The English/European input mode includes not only the English alphabet but also characters with diacritical marks (for example, á, è, î, õ, and ü) and special characters (such as ¡, §, ¿) from European scripts.
This input mode is the default mode for any application. The input mode is displayed at the bottom left corner of the GUI application.
To insert characters with diacritical marks or special characters from Latin-1, Latin-2, Latin-4, Latin-5, and Latin-9, you must type a Compose Sequence, as shown in the following examples:
For Ä, press and release Compose, then A, and then "
For ¿, press and release Compose, then ?, and then ?
When there is no <Compose> key available on your keyboard, you can substitute for the <Compose> key by simultaneously pressing the <Control> key, the <Shift> key and the <t> keys together.
For the input of the Euro currency symbol (Unicode value U+20AC) from the locale, you can use any one of following input sequences:
<AltGraph> and <e> together
<AltGraph> and <4> together
<AltGraph> and <5> together
These input sequences mean that you press both keys simultaneously. If there is no <AltGraph> key available on your keyboard, you can substitute the <Alt> key for the <AltGraph> key.
The following tables show the most commonly used Compose Sequences in Latin-1, Latin-2, Latin-4, Latin-5, and Latin-9 script input for the Solaris operating environment.
To start these sequences, press the <Compose> key and release it.
The following table lists the Common Latin-1 Compose Sequences.
Table 4-1 Common Latin-1 Compose Sequences
Press and Release |
Press and Release |
Result |
---|---|---|
[Spacebar] |
[Spacebar] |
No-break space |
s |
1 |
Superscripted 1 |
s |
2 |
Superscripted 2 |
s |
3 |
Superscripted 3 |
! |
! |
Inverted exclamation mark |
x |
o |
Currency symbol ¤ |
p |
! |
Paragraph symbol ¶ |
/ |
u |
mu u |
' |
" |
acute accent ´ |
, |
, |
cedilla Ç |
" |
" |
diaeresis ¨ |
- |
^ |
macron ¯ |
o |
o |
degree o |
x |
x |
multiplication sign x |
+ |
- |
plus-minus +- |
- |
- |
soft hyphen - |
- |
: |
division sign / |
- |
a |
ordinal (feminine) ª |
- |
o |
ordinal (masculine) º |
- |
, |
not sign ¬ |
. |
. |
middle dot · |
1 |
2 |
vulgar fraction ½ |
1 |
4 |
vulgar fraction ¼ |
3 |
4 |
vulgar fraction ¾ |
< |
< |
left double angle quotation mark « |
> |
> |
right double angle quotation mark » |
? |
? |
inverted question mark ¿ |
A |
` |
A grave À |
A |
' |
A acute Á |
A |
* |
A ring above Å |
A |
" |
A diaeresis Ä |
A |
^ |
A circumflex  |
A |
~ |
A tilde à |
A |
E |
AE diphthong Æ |
C |
, |
C cedilla Ç |
C |
o |
copyright sign © |
D |
- |
Capital eth ð |
E |
` |
E grave È |
E |
' |
E acute É |
E |
" |
E diaeresis Ë |
E |
^ |
E circumflex Ê |
I |
` |
I grave Ì |
I |
' |
I acute Í |
I |
" |
I diaeresis Ï |
I |
^ |
I circumflex Î |
L |
- |
pound sign £ |
N |
~ |
N tilde Ñ |
O |
` |
O grave Ò |
O |
' |
O acute Ó |
O |
/ |
O slash Ø |
O |
" |
O diaeresis Ö |
O |
^ |
