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How do I add user-defined compose key rules in Ubuntu 18.04? I turned my Compose key on using Gnome Tweaks (it's on CapsLock), created a .XCompose starting with these lines:
include "%L" # import the default Compose file for your locale
# IPA
<Multi_key> <a> <h> : "ɑ"
<Multi_key> <A> <h> : "Ɑ"
# Some more lines
<Multi_key> <ampersand> <underscore> <m> : "̼"
# Math
<Multi_key> <minus> <0> : "−"
<Multi_key> <asterisk> <1> : "⋅"
<Multi_key> <x> <x> : "×"
# ...
I followed this advice, installed uim and set it as GTK_ and QT_IM_MODULE but every sequence starting with the <minus> <0> line gets ignored. When I tried xim, it did a bit better but it made gedit glitch:
.
When I tried GTK_IM_MODULE=gtk-im-context-simple, most of the sequences started working, but some of them just don't.
<Multi_key> <minus> <0> : "−" # doesn't work
<Multi_key> <asterisk> <1> : "⋅" # doesn't work
<Multi_key> <e> <m> <o> <colon> <space> : "😶" # works
<Multi_key> <e> <m> <o> <colon> <Up> : "🙄" # works
<Multi_key> <e> <m> <o> <x> <asterisk> <space> : "😙" # doesn't work
<Multi_key> <e> <m> <o> <c> <a> <l> <l> : "🤙" # doesn't work
<Multi_key> <e> <m> <o> <o> <k> : "👌" # works
<Multi_key> <w> <t> <f> : "ಠ_ಠ" # doesn't work
<Multi_key> <w> <h> <y> : "ლ(ಠ益ಠლ)" # doesn't work
<Multi_key> <0> <space> : "" # zero-width space doesn't work
.
What should I do to make my Compose key work properly?
keyboard 18.04 compose-key
asked May 18 '18 at 0:18
m93am93a
196113
add a comment |
How do I add user-defined compose key rules in Ubuntu 18.04? I turned my Compose key on using Gnome Tweaks (it's on CapsLock), created a .XCompose starting with these lines:
include "%L" # import the default Compose file for your locale
# IPA
<Multi_key> <a> <h> : "ɑ"
<Multi_key> <A> <h> : "Ɑ"
# Some more lines
<Multi_key> <ampersand> <underscore> <m> : "̼"
# Math
<Multi_key> <minus> <0> : "−"
<Multi_key> <asterisk> <1> : "⋅"
<Multi_key> <x> <x> : "×"
# ...
I followed this advice, installed uim and set it as GTK_ and QT_IM_MODULE but every sequence starting with the <minus> <0> line gets ignored. When I tried xim, it did a bit better but it made gedit glitch:
.
When I tried GTK_IM_MODULE=gtk-im-context-simple, most of the sequences started working, but some of them just don't.
<Multi_key> <minus> <0> : "−" # doesn't work
<Multi_key> <asterisk> <1> : "⋅" # doesn't work
<Multi_key> <e> <m> <o> <colon> <space> : "😶" # works
<Multi_key> <e> <m> <o> <colon> <Up> : "🙄" # works
<Multi_key> <e> <m> <o> <x> <asterisk> <space> : "😙" # doesn't work
<Multi_key> <e> <m> <o> <c> <a> <l> <l> : "🤙" # doesn't work
<Multi_key> <e> <m> <o> <o> <k> : "👌" # works
<Multi_key> <w> <t> <f> : "ಠ_ಠ" # doesn't work
<Multi_key> <w> <h> <y> : "ლ(ಠ益ಠლ)" # doesn't work
<Multi_key> <0> <space> : "" # zero-width space doesn't work
.
What should I do to make my Compose key work properly?
keyboard 18.04 compose-key
asked May 18 '18 at 0:18
m93am93a
196113
1
Can you add info about what you did to turn on the compose key? That is, what is the location of the settings you changed and which settings you selected? (Wondering if you used the GUI or edited/etc/default/keyboardor something else?)
– xiota
May 18 '18 at 12:03
I used Gnome Tweaks, see the updated question.
