11.5.2. Modifiers and Mode_switch

LyX supports three modifiers: Shift [S-], Control [C-], and Meta [M-]. Moreover, if one of the keys of your keyboard is configured as a Compose key, then you can use it to enter some characters not available on your keyboard. This compose key can be used either as a modifier (like Shift or Control) or as a prefix key. Here are some examples of what you can do with a Compose key:

• Compose+e+' é

• Compose+O+R ®

• Compose+1+2 ½

• Compose+<+< «

This input method is particularly handy when you use accented characters only from time to time. It works by default for latin1 characters, but other input methods will be used if you setup your locale correctly.