On Aug 31 18:46, Doug wrote: > On 08/31/2012 02:47 PM, Suvayu Ali wrote: > >Hi, > > > >On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 07:04:00PM +0200, Heinz Diehl wrote: > >>On 31.08.2012, Suvayu Ali wrote: > >> > >>>[1] Actually everything except Emacs. Emacs has many input methods of > >>> it's own; I prefer a TeX-like input method. > >>Emacs is easy :-) > >> > >>AltGr+e is all you need to get the € sign. > >> > >I never seem to get this AltGr key; which one is it? I have a ThinkPad > >with a US English keyboard, but my LANG is en_IN.UTF-8. How do I get > >this to work? > > > >Or is this an alternative to the compose key[1]? > > > >As for Emacs, my typing in emacs involves a lot of mathematical > >equations[2] in notes and commit messages. As far as I know, > >compose/AltGr keys are not as well suited for that. > > > >:) > > > >Footnotes: > > > >[1] I have compose key working very well. > > > >[2] e.g. ∂²(LL)/∂²x or ∫dt·exp(-Γt) > > > > > a) I have never seen an AltGr key on any keyboard I have ever seen > in the United States.
It doesn't matter what keyboard you use, the keytable is important. The AltGr key is the right Alt key, the US keyboard is just not labeled this way. However, if you use, for instance, the US-International keytable, the right Alt key acts as the AltGr key as on any other international keyboard. Corinna -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