– m93a
May 20 '18 at 14:53
I put keyboard settings in/etc/default/keyboard. Don't know if it makes a difference. You can also try putting theincludeat the end of the config to see if it makes a difference. Otherwise, it looks like multi-character output and sequences longer than 5 won't work.
– xiota
May 20 '18 at 16:11
add a comment |
How do I add user-defined compose key rules in Ubuntu 18.04? I turned my Compose key on using Gnome Tweaks (it's on CapsLock), created a .XCompose starting with these lines:
include "%L" # import the default Compose file for your locale
# IPA
<Multi_key> <a> <h> : "ɑ"
<Multi_key> <A> <h> : "Ɑ"
# Some more lines
<Multi_key> <ampersand> <underscore> <m> : "̼"
# Math
<Multi_key> <minus> <0> : "−"
<Multi_key> <asterisk> <1> : "⋅"
<Multi_key> <x> <x> : "×"
# ...
I followed this advice, installed uim and set it as GTK_ and QT_IM_MODULE but every sequence starting with the <minus> <0> line gets ignored. When I tried xim, it did a bit better but it made gedit glitch:
.
When I tried GTK_IM_MODULE=gtk-im-context-simple, most of the sequences started working, but some of them just don't.
<Multi_key> <minus> <0> : "−" # doesn't work
<Multi_key> <asterisk> <1> : "⋅" # doesn't work
<Multi_key> <e> <m> <o> <colon> <space> : "😶" # works
<Multi_key> <e> <m> <o> <colon> <Up> : "🙄" # works
<Multi_key> <e> <m> <o> <x> <asterisk> <space> : "😙" # doesn't work
<Multi_key> <e> <m> <o> <c> <a> <l> <l> : "🤙" # doesn't work
<Multi_key> <e> <m> <o> <o> <k> : "👌" # works
<Multi_key> <w> <t> <f> : "ಠ_ಠ" # doesn't work
<Multi_key> <w> <h> <y> : "ლ(ಠ益ಠლ)" # doesn't work
<Multi_key> <0> <space> : "" # zero-width space doesn't work
.
What should I do to make my Compose key work properly?
keyboard 18.04 compose-key
asked May 18 '18 at 0:18
m93am93a
196113
How do I add user-defined compose key rules in Ubuntu 18.04? I turned my Compose key on using Gnome Tweaks (it's on CapsLock), created a .XCompose starting with these lines:
include "%L" # import the default Compose file for your locale
# IPA
<Multi_key> <a> <h> : "ɑ"
<Multi_key> <A> <h> : "Ɑ"
# Some more lines
<Multi_key> <ampersand> <underscore> <m> : "̼"
# Math
<Multi_key> <minus> <0> : "−"
<Multi_key> <asterisk> <1> : "⋅"
<Multi_key> <x> <x> : "×"
# ...
I followed this advice, installed uim and set it as GTK_ and QT_IM_MODULE but every sequence starting with the <minus> <0> line gets ignored. When I tried xim, it did a bit better but it made gedit glitch:
.
When I tried GTK_IM_MODULE=gtk-im-context-simple, most of the sequences started working, but some of them just don't.
<Multi_key> <minus> <0> : "−" # doesn't work
<Multi_key> <asterisk> <1> : "⋅" # doesn't work
<Multi_key> <e> <m> <o> <colon> <space> : "😶" # works
<Multi_key> <e> <m> <o> <colon> <Up> : "🙄" # works
<Multi_key> <e> <m> <o> <x> <asterisk> <space> : "😙" # doesn't work
<Multi_key> <e> <m> <o> <c> <a> <l> <l> : "🤙" # doesn't work
<Multi_key> <e> <m> <o> <o> <k> : "👌" # works
<Multi_key> <w> <t> <f> : "ಠ_ಠ" # doesn't work
<Multi_key> <w> <h> <y> : "ლ(ಠ益ಠლ)" # doesn't work
<Multi_key> <0> <space> : "" # zero-width space doesn't work
.
