[brlug-general] Alt-numpad codes

[Petri Laihonen]

Very good point. I'm interested about this as well.
I use occasionally some of the scandinavian alphabets, and yes, alt+num 
is the quickest method for it.

Petri


Joe Fruchey wrote:
> Why is alt-numpad input not supported in Linux? That seems to me to be
> much geekier than using a character map program to type an em dash or
> a trademark symbol. And Linux is supposed to be the geeky OS, right?
>
> I use em dashes a lot--151--and I like to use proper angled quotes as
> well--145-148. And there are quite a few more that I use only on
> occasion, but I still know their codes... degrees, cents, UK pounds...
>
> How can I use this knowledge under Linux? From what I can tell, I
> can't. Everything I can find about using those characters involves
> mapping them to AltGr with an existing key.
>
> Does someone know of a better solution?
>
> Joe
>
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