[SOLVED]How to type accent letters in 17.2 XFCE 32bit?

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[SOLVED]How to type accent letters in 17.2 XFCE 32bit?

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I like this version a lot, but I've looked up a lot and all the answers seem to be about how to change what kind of pre-made layout one uses.

What I'm trying to do is to be able to use the right alt key to type characters on top of the default US layout, so that in a way I can type an á Ĉ, or ŭ without having to use an alt+shift+ shift+letter combination.

In Windows, I did this with the MS Keyboard Layout Creator, but I do not need a program to do it for me.

If anyone can explain to me how to do such a thing, such as what files to edit, it would be most appreciated.

Thank you.
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Use the following layout: US international with dead keys.

Thën ít's êàsỹ tö typé dêäd kèys.... :)

Procedure: simply type the accent (it won't show, because it's "dead"), then type the letter you want the accent on. Easy as can be.
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Pjotr wrote:Use the following layout: US international with dead keys.

Thën ít's êàsỹ tö typé dêäd kèys.... :)

Procedure: simply type the accent (it won't show, because it's "dead"), then type the letter you want the accent on. Easy as can be.
This is good advice, works for many letters, and I thank you :mrgreen: , but for someone reason does not make ŭ. Websites have said to use ( or ), but both do not work for any vowels. A symbol like ě would work I think, but the keyboard does not put that on u.

How do I change these things?

Thank you. :mrgreen:
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This should work, but it requires three extra keys:
To get ŭ, press Alt Gr + Shift + 9, release all three keys and type u

If your keyboard only shows Alt and not Alt Gr: use the Alt key on the right of the spacebar.

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Pjotr wrote:This should work, but it requires three extra keys:
To get ŭ, press Alt Gr + Shift + 9, release all three keys and type u

If your keyboard only shows Alt and not Alt Gr: use the Alt key on the right of the spacebar.

Ĭt wŏrks ŏn ŏthĕr kĕys ăs wĕll. :)
This is what I tried, but it did not work. How do I fix that?

The keyboard layout is "English (international AltGr dead keys)". Is this the wrong version?

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Re: How do I create a custom keyboard layout in 17.2 XFCE 32

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Hi sercxulo,

Would "Kcharselect" type program, and or would an on-screen virtual keyboard help with this, like "ubuntu-keyboard" has various language packs, or "onboard", or "literki", ? "Lxkeymap", "kbdd", "gxneur", "xxkb" switch keyboard layouts easily and their are related helpful "indicators" to let you know which you are using, 'Console-setup" and "console-setup-mini"

There is also "Autokey" that can automatically enter various text into any application.

Quickly Type Special Characters Ubuntu
http://www.ohbuntu.blogspot.com/2010/02 ... buntu.html

Linux OS Character maps
http://fsymbols.com/character-maps/linux/

Hope this helps ...

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Re: How do I create a custom keyboard layout in 17.2 XFCE 32

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sercxulo wrote:The keyboard layout is "English (international AltGr dead keys)". Is this the wrong version?
Possibly. I have a slightly different layout: English (US international with dead keys). I advise to try that one.
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[SOLVED]How to type accent letters in 17.2 XFCE 32bit?

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Thank you for help. I have solved the problem.

In both layouts, the ˘ did not work with the compose key on.

It created strange behavior.

Also, I have noticed that in the calculator, they used ^ differently. One would create exponent without symbol, the other would not.

I have chosen to use AltGr with dead keys because a space has not been needed to type things "^'`~. In the other, I had to type the character, then press space, but without use of right alt key. Without the compose key, in the other, it did not take accents at all, and only used right alt key to make prechosen letters.

Behavior is still strange, where pressing alt gives ^ over letter but alt shift gives ¼, but pressing alt with 9 gives ‘ and alt-shift gives ˘ over letter, but is improvement, so I accept. :mrgreen:

Thank you.
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