What should I do to make my Compose key work properly?
keyboard 18.04 compose-key
keyboard 18.04 compose-key
asked May 18 '18 at 0:18
m93am93a
196113
asked May 18 '18 at 0:18
m93am93a
196113
edited May 20 '18 at 14:52
m93a
asked May 18 '18 at 0:18
m93am93a
196113
asked May 18 '18 at 0:18
m93am93a
196113
asked May 18 '18 at 0:18
m93am93a
196113
196113
1
Can you add info about what you did to turn on the compose key? That is, what is the location of the settings you changed and which settings you selected? (Wondering if you used the GUI or edited/etc/default/keyboardor something else?)
– xiota
May 18 '18 at 12:03
I used Gnome Tweaks, see the updated question.
– m93a
May 20 '18 at 14:53
I put keyboard settings in/etc/default/keyboard. Don't know if it makes a difference. You can also try putting theincludeat the end of the config to see if it makes a difference. Otherwise, it looks like multi-character output and sequences longer than 5 won't work.
– xiota
May 20 '18 at 16:11
add a comment |
1
Can you add info about what you did to turn on the compose key? That is, what is the location of the settings you changed and which settings you selected? (Wondering if you used the GUI or edited/etc/default/keyboardor something else?)
– xiota
May 18 '18 at 12:03
I used Gnome Tweaks, see the updated question.
– m93a
May 20 '18 at 14:53
I put keyboard settings in/etc/default/keyboard. Don't know if it makes a difference. You can also try putting theincludeat the end of the config to see if it makes a difference. Otherwise, it looks like multi-character output and sequences longer than 5 won't work.
– xiota
May 20 '18 at 16:11
1
1
Can you add info about what you did to turn on the compose key? That is, what is the location of the settings you changed and which settings you selected? (Wondering if you used the GUI or edited
/etc/default/keyboard or something else?)– xiota
May 18 '18 at 12:03
Can you add info about what you did to turn on the compose key? That is, what is the location of the settings you changed and which settings you selected? (Wondering if you used the GUI or edited
/etc/default/keyboard or something else?)– xiota
May 18 '18 at 12:03
I used Gnome Tweaks, see the updated question.
– m93a
May 20 '18 at 14:53
I used Gnome Tweaks, see the updated question.
– m93a
May 20 '18 at 14:53
I put keyboard settings in
/etc/default/keyboard. Don't know if it makes a difference. You can also try putting the include at the end of the config to see if it makes a difference. Otherwise, it looks like multi-character output and sequences longer than 5 won't work.– xiota
May 20 '18 at 16:11
I put keyboard settings in
/etc/default/keyboard. Don't know if it makes a difference. You can also try putting the include at the end of the config to see if it makes a difference. Otherwise, it looks like multi-character output and sequences longer than 5 won't work.– xiota
May 20 '18 at 16:11
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The link you point to is basically correct, with a few caveats:
Compose inserts the character corresponding to the first (shortest) match. Suppose
.XComposecontains the following entries:<Multi_key> <space> : " " nobreakspace # NO-BREAK SPACE
<Multi_key> <space> <space> : " " U2002 # EN SPACE
<Multi_key> <space> <space> <space> : " " U2003 # EM SPACEAttempts to use EN-SPACE or EM-SPACE will never work.
To get Compose to work with GTK, add the following line to
.profile:export GTK_IM_MODULE=gtk-im-context-simple
Regarding gtk-im-context-simple, Jens Mühlenhoff notes (1, 2):
In the API documentation:
GtkIMContextSimple reads additional compose sequences from the first of the following files that is found:
~/.config/gtk-3.0/Compose
~/.XCompose, /usr/share/X11/locale/$locale/Compose (for locales that have a nontrivial Compose file)
So the gtk-im-context-simple method has a built-in table and it loads compose sequences from several additional locations. That means it could possible load shorter sequences that you don't expect.
answered May 18 '18 at 2:37
xiotaxiota
1,1821523
My problem isn't that my rules are overwritten with shorter ones -- they simply don't work at all, they just do nothing. And it seems to me that which rules work and which don't changes during the session. For example just a while ago I could useminus minus periodto write a dash, but now it just doesn't work. (I would add a thinking emoji but -- you know, my compose key doesn't work...)
