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Be careful choosing this. It will override its normal features. If you pick left control then you lose copy and past. | Be careful choosing this. It will override its normal features. If you pick left control then you lose copy and past. | ||
I have chosen right control since I don't use that very often. | I have chosen right control since I don't use that very often.(Correction: I use it to send emails without hitting send) | ||
NOTE: the "Compose Key" is the " <Multi-key> " below | |||
The default list that does work is base on your locale. /usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose | The default list that does work is base on your locale. /usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose | ||
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You can also | You can also | ||
include "%L" to just include the loaded locale | include "%L" to just include the loaded locale | ||
You may or may not need to add the following line to your ~/.profile | |||
export GTK_IM_MODULE="xim" | |||
Now log out and back in again. Open Writer to test. Hit the compose key let go and then type the shortcut | Now log out and back in again. Open Writer to test. Hit the compose key let go and then type the shortcut | ||
Latest revision as of 12:05, 25 April 2024
Shortcuts
These are any keystroke that does something other than what it "normally" does.
The Compose Key
This is a special KDE feature that allows you to define a key and then type something to get a special character or modifier.
Turning it on
Go to System Settings > Input Devices > Keyboard > Advanced > Position of Compose Key.
Be careful choosing this. It will override its normal features. If you pick left control then you lose copy and past.
I have chosen right control since I don't use that very often.(Correction: I use it to send emails without hitting send)
NOTE: the "Compose Key" is the " <Multi-key> " below
The default list that does work is base on your locale. /usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose
Changes made to that file will not change unless you do something to reload the locales.
Setting it up
Create a file
# ~/.XCompose
# ~/.XCompose # This file defines custom Compose sequences for Unicode characters # Import default rules from the system Compose file: include "/usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose" # To put some stuff onto compose key strokes: <Multi_key> <d> <e> <g> : "°" degree # DEGREE SIGN
You can also
include "%L" to just include the loaded locale
You may or may not need to add the following line to your ~/.profile
export GTK_IM_MODULE="xim"
Now log out and back in again. Open Writer to test. Hit the compose key let go and then type the shortcut
Below are my favorites.
<Multi_key> <d> <e> <g> : "°" degree # DEGREE SIGN <Multi_key> <d> <e> <l> : "Δ" delta or change in # . : DELTA <Multi_key> <t> <h> <e> : "∴" therefore # : . THEREFORE <Multi_key> <b> <e> <c> : "∵" because # . : BECAUSE <Multi_key> <s> <t> : "⋺" such that # . : SUCH THAT