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Date:      Thu, 31 Oct 2002 10:38:56 -0500
From:      pippo@bellnet.ca
To:        eladioventura@hotmail.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: switch languages
Message-ID:  <5.1.0.14.2.20021031102840.00ae44f8@pop51.bellnet.ca>
In-Reply-To: <20021031161824.GA7305@hotmail.com>
References:  <5.1.0.14.2.20021031092619.00ae06f0@mail.host45.com> <5.1.0.14.2.20021031092619.00ae06f0@mail.host45.com>

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At 04:18 PM 10/31/2002 +0000, you wrote:
I have to slap my own hands - dumb.
I was not clear - When I say I have to switch languages, I am using 
OpenOffice (trying to replace MS Ofc) and have to use text and graphics in 
the same document. So, I don't think that  I could use emacs since it is a 
text only editor.

>The carbonbased lifeform info@lespetitsplaisirs.com shocked 
>freebsd-questions with:
> > I need to switch languages (English, French, Italian) very often within 
> the
> > same document. Is there some way to switch keyboard layouts on FreeBSD
> > quickly and painlessly as can be done on Windows?
>
>Why not install emacs and leim? Use menu->Options->Mule and select
>language environment to European->latin-9. Then toggle the input
>method from the same menu and pick the default. Now you can type ~c
>and get a c cedille and 'e to automatically get an e accent aigu. To
>find the exact keybindings, pick Describe Input Method from the same
>menu. Easy as pie!
>
>--
>Ban All Sigs!!



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