MetaCard uses the the mod3 key to toggle the high bit on characters
typed from the keyboard. Use the program xmodmap to see if mod3 is
bound to any key on your keyboard or to bind it if it isn't.
Unfortunately, even if you do this there is no easy way to determine
what keys generate what characters. What I usually do when I need one
of these characters is to use the xfd program to display a font and
click on the character I want to enter to get its number. Then I type
something like the following into the Message Box:
put numToChar(246) after field 1
Granted, this isn't a very efficient approach, but it's OK for
occasional use. For more regular use, either learn the mod3 key
sequence to generate the character or build a stack that can be used
to get these characters. This stack could either be a bunch of
buttons that put a character into the selection when you click on one
of them, or just a field with all of the characters in it. To put a
character into a field, select it in your example field and then press
mouse button 2 (quick paste) at the location you want to insert it in
the destination field. Note that this quick paste solution should
also work using other X applications as a source, so if you have an
application that has a keyboard entry method that you already know,
you should be able to use that a source of characters for MetaCard.
We look forward to being able to implement a standard entry method for
high bit characters (ISO 8859) and even for 16 bit characters, but
unfortunately no such standard exists yet.
-- *********************************************************************** * Scott Raney 303-447-3936 Remember: the better you look, * * raney@metacard.com the more you'll see -- Lidia * ***********************************************************************