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keyboard: I can't get this sign ^ correctly!

Hi!
I have opensuse 10 on a laptop. I can't manage to get this sign ^ to work correctly. It should be placed under the letter, not on its side. All other signs like é or è work fine. I've try to change languages in french or german, I tried all the keyboards but nothing work.
I would be very thankful for any help. I need to use this sign properly.

On my keyboard I would hit CTRL+6 to get it, where is it on your keyboard?

hey xpucto,

maybe the font you use does not support this? if ` and ´ works correctly then it has nothing to do with the nodeadkeys option. you can specify this in /etc/xorg.conf. if nodeadkeys is switched on you have no dead keys which means every key pressed prints it output right away and is not waiting for additional keystrokes. if you press the ´ key and it prints the ´ right away you have nodeadkeys. if it prints nothing but gives you é if you press 'e' afterwards then you have dead keys.

since ´ and ` works correctly it might be a problem with the font you are using. check it out. with what editor do you work. does the problem occure with any editor?

vadkutya

p.s. try ALT+j this should do the trick if ^+e does not work. but it does only work for ê in console, i think. try ALT+b for â and ALT+n for î. ALT+t is ô. i couldn't find the hatted u because my keyboard commands are redefined by wmii.

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Originally Posted by XavierP (Post 3156482)

On my keyboard I would hit CTRL+6 to get it, where is it on your keyboard?

On my keyboard ^ is the first key on the left just near the 1. CTRL+^ doesn't work.

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Originally Posted by vadkutya (Post 3156483)

Hi Vadkutya!
I've looked under /etc/X11/xorg.conf, the nodeadkey is not switched on:

Quote:

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "kbd"
Identifier "Keyboard[0]"
Option "Protocol" "Standard"
Option "XkbLayout" "de,de,fr"
Option "XkbModel" "acer_tm_800"
Option "XkbOptions" "grp:alt_shift_toggle"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbVariant" "deadgraveacute,,"

maybe ist Keyboard[0] the problem?

^ doesn't work on any editor: vim (terminal), kate, openoffice, firefox...

thanks guys for your support.

hey xpucto,

you're right. xorg.conf is in /etc/X11/. sry. but i think i found the culprit. you have

Code:

Option "XkbVariant" "deadgraveacute,,"

in your xorg.conf. this option means that only grave and acute are nodeadkeys. hence '~' and '^' still are. try:

Code:

Option "XkbVariant" "Standard"

should fix it. hope it helps.

good luck, vadkutya

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Originally Posted by vadkutya (Post 3156892)

hey xpucto,

you're right. xorg.conf is in /etc/X11/. sry. but i think i found the culprit. you have

Code:

Option "XkbVariant" "deadgraveacute,,"

in your xorg.conf. this option means that only grave and acute are nodeadkeys. hence '~' and '^' still are. try:

Code:

Option "XkbVariant" "Standard"

should fix it. hope it helps.

good luck, vadkutya

Thanks vadkutya, it works! Many thanks for your time and help! Now I'm able to deal again with â and ê!