Re: ISO Latin [12] characters and zsh

[Jozsef Kadlecsik <kadlec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 18 May 1995 P.Stephenson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> kadlec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I cannot type ISO Latin-[1|2] characters at the prompt of zsh. I was
> > told that it's impossible to type in these extra characters - is it true?
> 
> Not completely, at least if you have an xterm, but it's a bit hit and
> miss even there.  You can enable 8 bit mode (which you need for the -m
> flag of bindkey), then type ^V, then some key with the meta key
> pressed down.  For example, small e with an acute accent is \C-v\M-i
> (in Emacs language), and holding down shift at the same time has the
> obvious effect.

And what is the solution if the keys are remapped by xmodmap?
Zsh beeps if I press the key of aacute, for example.

On Linux I remapped the keys of the console also, so in an editor I can
type in everything in character mode. But typeing at the prompt zsh beeps 
as in xterm... 

Best regards,
Jozsef
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