[AuckLUG] How to type Non English charactors in Mandriva?

[josephhenryblack]

Daniel Pittman wrote:
> Ah, so Bølge?  For me, not so hard.  I have a compose key mapped on my
> keyboard (in place of right-alt) and can use the sequence you
> illustrated above. :)
>
> [...]
>   
ah. For Mandriva the compose key setting is under system, configuration, 
kde, accessibility, keyboard layout. After enabling it, now pressing the 
key I chose and then typing /o gives ø
with that clue, and a bit more research turns up that only in 
Thunderbird (rh)ctrl+(rh)shift+F8 does work toø.
I havn't yet found out how to do x^2 yet, but that is for another day. 
And installing a charactor map has given me another trick up my sleeve.

> The terms above should help narrow things down and get you moving on the
> right path, I hope.
>
> Regards,
>         Daniel
>   

Yes it made all the difference. thanks for that.
jb