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> Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 14:02:49 +0100
> From: "Juanma Barranquero" <lekktu@gmail.com>
> >
> > With iso-accents-mode enabled, I could just type `"a' and it was
> > substituted with `ä' on the fly. That was very convenient, using a
> > keyboard with English layout to input German characters.
> 
> Try adding
> 
>  (set-input-method 'latin-postfix)
> 
> to you .emacs. You can try also with 'german-alt-postfix,
> 'german-postfix, etc.

Either that, or use "C-u C-\" to set any input method you want.  That
command supports completion, so `?' will pop up a list of available
input methods which you can browse and pick the one you want.