Sorry, I can't help you further, hope someone more knowledgable does. But I think you should try a newsgroup more relative to localazation than to XFree86. ----- Original Message ----- From: <info@lespetitsplaisirs.com> To: <newbie@XFree86.Org> Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 7:08 PM Subject: Re: xkb > 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 > > _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
