English/European Input Mode
The English/European input mode includes the English alphabet
plus characters with diacritical marks (for example, á, è, î,
õ, and ü) and characters (such as ¡, §, ¿)
from European scripts.
This input mode is the default mode for any application. The input mode
is displayed at the bottom left corner of the GUI application window.
To insert characters with diacritical marks or special characters from
Latin-1, Latin-2, Latin-4, Latin-5, and Latin-9, you must type a Compose key
sequence, as described in the following examples.
To display the Ä character:
-
Press and release the Compose key.
-
Press Shift and the A key simultaneously. Release Shift-A.
-
Press and release the ” key.
To display the ¿, character:
-
Press and release the Compose key.
-
Press and release the ? key.
-
Press and release the ? key.
When there is no Compose key available on your keyboard, you can emulate
its operation by simultaneously pressing the Control key and the Shift key.
For the input of the Euro currency symbol (Unicode value U+20AC) from
the locale, you can use any one of following input sequences:
-
AltGraph and E together
-
AltGraph and 4 together
-
AltGraph and 5 together
With these input sequences, you press both keys
simultaneously. If no AltGraph key is available on your keyboard, you can
use certain alternative euro sign input sequences such as Compose e = or Compose
c =.
The following tables show the most commonly used compose sequences for
Latin-1, Latin-2, Latin-3, Latin-4, Latin-5, and Latin-9 script input for
the Solaris Operating System.
The following table lists the common Latin-1 Compose key sequences.
Table 5–2 Common Latin-1 Compose Key Sequences
|
Press Compose, then
Press and Release
|
Then Press and Release
|
Result
|
|
spacebar
|
spacebar
|
no-break space
|
|
s
|
1
|
superscripted 1
|
|
s
|
2
|
superscripted 2
|
|
s
|
3
|
superscripted 3
|
|
!
|
!
|
inverted exclamation mark
|
|
x
|
o
|
currency symbol ¤
|
|
p
|
!
|
paragraph symbol ¶
|
|
/
|
u
|
mu u
|
|
'
|
"
|
acute accent ´
|
|
,
|
, (comma)
|
cedilla Ç
|
|
"
|
"
|
diaeresis ¨
|
|
-
|
^
|
macron ¯
|
|
o
|
o
|
degree °
|
|
x
|
x
|
multiplication sign x
|
|
+
|
-
|
plus-minus ±
|
|
-
|
-
|
soft hyphen –
|
|
-
|
:
|
division sign ÷
|
|
-
|
a
|
ordinal (feminine) ª
|
|
-
|
o
|
ordinal (masculine) º
|
|
-
|
, (comma)
|
not sign ¬
|
|
.
|
.
|
middle dot ·
|
|
1
|
2
|
vulgar fraction ½
|
|
1
|
4
|
vulgar fraction ¼
|
|
3
|
4
|
vulgar fraction ¾
|
|
<
|
<
|
left double angle quotation mark «
|
|
>
|
>
|
right double angle quotation mark »
|
|
?
|
?
