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Bi Lingual computer setups

altgr-intl Setup

There is a need to type different symbols

Change layout

setxkbmap -rules evdev -model evdev -layout us -variant altgr-intl 

Create ~/.xinitrc :

Section "InputClass"
   Identifier "Keyboard Defaults" 
   MatchIsKeyboard "yes" 
   Option  "XkbLayout" "us" 
   Option  "XkbVariant" "altgr-intl" 
EndSection 

KDE Setup

• KDE 5.8 - Go to - in the system settings - go to Input_devices/Keyboards (NOT with the other keyboard stuff)

• On the first tab I have a Generic 101
• On the second tab - Layouts (you will want to stretch the width so you can read it). You should end up with this:

• In the advanced tab set /Position of Compose key - Caps Lock - this gets rid of the nasty Caps-lock key at the same time

• More depth on alternatives Xorg: Using the US International (altgr-intl variant) Keyboard Layout

Usage

Holding the right-Alt-Key (AltGr) while pressing another key on the US International Keyboard yields the blue characters depicted in the layout below. Shown here is the PC104 (with 104 keys) which will obviously differ slightly with many notebook layouts. Example 1: To type the Euro sign € hold the Alt-Gr and press 5 Example 2: To type a capital C cedilla Ç hold both the Alt Gr and Shift keys and press ,

Dead-Keys

A dead key is different from a typical modifier key (such as CTRL, or AltGr). Rather than being pressed and held while another key is struck, a dead key is pressed and released before striking the key to be modified.

In our use here, the dead-key-strokes are produced with combinations of AltGr and sometimes the shift+AltGR.

There are 13 dead-key permutations under KDE on Debian..

First press the dead key (combination) then release the dead key (combination), and subsequently type a letter. Example 1: To type Ô, press AltGR+Shift+6, release and type O Example 2: To type ğ, press AltGr + Shift + 9, release and type g

In some cases you can combine two diacritics like in ậ; first press the dead keys for the circumflex and then the dead keys for the underdot (or vice versa).

AltGr+6 then a number produces a super script of the number.

AltGr+7 produces a horn AltGr+8 produces a hook

Pressing a dead key followed by pressing the space bar produces the character denoted by the dead key; e.g. ~ + space results in “~”.

On a M$4000 keyboard - the key in-between the right-alt and right-ctl

common

p π

Setting Compose Key

Customizing Compose-Key .XCompose file

Create a ~/.XCompose file, and put the following lines into it:

and restart X.

en_Spanish dictionaries

• Install aspell-es myspell-es