On Fri, 2012-08-31 at 16:46 +0200, Suvayu Ali wrote: > Hi Timothy, > > On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 03:08:37PM +0100, Timothy Murphy wrote: > > Suvayu Ali wrote: > > > > > I am not sure about VIm, but for most apps[1] I use a compose key. > > > > > > setxkbmap -option compose:lwin > > > > > > The above allows me to enter the € symbol by typing <Left Windows>e=. > > > Hope this helps. > > > > > [...] > > > Thanks very much. > > That is certainly helpful, and I shall adopt your method > > if no-one suggests a way of entering shortcuts in System Settings, > > or somewhere like that. > > I forgot to mention in my earlier email; if you end up adopting this > method, put the setxkbmap line in your shell profile file instead of > your rc file (e.g. ~/.bash_profile instead of ~/.bashrc). This way it > should work with all applications in your next session, even the ones > you run from the menu or the Alt+F2 run dialog. > > To add a side note, if you know the unicode hex for a character, you can > always enter it using Ctrl+Shift+u<hex code>. So for the €, that would > be Ctrl+Shift+u20ac. > > -- > Suvayu > > Open source is the future. It sets us free.
Howw many fingers do you need to type:: ctrl+shift+u20ac? More than I have, anyway. -- ======================================================================= Ehrman's Commentary: (1) Things will get worse before they get better. (2) Who said things would get better? ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akons...@sbcglobal.net -- 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