|
inverted question mark ¿
|
|
A
|
` (backquote)
|
A grave À
|
|
A
|
' (single quote)
|
A acute Á
|
|
A
|
*
|
A ring above Å
|
|
A
|
"
|
A diaeresis Ä
|
|
A
|
^
|
A circumflex Â
|
|
A
|
~
|
A tilde Ã
|
|
A
|
E
|
AE diphthong Æ
|
|
C
|
, (comma)
|
C cedilla Ç
|
|
C
|
o
|
copyright sign ©
|
|
D
|
-
|
Capital eth ð
|
|
E
|
` (backquote)
|
E grave È
|
|
E
|
'
|
E acute É
|
|
E
|
"
|
E diaeresis Ë
|
|
E
|
^
|
E circumflex Ê
|
|
I
|
` (backquote)
|
I grave Ì
|
|
I
|
'
|
I acute Í
|
|
I
|
"
|
I diaeresis Ï
|
|
I
|
^
|
I circumflex Î
|
|
L
|
-
|
pound sign £
|
|
N
|
~
|
N tilde Ñ
|
|
O
|
` (backquote)
|
O grave Ò
|
|
O
|
'
|
O acute Ó
|
|
O
|
/
|
O slash Ø
|
|
O
|
"
|
O diaeresis Ö
|
|
O
|
^
|
O circumflex Ô
|
|
O
|
~
|
O tilde Õ
|
|
R
|
O
|
registered mark ®
|
|
T
|
H
|
Thorn þ
|
|
U
|
` (backquote)
|
U grave Ù
|
|
U
|
'
|
U acute Ú
|
|
U
|
"
|
U diaeresis Ü
|
|
U
|
^
|
U circumflex Û
|
|
Y
|
'
|
Y acute ý
|
|
Y
|
-
|
yen sign ¥
|
|
a
|
` (backquote)
|
a grave à
|
|
a
|
'
|
a acute á
|
|
a
|
*
|
a ring above å
|
|
a
|
"
|
a diaeresis ä
|
|
a
|
~
|
a tilde ã
|
|
a
|
^
|
a circumflex â
|
|
a
|
e
|
ae diphthong æ
|
|
c
|
, (comma)
|
c cedilla ç
|
|
c
|
/
|
cent sign ¢
|
|
c
|
o
|
copyright sign ©
|
|
d
|
-
|
eth ð
|
|
e
|
` (backquote)
|
e grave è
|
|
e
|
'
|
e acute é
|
|
e
|
"
|
e diaeresis ë
|
|
e
|
^
|
e circumflex ê
|
|
i
|
` (backquote)
|
i grave ì
|
|
i
|
'
|
i acute í
|
|
i
|
"
|
i diaeresis ï
|
|
i
|
^
|
i circumflex î
|
|
n
|
~
|
n tilde ñ
|
|
o
|
` (backquote)
|
o grave ò
|
|
o
|
'
|
o acute ó
|
|
o
|
/
|
o slash ø
|
|
o
|
"
|
o diaeresis ö
|
|
o
|
^
|
o circumflex ô
|
|
o
|
~
|
o tilde õ
|
|
s
|
s
|
German double s ß also known as sharp S
|
|
t
|
h
|
thorn þ
|
|
u
|
` (backquote)
|
u grave ù
|
|
u
|
'
|
u acute ú
|
|
u
|
"
|
u diaeresis ü
|
|
u
|
^
|
u circumflex û
|
|
y
|
'
|
y acute y
|
|
y
|
"
|
y diaeresis ÿ
|
|
|
|
|
|
broken bar ¦
|
The
following table lists the common Latin-2 Compose key sequences.
Table 5–3 Common Latin-2 Compose Key Sequences
|
Press Compose, then
Press and Release
|
Press and Release
|
Result
|
|
k
|
k
|
kra
|
|
A
|
_
|
A macron
|
|
E
|
_
|
E macron
|
|
E
|
.
|
E dot above
|
|
G
|
,
|
G cedilla
|
|
I
|
_
|
I macron
|
|
I
|
~
|
I tilde
|
|
I
|
a
|
I ogonek
|
|
K
|
,
|
K cedilla
|
|
L
|
,
|
L cedilla
|
|
N
|
,
|
N cedilla
|
|
O
|
_
|
O macron
|
|
R
|
,
|
R cedilla
|
|
T
|
|
|
T stroke
|
|
U
|
~
|
U tilde
|
|
U
|
a
|
U ogonek
|
|
U
|
_
|
U macron
|
|
N
|
N
|
Eng
|
|
a
|
_
|
a macron
|
|
e
|
_
|
e macron
|
|
e
|
.
|
e dot above
|
|
g
|
,
|
g cedilla
|
|
i
|
_
|
i macron
|
|
i
|
~
|
i tilde
|
|
i
|
a
|
i ogonek
|
|
k
|
,
|
k cedilla
|
|
l
|
,
|
l cedilla
|
|
n
|
,
|
n cedilla
|
|
o
|
_
|
o macron
|
|
r
|
,
|
r cedilla
|
|
t
|
|
|
t stroke
|
|
u
|
~
|
u tilde
|
|
u
|
a
|
u ogonek
|
|
u
|
_
|
u macron
|
|
n
|
n
|
eng
|
| | | |
The following table lists the common
Latin-3 Compose key sequences.