– m93a
May 18 '18 at 9:23
Have you tried addingexport GTK_IM_MODULE=gtk-im-context-simpleto~/.profile?
– xiota
May 18 '18 at 12:01
I tried it but some sequences (especially the longer ones) just don't work.
– m93a
May 20 '18 at 14:10
1
In the API documentation you can find a paragraph "GtkIMContextSimple reads additional compose sequences from the first of the following files that is found: ~/.config/gtk-3.0/Compose, ~/.XCompose, /usr/share/X11/locale/$locale/Compose (for locales that have a nontrivial Compose file)." developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/GtkIMContextSimple.html
– Jens Mühlenhoff
5 hours ago
1
So the gtk-im-context-simple method has a built-in table and it loads compose sequences from several additional locations. That means it could possible load shorter sequences that you don't expect. The name "simple" is a bit misleading here really. It would be nice if there was a tool that looks for sequence collissions based on the same algorithm that gtk-im-context-simple uses to load it's tables.
– Jens Mühlenhoff
5 hours ago
|
show 2 more comments
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The link you point to is basically correct, with a few caveats:
Compose inserts the character corresponding to the first (shortest) match. Suppose
.XComposecontains the following entries:<Multi_key> <space> : " " nobreakspace # NO-BREAK SPACE
<Multi_key> <space> <space> : " " U2002 # EN SPACE
<Multi_key> <space> <space> <space> : " " U2003 # EM SPACEAttempts to use EN-SPACE or EM-SPACE will never work.
To get Compose to work with GTK, add the following line to
.profile:export GTK_IM_MODULE=gtk-im-context-simple
Regarding gtk-im-context-simple, Jens Mühlenhoff notes (1, 2):
In the API documentation:
GtkIMContextSimple reads additional compose sequences from the first of the following files that is found:
~/.config/gtk-3.0/Compose
~/.XCompose, /usr/share/X11/locale/$locale/Compose (for locales that have a nontrivial Compose file)
So the gtk-im-context-simple method has a built-in table and it loads compose sequences from several additional locations. That means it could possible load shorter sequences that you don't expect.
answered May 18 '18 at 2:37
xiotaxiota
1,1821523
My problem isn't that my rules are overwritten with shorter ones -- they simply don't work at all, they just do nothing. And it seems to me that which rules work and which don't changes during the session. For example just a while ago I could useminus minus periodto write a dash, but now it just doesn't work. (I would add a thinking emoji but -- you know, my compose key doesn't work...)
– m93a
May 18 '18 at 9:23
Have you tried addingexport GTK_IM_MODULE=gtk-im-context-simpleto~/.profile?
– xiota
May 18 '18 at 12:01
I tried it but some sequences (especially the longer ones) just don't work.
– m93a
May 20 '18 at 14:10
1
In the API documentation you can find a paragraph "GtkIMContextSimple reads additional compose sequences from the first of the following files that is found: ~/.config/gtk-3.0/Compose, ~/.XCompose, /usr/share/X11/locale/$locale/Compose (for locales that have a nontrivial Compose file)." developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/GtkIMContextSimple.html
– Jens Mühlenhoff
5 hours ago
1
So the gtk-im-context-simple method has a built-in table and it loads compose sequences from several additional locations. That means it could possible load shorter sequences that you don't expect. The name "simple" is a bit misleading here really. It would be nice if there was a tool that looks for sequence collissions based on the same algorithm that gtk-im-context-simple uses to load it's tables.
– Jens Mühlenhoff
5 hours ago
|
show 2 more comments
The link you point to is basically correct, with a few caveats:
Compose inserts the character corresponding to the first (shortest) match. Suppose
.XComposecontains the following entries:<Multi_key> <space> : " " nobreakspace # NO-BREAK SPACE
<Multi_key> <space> <space> : " " U2002 # EN SPACE
<Multi_key> <space> <space> <space> : " " U2003 # EM SPACEAttempts to use EN-SPACE or EM-SPACE will never work.
