On 08/21/2013 06:33 PM, Doug wrote: /snip/ >> Because now I know that specifically they want to input the barred >> characters āēīōū what would be possible methods to type those in that >> I should recommend to them? >> >> Thanks! >> Bob >> > How did you create those characters in the email? And why wouldn't that > work on their system? > > BTW: The Debian system may have the capability to set up a compose key-- > one that will allow you to type accented characters like in French, > Spanish, German, etc., with looking up those U+xxxx characters. But > I don't think it can do what you call bar characters. > /snip/
That should have said WITHOUT looking up U+xxx, etc. Compose will do ä, á, à and similar vowels, lower and upper case, č, ç, £ ¢ ¥ ñ AND I just discovered, the control key will do those macrons! ā ē ī ō ū (Compose vowel hyphen) but apparently not upper case versions. > --doug > -- Blessed are the peacemakers..for they shall be shot at from both sides. --A.M.Greeley -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/52154a20.2040...@optonline.net
