At 08:58 AM 11/1/2002 +0200, you wrote: try: setxkbmap -option "grp:alt_shift_toggle" OK, I tried. There must be something more to this... I suspect that xkb has to be configured for whatever keyboards are needed (like US English and French). I haven't found any information on how to go about this without getting into heavy programming. I looked at man setxkbmap and don't understand too much... :(( PJ ----- Original Message ----- From: <info@lespetitsplaisirs.com> To: <newbie@XFree86.Org> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 7:49 PM Subject: xkb > I need to switch languages (English, French, Italian) very often within the > same document where I am using text and graphics - in OpenOffice, specifically. > s there some way to switch keyboard layouts on FreeBSD quickly and > painlessly as can be done on Windows? > On Windows, hiting Left Shift + Alt switches between keyboards. > An alternate way of entering accented or "strange" characters (on Windows) > is to hold down Alt and enter the ASCII codes from the number pad, e.g. Alt > - 0233 produces é. > I was told that xkb (or is it XKB) could do this; that I could switch > keyboards with hotkeys. Would this work in OpenOffice? In kde3? > Where can I find info on how to implement and use? > Thanks in advance, > PJ > > > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
