160). Then we also need the output of: xmodmap -pke | grep space -- Regards, | http://users.icfo.es/Florian.Kulzer Florian |