Table 5–4 Common Latin-3 Compose Key Sequences
|
Press Compose, then
Press and Release
|
Press and Release
|
Result
|
|
C
|
>
|
C circumflex
|
|
C
|
.
|
C dot above
|
|
G
|
>
|
G circumflex
|
|
G
|
.
|
G dot above
|
|
H
|
>
|
H circumflex
|
|
J
|
>
|
j circumflex
|
|
S
|
>
|
S circumflex
|
|
U
|
u
|
U breve
|
|
c
|
>
|
c circumflex
|
|
c
|
.
|
c dot above
|
|
g
|
>
|
g circumflex
|
|
g
|
.
|
g dot above
|
|
h
|
>
|
h circumflex
|
|
j
|
>
|
j circumflex
|
|
s
|
>
|
s circumflex
|
|
u
|
u
|
u breve
|
The
following table lists the common Latin-4 Compose key sequences.
Table 5–5 Common Latin-4 Compose Key Sequences
|
Press Compose, then
Press and Release
|
Press and Release
|
Result
|
|
k
|
k
|
kra
|
|
A
|
_
|
A macron
|
|
E
|
_
|
E macron
|
|
E
|
.
|
E dot above
|
|
G
|
,
|
G cedilla
|
|
I
|
_
|
I macron
|
|
I
|
~
|
I tilde
|
|
I
|
a
|
I ogonek
|
|
K
|
,
|
K cedilla
|
|
L
|
,
|
L cedilla
|
|
N
|
,
|
N cedilla
|
|
O
|
_
|
O macron
|
|
R
|
,
|
R cedilla
|
|
T
|
|
|
T stroke
|
|
U
|
~
|
U tilde
|
|
U
|
a
|
U ogonek
|
|
U
|
_
|
U macron
|
|
N
|
N
|
Eng
|
|
a
|
_
|
a macron
|
|
e
|
_
|
e macron
|
|
e
|
.
|
e dot above
|
|
g
|
,
|
g cedilla
|
|
i
|
_
|
i macron
|
|
i
|
~
|
i tilde
|
|
i
|
a
|
i ogonek
|
|
k
|
,
|
k cedilla
|
|
l
|
,
|
l cedilla
|
|
n
|
,
|
n cedilla
|
|
o
|
_
|
o macron
|
|
r
|
,
|
r cedilla
|
|
t
|
|
|
t stroke
|
|
u
|
~
|
u tilde
|
|
u
|
a
|
u ogonek
|
|
u
|
_
|
u macron
|
|
n
|
n
|
eng
|
| | | |
The following table lists the common
Latin-5 Compose key sequences.
Table 5–6 Common Latin-5 Compose Key Sequences
|
Press
Compose, then Press and Release
|
Press and Release
|
Result
|
|
G
|
u
|
G breve
|
|
I
|
.
|
I dot above
|
|
g
|
u
|
g breve
|
|
i
|
.
|
i dotless
|
The following table lists the Common
Latin-9 Compose key sequences.
Table 5–7 Common Latin-9 Compose Key Sequences
|
Press Compose, then
Press and Release
|
Press and Release
|
Result
|
|
o
|
e
|
Ligature oe
|
|
O
|
E
|
Ligature OE
|
|
Y
|
“
|
Y diaeresis
|
If you are using a keyboard that has accent
dead keys, use the following compose key sequences. The “dead_acute”
and such key names come from the X11 registered keysym names of X_dead_acute
and so on as shown at /usr/openwin/include/X11/keysymdef.h.
