type French accents with US international keyboard [duplicate]
I am running Lubuntu on my laptop and would like to write French accents with a US keyboard. I find the compose key solution ([Alt]+[accent] at the same time, followed by a [letter]) not that handy...
On Windows, there is a better solution: switch the keyboard layout to US-international and then type [`] followed by [a] to display [à]. Still on Windows, the software EasyType makes it even easier: press once [e] to get [e], twice [e] to get [é], three times [e] to get [è]...
Is there a way to achieve that on lubuntu? With a script or something?
PS: My keyboard is Vietnamese, but exactly corresponds to the US keyboard.
Use the keyboard layout called English (international with Alt Gr dead keys). (Do this by going to System Settings > Keyboard > Layout settings, and then add the layout you want with the + button on the bottom.)
This way, the keys to input the characters ', ", `, ~, and ^ become "dead keys" while you hold pressed Alt Gr. After releasing the key combination with Alt Gr, no characters will be print (hence "dead"), but inserting a letter afterwards will yield a variation of the base character of the letter, in accordance with the dead key you pressed before; for example, é, ë, è, ẽ, and ê for e (respectively). (If you have no explicit Alt Gr key, just use the rightmost Alt key.)
So in summary, to insert a symbol
- press and hold Alt Gr,
- press the modifier key / key combination; e.g., `,
- release all keys pressed so far, and
- press the base character key; e.g., E for
è.
Note: You can also enter an acute accented vowel by just pressing Alt Gr + (vowel).
(Source: this post on french Ubuntu forums.)