On Saturday 12 April 2008 21:43, Manon Metten wrote: > Hi Nigel > > On 4/12/08, Nigel Henry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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).
Well I tried adding the € to the 5 key on my Etch install, which only has the original US keyboard layout. The only box I checked in xkb options was the "Add the EuroSign to the 5 key" one, and ALT-GR plus 5 now gives me the € char. The command shows: setxkbmap -option eurosign:5 > > > 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? > > > > Thanks for the info. Didn't know that.But whatever settings I try, > I don't get a nobreakspace char (ascii 160). Later on I checked the box "Space key output nobreakspace at third level". I tried ALT-GR plus space in Gedit, and Kwrite, and that still makes a space, but in KDE's Konsole ALT-GR plus space results in no visible space, but a continual string of characters, so it appears to be working, but what it's used for, I have no idea. Perhaps someone would tell me. The command now shows: setxkbmap -option eurosign:5,nbsp:level3 The ALT-GR key is the default one for accessing level 3, and I havn't messed about with changing level 3 access to a different key. Nigel. > > Greetings, Manon.
