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Tid91

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[SOLVED] Compose Key always "pressed"

Hi everyone,
I'm trying to replicate the same behaviour of International US keyboard on windows. In that kind of layout the compose key is always pressed. I explain: when I have to write, for example, "à", I have to press

`+a

Now I have set for Archlinux the option

 setxkbmap -option compose:lwin 

so to do the same thing I have to press [Left Windows Key] + ` + a.

How can replicate the above described behaviour?

Thanks

Last edited by Tid91 (2014-01-12 17:46:57)

frostschutz

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Re: [SOLVED] Compose Key always "pressed"

Did you choose a nodeadkeys layout? Cause if you don't the `a to à is standard behaviour. So just remove the nodeadkeys.

It's not related to the compose key. The compose key does all sorts of other combinations as well such as compose s s to ß. If it was pressed all the time, you could not type normal s anymore.

Tid91

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Re: [SOLVED] Compose Key always "pressed"

Thanks for this.
At the end I addedd an Input Layout from Gnome Region & Language Menu (Us International with dead keys) and it works like a charm.

Thanks for your hint.