O circumflex Ô |
O |
~ |
O tilde Õ |
R |
O |
registered mark \256 |
T |
H |
Thorn þ |
U |
` |
U grave Ù |
U |
' |
U acute Ú |
U |
" |
U diaeresis Ü |
U |
^ |
U circumflex Û |
Y |
' |
Y acute ý |
Y |
- |
yen sign ¥ |
a |
` |
a grave à |
a |
' |
a acute á |
a |
* |
a ring above å |
a |
" |
a diaeresis ä |
a |
~ |
a tilde ã |
a |
^ |
a circumflex â |
a |
e |
ae diphthong æ |
c |
, |
c cedilla ç |
c |
/ |
cent sign ¢ |
c |
o |
copyright sign © |
d |
- |
eth ð |
e |
` |
e grave è |
e |
' |
e acute é |
e |
" |
e diaeresis ë |
e |
^ |
e circumflex ê |
i |
` |
i grave ì |
i |
' |
i acute í |
i |
" |
i diaeresis ï |
i |
^ |
i circumflex î |
n |
~ |
n tilde ñ |
o |
` |
o grave ò |
o |
' |
o acute ó |
o |
/ |
o slash ø |
o |
" |
o diaeresis ö |
o |
^ |
o circumflex ô |
o |
~ |
o tilde õ |
s |
s |
German double s ß |
t |
h |
thorn þ |
u |
` |
u grave ù |
u |
' |
u acute ú |
u |
" |
u diaeresis ü |
u |
^ |
u circumflex û |
y |
' |
y acute y |
y |
" |
y diaeresis ÿ |
| |
| |
The following table lists the Common Latin-2 and Latin-4 Compose Sequences.
Table 4-2 Common Latin-2 Compose Sequences
Press and Release |
Press and Release |
Result |
---|---|---|
a |
' ' |
ogonek |
u |
' ' |
breve |
v |
' ' |
caron |
" |
' ' |
double acute |
A |
a |
A ogonek |
A |
u |
A breve |
C |
' |
C acute |
C |
v |
C caron |
D |
v |
D caron |
- |
D |
D stroke |
E |
v |
E caron |
E |
a |
E ogonek |
L |
' |
L acute |
L |
- |
L stroke |
L |
> |
L caron |
N |
' |
N acute |
N |
v |
N caron |
O |
> |
O double acute |
S |
' |
S acute |
S |
v |
S caron |
S |
, |
S cedilla |
R |
' |
R acute |
R |
v |
R caron |
T |
v |
T caron |
T |
, |
T cedilla |
U |
* |
U ring above |
U |
> |
U double acute |
Z |
' |
Z acute |
Z |
v |
Z caron |
Z |
. |
Z dot above |
k |
k |
kra |
A |
_ |
A macron |
E |
_ |
E macron |
E |
. |
E dot above |
G |
, |
G cedilla |
I |
_ |
I macron |
I |
~ |
I tilde |
I |
a |
I ogonek |
K |
, |
K cedilla |
L |
, |
L cedilla |
N |
, |
N cedilla |
O |
_ |
O macron |
R |
, |
R cedilla |
T |
| |
T stroke |
U |
~ |
U tilde |
U |
a |
U ogonek |
U |
_ |
U macron |
N |
N |
Eng |
a |
_ |
a macron |
e |
_ |
e macron |
e |
. |
e dot above |
g |
, |
g cedilla |
i |
_ |
i macron |
i |
~ |
i tilde |
i |
a |
i ogonek |
k |
, |
k cedilla |
l |
, |
l cedilla |
n |
, |
n cedilla |
o |
_ |
o macron |
r |
, |
r cedilla |
t |
| |
t stroke |
u |
~ |
u tilde |
u |
a |
u ogonek |
u |
_ |
u macron |
n |
n | |
The following table lists the Common Latin-5 Compose Sequences.
Table 4-3 Common Latin-5 Compose Sequences
Press and Release |
Press and Release |
Result |
---|---|---|
G |
u |
G breve |
I |
. |
I dot above |
g |
u |
g breve |
i |
. |
Any Compose Sequences already described do not re-appear in this table.
The following table lists the Common Latin-9 Compose Sequences.
Table 4-4 Common Latin-9 Compose Sequences
Press and Release |
Press and Release |
Result |
---|---|---|
o |
e |
Diphthong oe |
O |
E |
Diphthong OE |
Y |
" |
Y diaeresis |