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Windows Host -> Ubuntu Guest: French accentuated characte

Posted: 30. Oct 2008, 21:25
by wildchild
I installed Ubuntu Server 8.04 with VirtualBox 2.04 on a Windows XP SP3 host and I'm unable to type accentuated characters that needs two key to be typed (dead keys). Characters é and É (one key) work but not è à ï ç (using dead keys). If I type the dead key then hit spacebar, the accent alone (^) appears but I'm not able to type it on top of a character. Any way to solve this problem?

Thanks

Posted: 31. Oct 2008, 00:26
by Sasquatch
You could try to switch to the layout Dead Keys (AltGr). With that, you need to hold the AltGr key while creating the special characters. I can, with US International (dead keys (altgr)) create the characters ?, ?, á, ä, etc, but not the 'ç' sign. You need a different layout, but with the AltGr option, it might help.

Posted: 11. Nov 2008, 16:18
by wildchild
Doesn't work...