How type "~" and other special signs with linux?

Xavius · 03-27-2004, 07:52 PM

How type "~" (without "copy & paste" like this time) and other special signs with linux?

with DOS, Windows you shold press Alt Gr and a number combination.... but this doesn't work with linux... so, someone can help me?

Thanks

vi0lat0r · 03-27-2004, 08:00 PM

See:

` 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 - =

On the top of the keyboard?

Hold Shift and press `

~~~~~~~ Tada! ~~~~~~~~

Xavius · 03-27-2004, 08:09 PM

for example the sign "~" there isn't on my keyboard....... I'm not from U.S. so my keyboard differs from standard U.S. keyboards I think

btw should be possible write these signs, but I don't know how

[WebCarnage] · 03-27-2004, 10:49 PM

maybe there's a way to map a certain key on your keyboard to that symbol? What Window Manager are you using?

vi0lat0r · 03-27-2004, 10:52 PM

Your location didn't give me a hint as to where you were ;-)

verstapp · 03-27-2004, 11:04 PM

I have the same question as Xavius.
I have a US kbd so `, ~ are no problem, but I would like to know how to do alt-keypad characters such as é, â (alt-130, alt-131, I'm using my 'doze box for this).