french

preferences utility.
If you are using Unix or a derivative operating system (such as Linux) with XFree86, you can define a
compose key by opening a terminal window and typing:
To use the Windows menu key (between the right Windows key and right Ctrl key:
xmodmap -e "keysym Menu = Multi_key"
To use the right Windows key:
xmodmap -e "keysym R_Meta = Multi_key"
To use the right Alt key:
xmodmap -e "keysym Alt_Gr = Multi_key"
To use the Compose key, press and release the Compose key, then type two characters. Combinations useful
for typing in French follow:
à Compose + a + `
â Compose + a + ^
ä Compose + a + "
ç Compose + c + ,
è Compose + e + `
é Compose + e + '
ê Compose + e + ^
ë Compose + e + "
É Compose + E + '
î Compose + i + ^
ï Compose + i + "
ô Compose + o + ^
ö Compose + o + "
ù Compose + u + `
û Compose + u + ^
ü Compose + u + "
Web Resources
Link collections
Wikipedia French language external links - Dozens of valuable links.
Translators
Google Translator (http://www.google.com/language_tools)
Babelfish Translation (http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com/babelfish/tr?) : A translation website
Google Toolbar (http://toolbar.google.com/) - automatic translate on mouseover of a word (English to
French only)
Learning French
Online French Help (http://www.onlinefrenchhelp.com/)
About.com French Language (http://french.about.com/)
Target Language (http://www.targetlanguage.co.uk/)
Anne Fox (http://www.homestead.com/Anne_Fox/LearningFrench.html)
BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/index.shtml)
The Mixxer (http://www.language-exchanges.org) Find a native French speaker for a language