The SunFA_Circum and such key names come from Sun-defined
X11 keysym names such as SunXK_FA_Circum shown at /usr/openwin/include/X11/Sunkeysym.h.
Table 5–8 Compose Key Sequences Based on Accent Dead Keys
|
Press and Release
|
Press and Release
|
Result
|
|
dead_grave
|
spacebar
|
grave accent
|
|
dead_acute
|
apostrophe
|
acute accent
|
|
dead_acute
|
spacebar
|
apostrophe
|
|
dead_diaeresis
|
double quote
|
diaeresis
|
|
dead_diaeresis
|
spacebar
|
diaeresis
|
|
dead_circumflex
|
spacebar
|
circumflex accent
|
|
dead_circumflex
|
slash
|
vertical line
|
|
dead_circumflex
|
0
|
degree sign
|
|
dead_circumflex
|
1
|
superscript one
|
|
dead_circumflex
|
2
|
superscript two
|
|
dead_circumflex
|
3
|
superscript three
|
|
dead_circumflex
|
period
|
middle dot
|
|
dead_circumflex
|
exclamation point
|
broken bar
|
|
dead_circumflex
|
minus
|
macron
|
|
dead_circumflex
|
underscore
|
macron
|
|
dead_cedilla
|
comma
|
cedilla
|
|
dead_cedilla
|
minus
|
not sign
|
|
dead_tilde
|
spacebar
|
tilde
|
|
dead_grave
|
A
|
A with grave
|
|
dead_acute
|
A
|
A with acute
|
|
dead_circumflex
|
A
|
A with circumflex
|
|
dead_tilde
|
A
|
A with tilde
|
|
dead_diaeresis
|
A
|
A with diaeresis
|
|
dead_grave
|
a
|
a with grave
|
|
dead_acute
|
a
|
a with acute
|
|
dead_circumflex
|
a
|
a with circumflex
|
|
dead_tilde
|
a
|
a with tilde
|
|
dead_diaeresis
|
a
|
a with diaeresis
|
|
dead_cedilla
|
C
|
C with cedilla
|
|
dead_cedilla
|
c
|
c with cedilla
|
|
dead_grave
|
E
|
E with grave
|
|
dead_acute
|
E
|
E with acute
|
|
dead_circumflex
|
E
|
E with circumflex
|
|
dead_diaeresis
|
E
|
E with diaeresis
|
|
dead_grave
|
e
|
e with grave
|
|
dead_acute
|
e
|
e with acute
|
|
dead_circumflex
|
e
|
e with circumflex
|
|
dead_diaeresis
|
e
|
e with diaeresis
|
|
dead_grave
|
I
|
I with grave
|
|
dead_acute
|
I
|
I with acute
|
|
dead_circumflex
|
I
|
I with circumflex
|
|
dead_diaeresis
|
I
|
I with diaeresis
|
|
dead_grave
|
i
|
i with grave
|
|
dead_acute
|
i
|
i with acute
|
|
dead_circumflex
|
i
|
i with circumflex
|
|
dead_diaeresis
|
i
|
i with diaeresis
|
|
dead_tilde
|
N
|
N with tilde
|
|
dead_tilde
|
n
|
n with tilde
|
|
dead_grave
|
O
|
O with grave
|
|
dead_acute
|
O
|
O with acute
|
|
dead_circumflex
|
O
|
O with circumflex
|
|
dead_tilde
|
O
|
O with tilde
|
|
dead_diaeresis
|
O
|
O with diaeresis
|
|
dead_grave
|
o
|
o with grave
|
|
dead_acute
|
o
|
