How to write ASCII characters with the Alt + number method?

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Comeback Kid · #1 Post by **Comeback Kid** » 2005-11-21 05:00

Hello, i'm not sure if this post must be posted here because the problem is on KDE, well, i was a Windows user some months ago, but i decided to start with Linux, and it's very interesting and fun, but one of the most big problems is that i can't write ASCII characters typing Alt + number just how i do it on Windows, but i can't do it just in KDE, because when i type Control + Alt + F1 (this can be F2, F3, F4...) to enter to the console mode only i can write ASCII characters typing Alt + number, that's why i'm not sure if this is a Debian problem or a KDE problem.

Well, i hope you can understand my english

, and if you know how to do it please post it

PD: if it is necessary, i can post the keyboard configuration on /etc/X11/XFConfig-4

Thanx!

Comeback Kid · #2 Post by **Comeback Kid** » 2005-11-24 23:54

Nobody knows?

inconnu · #3 Post by **inconnu** » 2005-11-25 12:02

I don't think you can -- not exactly as it's done in Windows.

I was curious about this a few months ago. Here is one result: http://www.mail-archive.com/xfree86@xfr ... 05216.html

You'll need to use unicode hex not ASCII. Take a look at this chart:
http://www.alanwood.net/demos/ansi.html
[edit] here's another good reference: http://www.unicode.org/charts/ [/edit]

for example,
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