To get Compose to work with GTK, add the following line to
.profile:export GTK_IM_MODULE=gtk-im-context-simple
Regarding gtk-im-context-simple, Jens Mühlenhoff notes (1, 2):
In the API documentation:
GtkIMContextSimple reads additional compose sequences from the first of the following files that is found:
~/.config/gtk-3.0/Compose
~/.XCompose, /usr/share/X11/locale/$locale/Compose (for locales that have a nontrivial Compose file)
So the gtk-im-context-simple method has a built-in table and it loads compose sequences from several additional locations. That means it could possible load shorter sequences that you don't expect.
answered May 18 '18 at 2:37
xiotaxiota
1,1821523
My problem isn't that my rules are overwritten with shorter ones -- they simply don't work at all, they just do nothing. And it seems to me that which rules work and which don't changes during the session. For example just a while ago I could useminus minus periodto write a dash, but now it just doesn't work. (I would add a thinking emoji but -- you know, my compose key doesn't work...)
– m93a
May 18 '18 at 9:23
Have you tried addingexport GTK_IM_MODULE=gtk-im-context-simpleto~/.profile?
– xiota
May 18 '18 at 12:01
I tried it but some sequences (especially the longer ones) just don't work.
– m93a
May 20 '18 at 14:10
1
In the API documentation you can find a paragraph "GtkIMContextSimple reads additional compose sequences from the first of the following files that is found: ~/.config/gtk-3.0/Compose, ~/.XCompose, /usr/share/X11/locale/$locale/Compose (for locales that have a nontrivial Compose file)." developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/GtkIMContextSimple.html
– Jens Mühlenhoff
5 hours ago
1
So the gtk-im-context-simple method has a built-in table and it loads compose sequences from several additional locations. That means it could possible load shorter sequences that you don't expect. The name "simple" is a bit misleading here really. It would be nice if there was a tool that looks for sequence collissions based on the same algorithm that gtk-im-context-simple uses to load it's tables.
– Jens Mühlenhoff
5 hours ago
|
show 2 more comments
The link you point to is basically correct, with a few caveats:
Compose inserts the character corresponding to the first (shortest) match. Suppose
.XComposecontains the following entries:<Multi_key> <space> : " " nobreakspace # NO-BREAK SPACE
<Multi_key> <space> <space> : " " U2002 # EN SPACE
<Multi_key> <space> <space> <space> : " " U2003 # EM SPACEAttempts to use EN-SPACE or EM-SPACE will never work.
To get Compose to work with GTK, add the following line to
.profile:export GTK_IM_MODULE=gtk-im-context-simple
Regarding gtk-im-context-simple, Jens Mühlenhoff notes (1, 2):
In the API documentation:
GtkIMContextSimple reads additional compose sequences from the first of the following files that is found:
~/.config/gtk-3.0/Compose
~/.XCompose, /usr/share/X11/locale/$locale/Compose (for locales that have a nontrivial Compose file)
So the gtk-im-context-simple method has a built-in table and it loads compose sequences from several additional locations. That means it could possible load shorter sequences that you don't expect.
answered May 18 '18 at 2:37
xiotaxiota
1,1821523
The link you point to is basically correct, with a few caveats:
Compose inserts the character corresponding to the first (shortest) match. Suppose
.XComposecontains the following entries:<Multi_key> <space> : " " nobreakspace # NO-BREAK SPACE
<Multi_key> <space> <space> : " " U2002 # EN SPACE
<Multi_key> <space> <space> <space> : " " U2003 # EM SPACEAttempts to use EN-SPACE or EM-SPACE will never work.
To get Compose to work with GTK, add the following line to
.profile:export GTK_IM_MODULE=gtk-im-context-simple
Regarding gtk-im-context-simple, Jens Mühlenhoff notes (1, 2):
In the API documentation:
GtkIMContextSimple reads additional compose sequences from the first of the following files that is found:
~/.config/gtk-3.0/Compose
~/.XCompose, /usr/share/X11/locale/$locale/Compose (for locales that have a nontrivial Compose file)
So the gtk-im-context-simple method has a built-in table and it loads compose sequences from several additional locations. That means it could possible load shorter sequences that you don't expect.
answered May 18 '18 at 2:37
xiotaxiota
1,1821523
edited 4 hours ago
answered May 18 '18 at 2:37
xiotaxiota
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answered May 18 '18 at 2:37
xiotaxiota
1,1821523
answered May 18 '18 at 2:37
xiotaxiota
1,1821523
1,1821523
My problem isn't that my rules are overwritten with shorter ones -- they simply don't work at all, they just do nothing. And it seems to me that which rules work and which don't changes during the session. For example just a while ago I could useminus minus periodto write a dash, but now it just doesn't work. (I would add a thinking emoji but -- you know, my compose key doesn't work...)