o with acute
|
|
dead_circumflex
|
o
|
o with circumflex
|
|
dead_tilde
|
o
|
o with tilde
|
|
dead_diaeresis
|
o
|
o with diaeresis
|
|
dead_cedilla
|
S
|
S with cedilla
|
|
dead_cedilla
|
s
|
s with cedilla
|
|
dead_grave
|
U
|
U with grave
|
|
dead_acute
|
U
|
U with acute
|
|
dead_circumflex
|
U
|
U with circumflex
|
|
dead_diaeresis
|
U
|
U with diaeresis
|
|
dead_grave
|
u
|
u with grave
|
|
dead_acute
|
u
|
u with acute
|
|
dead_circumflex
|
u
|
u with circumflex
|
|
dead_diaeresis
|
u
|
u with diaeresis
|
|
dead_acute
|
Y
|
Y with acute
|
|
dead_acute
|
y
|
y with acute
|
|
dead_diaeresis
|
y
|
y with diaeresis
|
|
SunFA_Grave
|
spacebar
|
grave accent
|
|
SunFA_Grave
|
A
|
A with grave
|
|
SunFA_Grave
|
a
|
a with grave
|
|
SunFA_Grave
|
E
|
E with grave
|
|
SunFA_Grave
|
e
|
e with grave
|
|
SunFA_Grave
|
I
|
I with grave
|
|
SunFA_Grave
|
i
|
i with grave
|
|
SunFA_Grave
|
O
|
O with grave
|
|
SunFA_Grave
|
o
|
o with grave
|
|
SunFA_Grave
|
U
|
U with grave
|
|
SunFA_Grave
|
u
|
u with grave
|
|
SunFA_Acute
|
apostrophe
|
acute accent
|
|
SunFA_Acute
|
spacebar
|
apostrophe
|
|
SunFA_Acute
|
A
|
A with acute
|
|
SunFA_Acute
|
a
|
a with acute
|
|
SunFA_Acute
|
C
|
C with acute
|
|
SunFA_Acute
|
c
|
c with acute
|
|
SunFA_Acute
|
E
|
E with acute
|
|
SunFA_Acute
|
e
|
e with acute
|
|
SunFA_Acute
|
I
|
I with acute
|
|
SunFA_Acute
|
i
|
i with acute
|
|
SunFA_Acute
|
L
|
L with acute
|
|
SunFA_Acute
|
l
|
l with acute
|
|
SunFA_Acute
|
N
|
N with acute
|
|
SunFA_Acute
|
n
|
n with acute
|
|
SunFA_Acute
|
O
|
O with acute
|
|
SunFA_Acute
|
o
|
o with acute
|
|
SunFA_Acute
|
R
|
R with acute
|
|
SunFA_Acute
|
r
|
r with acute
|
|
SunFA_Acute
|
S
|
S with acute
|
|
SunFA_Acute
|
s
|
s with acute
|
|
SunFA_Acute
|
U
|
U with acute
|
|
SunFA_Acute
|
u
|
u with acute
|
|
SunFA_Acute
|
Y
|
Y with acute
|
|
SunFA_Acute
|
y
|
y with acute
|
|
SunFA_Acute
|
Z
|
Z with acute
|
|
SunFA_Acute
|
z
|
z with acute
|
|
SunFA_Cedilla
|
comma
|
cedilla
|
|
SunFA_Cedilla
|
minus
|
not sign
|
|
SunFA_Cedilla
|
C
|
C with cedilla
|
|
SunFA_Cedilla
|
c
|
c with cedilla
|
|
SunFA_Cedilla
|
G
|
G with cedilla
|
|
SunFA_Cedilla
|
g
|
g with cedilla
|
|
SunFA_Cedilla
|
K
|
K with cedilla
|
|
SunFA_Cedilla
|
k
|
k with cedilla
|
|
SunFA_Cedilla
|
L
|
L with cedilla
|
|
SunFA_Cedilla
|
l
|
l with cedilla
|
|
SunFA_Cedilla
|
N
|
N with cedilla
|
|
SunFA_Cedilla
|
