Typing Accents / Compose Key?

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Hi @qubes-kernel-5.8,

with XFCE setting

I don’t know howto do it… Other readers, a idea?

With pinyin input

See the language-localization documentation.

With xmodmap

with the xev software, choose the key (and so the keycode) you want to use for the compose key.

Then add the ~/.xmodmaprc file, with a content like:

keycode 134 = Multi_key

Here the compose key is the right-window-key (keycode=134) on my non-us keyboard.

For trying it, manual load the setting:

xmodmap ~/.xmodmaprc

and try the compose key: <compose> ' o displays ó.

All the details on the Archlinux wiki: Xmodmap.
Getting it on each start of your VM? see the config-files documentation.

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