Re: Insert Euro symbol

[Kai Großjohann]

"Eli Zaretskii" <address@hidden> writes:

>> From: address@hidden (Kai =?iso-8859-1?q?Gro=DFjohann?=)
>> Date: Fri, 03 May 2002 11:52:43 +0200
>> 
>> So I would like to have a method which starts with a key which is
>> normally not self-inserting.  And C-x 8 just came to mind as an
>> example.  It doesn't have to be C-x 8.
>
> In that case, may I suggest adding an input method whose key sequences
> start with keys that aren't self-inserting?  Since Leim is nowadays
> part of Emacs, I don't see a reason to have ways of typing characters
> that circumvent Leim.

But I already use an input method.  So your suggestion means I have
to change input methods to get the "C-x 8" keys.

But maybe C-x 8 could be changed to a command which reads one key
sequence according to a different input method.  Then we can devise
an input methods with ways to input lots of different characters, and
have C-x 8 use it.

>> Incidentally, I think it might be nice to be able to insert named
>> characters.  So the user hits a key, then types, say "LATIN CAPITAL
>> LETTER A WITH OGONEK" (with completion), and then that character is
>> inserted.
>
> I agree.  However, this is not a kind of a facility that could support
> fast typing

Sure.  It's a different feature; not a substitute for C-x 8.

kai
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