n
|
n with cedilla
|
|
SunFA_Cedilla
|
R
|
R with cedilla
|
|
SunFA_Cedilla
|
r
|
r with cedilla
|
|
SunFA_Cedilla
|
S
|
S with cedilla
|
|
SunFA_Cedilla
|
s
|
s with cedilla
|
|
SunFA_Cedilla
|
T
|
T with cedilla
|
|
SunFA_Cedilla
|
t
|
t with cedilla
|
|
SunFA_Circum
|
spacebar
|
circumflex accent
|
|
SunFA_Circum
|
0
|
degree sign
|
|
SunFA_Circum
|
1
|
superscript one
|
|
SunFA_Circum
|
2
|
superscript two
|
|
SunFA_Circum
|
3
|
superscript three
|
|
SunFA_Circum
|
exclamation point
|
broken bar
|
|
SunFA_Circum
|
minus
|
macron
|
|
SunFA_Circum
|
underscore
|
macron
|
|
SunFA_Circum
|
period
|
middle dot
|
|
SunFA_Circum
|
slash
|
vertical line
|
|
SunFA_Circum
|
A
|
A with circumflex
|
|
SunFA_Circum
|
a
|
a with circumflex
|
|
SunFA_Circum
|
C
|
C with circumflex
|
|
SunFA_Circum
|
c
|
c with circumflex
|
|
SunFA_Circum
|
E
|
E with circumflex
|
|
SunFA_Circum
|
e
|
e with circumflex
|
|
SunFA_Circum
|
G
|
G with circumflex
|
|
SunFA_Circum
|
g
|
g with circumflex
|
|
SunFA_Circum
|
H
|
H with circumflex
|
|
SunFA_Circum
|
h
|
h with circumflex
|
|
SunFA_Circum
|
I
|
I with circumflex
|
|
SunFA_Circum
|
i
|
i with circumflex
|
|
SunFA_Circum
|
J
|
J with circumflex
|
|
SunFA_Circum
|
j
|
j with circumflex
|
|
SunFA_Circum
|
O
|
O with circumflex
|
|
SunFA_Circum
|
o
|
o with circumflex
|
|
SunFA_Circum
|
S
|
S with circumflex
|
|
SunFA_Circum
|
s
|
s with circumflex
|
|
SunFA_Circum
|
U
|
U with circumflex
|
|
SunFA_Circum
|
u
|
u with circumflex
|
|
SunFA_Diaeresis
|
double quote
|
diaeresis
|
|
SunFA_Diaeresis
|
spacebar
|
diaeresis
|
|
SunFA_Diaeresis
|
A
|
A with diaeresis
|
|
SunFA_Diaeresis
|
a
|
a with diaeresis
|
|
SunFA_Diaeresis
|
E
|
E with diaeresis
|
|
SunFA_Diaeresis
|
e
|
e with diaeresis
|
|
SunFA_Diaeresis
|
I
|
I with diaeresis
|
|
SunFA_Diaeresis
|
i
|
i with diaeresis
|
|
SunFA_Diaeresis
|
O
|
O with diaeresis
|
|
SunFA_Diaeresis
|
o
|
o with diaeresis
|
|
SunFA_Diaeresis
|
U
|
U with diaeresis
|
|
SunFA_Diaeresis
|
u
|
u with diaeresis
|
|
SunFA_Diaeresis
|
y
|
y with diaeresis
|
|
SunFA_Diaeresis
|
Y
|
Y with diaeresis
|
|
SunFA_Tilde
|
spacebar
|
tilde
|
|
SunFA_Tilde
|
A
|
A with tilde
|
|
SunFA_Tilde
|
a
|
a with tilde
|
|
SunFA_Tilde
|
N
|
N with tilde
|
|
SunFA_Tilde
|
n
|
n with tilde
|
|
SunFA_Tilde
|
O
|
O with tilde
|
|
SunFA_Tilde
|
o
|
o with tilde
|
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