Valeriy E. Ushakov wrote:
> > > Extra credit for explaining how to get the Compose key working in X
> > > in less than 30 minutes.
> >=20
> > I can't test it at the moment, but make sure your compose key is
> > Multi_key.  E.g. add to the keyboard InputDevice section something
> > like:
> >=20
> >         Option "XkbModel" "pc105compose"
> >=20
> > to make right windows key Multi_key.  Your locale should be set
> > correctly too (i.e. only the compose sequences that result in the
> > chars from the locale charset will work).  See xc/nls/Compose for
> > details.
>=20
> I've just did some testing and the easiest way is to add one of:
>=20
>     Option "XkbOptions" "compose:ralt"
>     #Option "XkbOptions" "compose:rwin"
>     #Option "XkbOptions" "compose:menu"
>=20
> to make the corresponding key Multi_key.

Valeriy,=20

Thanks, I appreciate your effort.  I'm not sure how to describe concisely
the setup I'm using, except to say it's a stock OS X Powerbook.  The only
X modification I make is that I have this file:

$ cat ~/.Xmodmap=20
keycode 84 =3D Multi_key

Being too lazy to figure out OS X's X startup -- this file doesn't take
effect even though the start up file suggests it should:

$ grep Xmodmap /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc=20
usermodmap=3D$HOME/.Xmodmap
sysmodmap=3D/etc/X11/xinit/.Xmodmap

so I just do:

$ xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap=20

whenever I need to type Swedish characters like '=C5'.=20

I realize I'm OT on a NetBSD list.  I just wanted to show you I'm using a
different keyboard and another technique to get a working Compose key.=20
What I really want to ask is, am I DTRT, or am I abusing xmodmap somehow?=20


This thread began with getting a destructive backspace to work.  As you
can see, I'm *still* confused by the layers between the keyboard and the
application.  :-/

Regards,=20

--jkl