found the solution thanks to charles!
put \usepackage{eurosym} in your preamble.
you can then use \euro{} or \EUR{1000}... there are options and other
commands described in the documentation.
mamato
On 12/9/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> i'm having problems with using the euro sign too... but i don't think it's
> a keyboard issue. i don't think the gui can currently handle it and
> supposedly you have to use ERT such as \euro, \EUR or \texteuro after
> having done some configuration.
>
> i posted about it yesterday and hopefully someone will post a solution
> (helge posted a solution which doesn't work for me... maybe it will for
> you...)
>
> so don't mess up your keyboard for the euro sign.
>
> mamato
>
>
> On 12/9/05, Wolfgang Engelmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Is there an easy description of keyboard customization for lyx around
> > (customization 4.4 ff is beyond me)?
> >
> > I tried to use my € sign, which is on the keyboard and works with a
> > normal
> > editor, but not in lyx (nothing is printed if the key is pressed).
> > I tried to set it somehow via preferences-view-keyboard-enter keyboard
> > table
> > first-check- choose keyboard table
> > where I can choose between european.kmap, german.kmap, german-2.kmap...
> > but after having tried this I messed up the keystrokes so that e.g. I
> > had to
> > press twice the dot in order to get it on the screen.
> >
> > It is too confusing for me and I would appreciate a hint
> > Thanks
> > Wolfgang
> >
>
>
