Wednesday April 20 2005 11:33, Leon Ho wrote to All: LH> Yup it is more like a Windows feature ;). Does application like LH> gucharmap or character palette applet suit your need? Not really. Even in OS/2 I can type Alt-130 to get é, Alt-142 to get Ä etc. .. 99% of my correspondence is in US English, but there are occasional overseas contacts, when those characters are a necessity. Changing the system language is not an option. Kari Suomela KARICO Business Services Toronto, ON Canada http://www.karico.ca ... A curved line is the loveliest distance between two points.