Re: Inserting special characters into text fields

Well, in Linux (if you're using X) we have "key bindings" and "dead keys", that allow you to create combinations of keypresses that are translated into special characters. For example, since I sometimes write in Italian and need accented letters, I have programmed my X so that if I press the left Windows key and then a vowel I get the acute accented version of that vowel. Same thing with the right Windows key, except that it produces grave accents. I only use the Windows keys because I have a MS natural keyboard and those two keys are pretty much useless on Linux, so they come in handy as "dead" keys. Hope this explains--it's the thirteen seconds version :-) On Mon, 2002-10-14 at 09:25, Chris Hewitt wrote: > Phil Schwarzmann wrote: > > >I need users to be able to insert special characters (ö and ä) into a > >text field. > > > >Unfortunately, English-speaking people do not have these keys on their > >keyboards. Currently, they are cutting and pasting these characters > >into the text boxes. > > > >I believe ASP can insert characters into text fields by pressing a form > >button....can PHP do something like this? > > > Nothing to do with the language used on a server, everything to do with > the operating system the client uses. If your client computer runs MS > Windows, holding down the "Alt" key and pressing the ASCII number for > the character wanted on the digits on the number pad will give the > character. I'm afraid I don't know the equivalent if your client > computers run linux (I'm sure there is one and its just my ignorance). > I'd be interested to know the answer. > > HTH > Chris > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >