From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Memnon Anon Subject: german-postfix and speedkeys (was: Umlauts in LaTeX export) Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2010 05:15:17 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: <87fwvg1hs1.fsf@mean.albasani.net> References: <87sjzibe53.fsf@berkeley.edu> <26AC1DD2-BF5D-4D61-930D-50B2D9DF7A5C@nf.mpg.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=37076 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PEEeH-0000xg-9n for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Nov 2010 01:15:38 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PEEeF-0002mm-TA for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Nov 2010 01:15:37 -0400 Received: from lo.gmane.org ([80.91.229.12]:51373) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PEEeF-0002ma-IZ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Nov 2010 01:15:35 -0400 Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PEEeA-0007zk-IN for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Nov 2010 06:15:30 +0100 Received: from e178221154.adsl.alicedsl.de ([85.178.221.154]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 05 Nov 2010 06:15:30 +0100 Received: from gegendosenfleisch by e178221154.adsl.alicedsl.de with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 05 Nov 2010 06:15:30 +0100 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Jean-Marie Gaillourdet writes: > Although I am german, I use an american keyboard layout for coding and > everything else. But there is a nice emacs solution to enter umlauts: > =C-x RET C-\ german-postfix RET= This enables an input method which > allows you to enter all german umlauts: ä ü ö Ä Ü Ö and ß. > > Entering an `a' followed immediately by an `e' generates an ä, followed > by another `e' it becomes `ae`, similar for ü and ö . `s` followed by > `z` generates an `ß`. Larger variants are typed by typing two large > letters. Hi, same situation here (german with an american keyboard layout). I just use `C-\' and toggle my way in and out of german-postfix. Just one thing to be aware of: If you use german-postfix, using the `u' speedkey command on stars will not work in orgmode files; I use this frequently, so being able to quickly toggle is essential. Memnon