How To type degree symbol?

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#1

Anybody know an easier way to type the degree symbol ° in openSUSE?

I’m getting really tired of using copy paste, and none of the other methods I’ve read about work.

#2

Have you tried [CTRL]+[SHIFT]+U followed by the hex code for the character (00B0 for the degree symbol).

#3

About which methods have you read, and where were those documented (URLs)?
Into which program(s) are you typing this? Which version of openSUSE,
and which desktop environment (KDE, Gnome, etc.)?

Good luck.

#4

Depends. This used to be an Xorg setting, these days it’s done through the desktop. In KDE

  • Systemsettings - Input devices - Keyboard - Advanced
  • Check "Configure Keyboard Options
  • open Compose Key
  • check “Right Alt”
  • click Apply
    Now you can create almost any character, by composing it:
    Ralt " o => ö
    Ralt o o => °
    Ralt 0 a => å
    Ralt , k => ķ
    Ralt s s => ß

In GNOME it’s done in the same way, throught the desktop settings.

#5

Thanx, but nothing happens.

How to Type a Degree Symbol
Degree symbol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
& a couple of others that I found through a duckduckgo search

KDE 4.10
LibreOffice Writer, kwrite, Thunderbird

Works great, just what I wanted :slight_smile:

Thanks to all

#6

depends on the keyboard map and language specified…here, with a
danish keyboard and a us_english system lingo i just type

AltGr+Shift+A and get º

(AltGR is the right Ctrl key on non-international keyboards, so try
Right Ctrl plus Shift plus A

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dd
http://tinyurl.com/DD-Caveat

#7

On 2013-02-24 20:26, Knurpht wrote:

> Now you can create almost any character, by composing it:
> Ralt " o => ö
> Ralt o o => °
> Ralt 0 a => å
> Ralt , k => ķ
> Ralt s s => ß
>
> In GNOME it’s done in the same way, throught the desktop settings.

Compose is an old trick, should work on any desktop.

–
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 12.1 x86_64 “Asparagus” at Telcontar)

#8

@dd
Thanks for suggestion, but no luck here. (lenovo laptop with a non standard keyboard)

@Knurpht
Your suggestion prompted me to discover Linux Compose Key Sequences
Very interesting, thanx again

#9

dd wrote:

> depends on the keyboard map and language specified…here, with a
> danish keyboard and a us_english system lingo i just type
>
> AltGr+Shift+A and get º
>
> (AltGR is the right Ctrl key on non-international keyboards, so try
> Right Ctrl plus Shift plus A
>

On my system
AltGr+Shift+0 where 0 is zero

#10

AltGr-Shift-0 → ° with the UK keyboard. (Never ever used compose or U+xxxx)

#11

On Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:16:02 GMT, john hudson
<john_hudson@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:

>
>AltGr-Shift-0 ? ° with the UK keyboard. (Never ever used compose or
>U+xxxx)

It is pretty much related to the original 5150 and the Redmond, OR, USA
company OSs.

?-)

#12

caprus wrote:

>
> chief_sealth;2529788 Wrote:
>> Have you tried [CTRL]+[SHIFT]+U followed by the hex code for the
>> character (00B0 for the degree symbol).
> Thanx, but nothing happens.
> ab;2529790 Wrote:
>> About which methods have you read, and where were those documented
>> (URLs)?
>> Into which program(s) are you typing this? Which version of openSUSE,
>> and which desktop environment (KDE, Gnome, etc.)?
> ‘How to Type a Degree Symbol’ (http://degreesymbol.com/)
> ‘Degree symbol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia’
> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degree_symbol)
> & a couple of others that I found through a duckduckgo search
>
> KDE 4.10
> LibreOffice Writer, kwrite
>
> Knurpht;2529791 Wrote:
>> - Systemsettings - Input devices - Keyboard - Advanced
>> - Check "Configure Keyboard Options
>> - open Compose Key
>> - check “Right Alt”
>> - click Apply
>> Now you can create almost any character, by composing it:
>> Ralt o o => °
> Works great, just what I wanted :slight_smile:
>
> Thanks to all
>
>
In Writer with document your creating Select -->Insert → Special
Character. The degree sysbol is on the 5th line of the characters
displayed (at least on LibreOffice 4.0). Click the sysbol and its
inserted where your curser is.

I use this method for the cent sign.

Russ

openSUSE 12.2(Linux 3.4.28-2.20-desktop x86_64)|KDE 4.10.00
“release 550”|Intel core2duo 2.5 MHZ,|8GB DDR3|GeForce
8400GS(NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-310.32)

#13

My primary need was for a quick method to type the degree symbol in a variety of software, so the Writer specific solution was not sufficient (thanks anyway). The solution offered by Knurpht in post #4 above has worked out better than I could have hoped, as it’s also offered easy access to a whole lot of symbols, a few of which I now find myself using regularly.

@KnurphtYour suggestion prompted me to discover Linux Compose Key Sequences
Very interesting, thanx again