Map a Keyboard Shortcut to an X Keysym
You can map a key or a key sequence to an X Keysym. For example, you can map the Alt key combined with the ` ~ key to send a Euro symbol (€).
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An X Keysym is an encoding of a symbol on the cap of a key. The set of defined X Keysyms includes the ISO Latin character sets, Katakana, Arabic, Cyrillic, Greek, Technical, Publishing, APL, Hebrew, Thai, Korean, and other keys found on keyboards such as Return, Help, and Tab.
A list of X Keysyms is associated with each keycode. The list is intended to convey the set of symbols on the corresponding key. Standard rules for obtaining an X Keysym from a KeyPress event make use of only the first four X Keysyms associated with a keycode. Depending on the state of the Shift and ModeSwitch (AltGr) modifiers, one of the first four keysyms will be selected.
To map a Euro symbol to a Keyboard Shortcut
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In X Manager or X Manager for Domains, click Tools > Keyboard Maps.
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For Select Keyboard Map, select an editable keyboard map.
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The default keyboard maps are not editable. Click Clone to create a new custom keyboard map based on an existing keyboard map.
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In the Keyboard Maps dialog box, click the Keyboard Shortcuts tab.
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In the Shortcut column, click the + sign.
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In the Specify Shortcut Key Combination dialog box, select Alt. Position your cursor in the Press a key field and click the `~ (backquote/tilde) key. If you don't have this key on your keyboard, select another key.
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Click OK.
Alt+Back Quote is now selected in the Shortcut list.
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Click the Send X Keysyms button and then click the + sign to the right of X Keysyms to send.
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In the Select X Keysym dialog box, select the EuroSign.
To find the Euro symbol quickly, type "euro" in the Only list X Keysyms whose names contain field.
Select EuroSign from the Select X Keysyms from list field, then click OK.
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Administrators can also configure Keyboard Maps from the Domain Definitions tab.
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