Re: Linux and the "Euro" symbol?
H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
12 Feb 1999 10:08:32 GMT
Followup to: <B6AA33FCF897D211882D00A0C984DC861E0C79@tsc-exch.tsc.icl.co.uk>
By author: Greaves Tristan TM <Tristan.Greaves@icl.com>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> Hmm, I think my question was badly worded. :)
>
> I guess this is a *distribution* thing as opposed to a kernel thing, if
> it really is just a matter of including it in a keymap.
>
> I guess I mean: In a standard VGA console, can you bring up a Euro symbol
> by pressing the right keyboard combination? Anyone know what this
> combination *is*? Keyboards nowadays are having the "Euro" symbol printed
> on the "E" key...
>
AltGr-E (AltGr == Mode_Switch) for most keyboards; I believe the
recommended keycode for U.S. keyboards is Shift-Alt-4.
-hpa
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