typing french characters in Mandrake 9.1

arun79 · 03-14-2004, 08:02 AM

Dear all,

How does one type special french characters with andrake 9.1 such as è, ç etc. I am able to do tis very easily in winblows using alt+0232 for è etc. But what is the equivalent in Mandrake 9.1 and specifically KDE? Do I have to recompile the kernel for this support or something or is there a simpler solution?

Please help. I dont want to turn to winblows for my french needs or for any needs for that matter. Imagine being dependent on winblows (YUCK!!!!)

Bye
Arun

trickykid · 03-14-2004, 10:11 AM

Moved: More suitable in our Mandrake forum.

JDW · 03-14-2004, 03:06 PM

Hi Arun,

You will be pleased to know that it is really easy to type in French characters in Mandrake.

from the main KDE menu :-

Configuration/KDE/Accessability/Keyboard Layout

and then check "Enable Keyboard Layouts" and away you go...you can toggle between English & French keyboards from the task bar in the bottom right hand corner (just next to the clock).

jdw

P.S. This assumes that you chose to instal the French locale & KDE files when you installed MDK.

arun79 · 03-15-2004, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by JDW
Hi Arun,

You will be pleased to know that it is really easy to type in French characters in Mandrake.

from the main KDE menu :-

Configuration/KDE/Accessability/Keyboard Layout

and then check "Enable Keyboard Layouts" and away you go...you can toggle between English & French keyboards from the task bar in the bottom right hand corner (just next to the clock).

jdw

P.S. This assumes that you chose to instal the French locale & KDE files when you installed MDK.

Which KDE Files? I installed the French LocaleFiles from the CD.But I am not getting the "Enable Keyboard Layouts" in the above menu as stated by you.

Which other RPMs need to be installed??