Hi,
I'm trying to compose special characters under X11 in the following manner:
Hold down the 'Alt'-Key, type '6', '5' on the numpad, then release the 'Alt' key. This gives me an 'A' (ASCII code 65).

So far, everything's fine. My question:

I'm using rdesktop to connect to a Windows Terminal Server under KDE, that's where I want to use this kind of composing special characters. I can compose special characters in notepad, but it doesn't work in MS Word.

1. I'm german, so can anyone tell me if there's a name for this way of creating characters (So I can search for it in google).

2. Where do I configure this composing of characters? (Linux keymap, X11, rdesktop or Windows Server)

I've read the rdesktop docs, had a look at the rdesktop keymap file but I think I don't have enough understanding of how the keyboard stuff works, so I will be happy if you can give me a link to some nice docs.

Or best would be a simple solution like:
"Composing does not work in Word under rdestop because ...

You simply have to add the line
foo bla 123
to the keymap file to make it work"

On a local Windows Install I can compose keys like that in Word, so it's apparently not a word but rather a keyboard (keymap?) problem.

Thanks for any help,
Christoph

XFree86 4.4 on Slackware 9.1

It seems to be a different problem, not a keyboard / keymap thing.

Just forget about it ...