[ltp] Re: T41: FN-key as a modifier?

[Leon Brokken]

Peter B. West wrote:

> Christoph Ulrich Scholler wrote:
>
>> On 06.11. 01:07, Richard Neill wrote:
>>
>>> 2)Dead keys:
>>>
>>> ALt-Gr +  [,],;,',#   and then eEaAoO etc give you
>>>
>>> é Ê ò ç   etc  (the European accented characters)
>>
>>
>> This doesn't work for me (German keyboard with German keymap).  How is
>> your Alt-Gr-key set up?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> uLI
>
>
> I'm using R-Alt as a Compose key.  One of the standard XKB options is
> compose:ralt.  You can set it in /etc/X11/xorg.conf as an "Option"
> "compose:ralt" in the "InputDevice" keyboard section, or use the GUI.
> I set mine through KDE keyboard layout.
>
> This may not apply to you because of your existing mapping of AltGr,
> which I suppose is the marking on your right alt key, and which you
> would not want to lose.
>
> Peter

I'm also using R-Alt as Compose key, by adding the following line to
~/.Xmodmap:

keycode 113 = Multi_key

If you lookup the keycode using xev you can map Compose to any other key
I presume.

Cheers, Leon.