Hello.
I'm looking for a Cinnamon special characters applet, like this:
I wonder if this exists?
I managed to find a few leads about this, but these are very old:
viewtopic.php?t=102332
http://www.webupd8.org/2011/07/characte ... -with.html
This would make it a lot easier to insert special characters like 'é' on a Qwerty keyboard.
Thanks.
Looking for a special characters applet
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Re: Looking for a special characters applet
A temporary workaround could be the use of the on-screen keyboard "Onboard".
It is already installed in Mint Cinnamon.
Like the MATE character applet, Onboard's launcher can be placed in the panel.
It is already installed in Mint Cinnamon.
Like the MATE character applet, Onboard's launcher can be placed in the panel.
Re: Looking for a special characters applet
Linux Mint does have a "Character Map" similar to windows, where you can view the unicode characters for each font installed on the system.
It doesn't give ALT codes but Unicodes
é is Unicode U+0117
You can also copy it clipboard so you can then paste it where you want.
This program can be found under Accessories
It doesn't give ALT codes but Unicodes
é is Unicode U+0117
You can also copy it clipboard so you can then paste it where you want.
This program can be found under Accessories
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Re: Looking for a special characters applet
Not an applet but Kcharselect is in the software manager. It is a KDE utility for finding special characters.
Re: Looking for a special characters applet
Thanks a lot for the suggestions.
In the end I solved this problem by changing my keyboard layout to English (intl, with AltGr dead keys).
This solved my problem for 99%, now I can type a lot of foreign (mainly French) characters by pushing AltGr or Shift + AltGr.
In the end I solved this problem by changing my keyboard layout to English (intl, with AltGr dead keys).
This solved my problem for 99%, now I can type a lot of foreign (mainly French) characters by pushing AltGr or Shift + AltGr.