On Mon, 20 Nov 2000, Austad, Jay wrote: > Under windows, if I hold down alt, and hit 164 on the keypad, it will type > an n with a squiggly thing above it. How do I do this under linux? > > Apparently my spanish speaking friends get all huffy-puffy when I don't use > the correct characters even though they know what I mean. :) You could also modify your console and/or X keymaps to make right-alt do fun things. I don't remember how I learned, but I believe there is a good HOWTO out there. To modify the X map, xkeycaps is indispensible. I don't know of any such tool for console though... Pacem in Terris / Mir / Shanti / Salaam / Heiwa Kevin R. Bullock