[PLUG] Typing accented characters in text files

[Michael Rasmussen]

On 2022-09-15 15:01, Rich Shepard wrote:
> My locale is set to LANG=en_US.UTF-8. I write primarily in text-based
> applications such as emacs and alpine, and I want to learn how to enter
> accented characters so I can type, for example, Résumé rather than 
> Resume.
> 
> My web searches have not been productive, probably because I'm not 
> using the
> appropriate search terms.
> 
> If there's a document I can read and use as a reference please point me 
> to
> it.

Consider changing your keyboard to "English (intl, with AltGr dead 
keys)" The right Alt key (as opposed to the left, not correct) gives you 
access to é á etc as shifted keys. As easy as getting a capital letter.

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    Michael Rasmussen
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