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Re: [LUG] Keyboard layout for en_GB (was Sterling sign)

 

Thomas Arrow wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm just wondering if anyone knows how to get the pound sign via shift-3
> in X.

1. In gdm|xdm|kdm, ensure you've set en_GB as the language for your
default X sessions. (~/.xsession | ~/.Xsession are not always noticed.)

2. Keyboard layouts then determine which keypresses mean which
characters. Under Gnome, go to Desktop, Preferences and Keyboard. Make
sure you've got a British English or similar layout set.

Report what you get with:
printenv | grep LANG
in a xterm | gnome-terminal | konsole under X.
You should get something like:
$ printenv | grep LANG
LANG=en_GB
LANGUAGE=en_GB:en_US:en_GB:en

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