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Paulr-55
November 14th, 2011, 01:08 PM
Sorry, but I've searched and can find no clue. The keyboard settings dialog does not give access to the layout details like in Ubuntu. Is there a configuration file somewhere?

Xubuntu 11.10 on a System 76 Ratel desktop.

—update

I find that the command:

$ xmodmap -e "keysym Alt_R = Multi_key"

Sets the right Alt key as the compose trigger. I have spent half a day now trying to get that executed at startup but to no avail. I put it in a bash script and added it to my apps startup list: did not work. Added the command to my .bashrc : nothing. Will continue my search...

—Update

Got it. Put the xmodmap commands in a file called ~/.Xmodmap and this will be run on startup by the system.

Ghost_Mazal
March 3rd, 2012, 05:08 AM
This doesn't work. Anybody know another way to set the compose key in xubuntu ?

Toz
March 3rd, 2012, 06:08 AM
According to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ComposeKey, for 8.10, there is a XKBOPTIONS= setting in /etc/default/console-setup. On my 11.10 system, this parameter is now found in /etc/default/keyboard.

Ghost_Mazal
March 3rd, 2012, 06:33 AM
According to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ComposeKey, for 8.10, there is a XKBOPTIONS= setting in /etc/default/console-setup. On my 11.10 system, this parameter is now found in /etc/default/keyboard.

Thank you !! :)