– m93a
May 18 '18 at 9:23
Have you tried addingexport GTK_IM_MODULE=gtk-im-context-simpleto~/.profile?
– xiota
May 18 '18 at 12:01
I tried it but some sequences (especially the longer ones) just don't work.
– m93a
May 20 '18 at 14:10
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In the API documentation you can find a paragraph "GtkIMContextSimple reads additional compose sequences from the first of the following files that is found: ~/.config/gtk-3.0/Compose, ~/.XCompose, /usr/share/X11/locale/$locale/Compose (for locales that have a nontrivial Compose file)." developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/GtkIMContextSimple.html
– Jens Mühlenhoff
5 hours ago
1
So the gtk-im-context-simple method has a built-in table and it loads compose sequences from several additional locations. That means it could possible load shorter sequences that you don't expect. The name "simple" is a bit misleading here really. It would be nice if there was a tool that looks for sequence collissions based on the same algorithm that gtk-im-context-simple uses to load it's tables.
– Jens Mühlenhoff
5 hours ago
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My problem isn't that my rules are overwritten with shorter ones -- they simply don't work at all, they just do nothing. And it seems to me that which rules work and which don't changes during the session. For example just a while ago I could useminus minus periodto write a dash, but now it just doesn't work. (I would add a thinking emoji but -- you know, my compose key doesn't work...)
– m93a
May 18 '18 at 9:23
Have you tried addingexport GTK_IM_MODULE=gtk-im-context-simpleto~/.profile?
– xiota
May 18 '18 at 12:01
I tried it but some sequences (especially the longer ones) just don't work.
– m93a
May 20 '18 at 14:10
1
In the API documentation you can find a paragraph "GtkIMContextSimple reads additional compose sequences from the first of the following files that is found: ~/.config/gtk-3.0/Compose, ~/.XCompose, /usr/share/X11/locale/$locale/Compose (for locales that have a nontrivial Compose file)." developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/GtkIMContextSimple.html
– Jens Mühlenhoff
5 hours ago
1
So the gtk-im-context-simple method has a built-in table and it loads compose sequences from several additional locations. That means it could possible load shorter sequences that you don't expect. The name "simple" is a bit misleading here really. It would be nice if there was a tool that looks for sequence collissions based on the same algorithm that gtk-im-context-simple uses to load it's tables.
– Jens Mühlenhoff
5 hours ago
My problem isn't that my rules are overwritten with shorter ones -- they simply don't work at all, they just do nothing. And it seems to me that which rules work and which don't changes during the session. For example just a while ago I could use
minus minus period to write a dash, but now it just doesn't work. (I would add a thinking emoji but -- you know, my compose key doesn't work...)– m93a
May 18 '18 at 9:23
My problem isn't that my rules are overwritten with shorter ones -- they simply don't work at all, they just do nothing. And it seems to me that which rules work and which don't changes during the session. For example just a while ago I could use
minus minus period to write a dash, but now it just doesn't work. (I would add a thinking emoji but -- you know, my compose key doesn't work...)– m93a
May 18 '18 at 9:23
Have you tried adding
export GTK_IM_MODULE=gtk-im-context-simple to ~/.profile?– xiota
May 18 '18 at 12:01
Have you tried adding
export GTK_IM_MODULE=gtk-im-context-simple to ~/.profile?– xiota
May 18 '18 at 12:01
I tried it but some sequences (especially the longer ones) just don't work.
– m93a
May 20 '18 at 14:10
I tried it but some sequences (especially the longer ones) just don't work.
– m93a
May 20 '18 at 14:10
1
1
In the API documentation you can find a paragraph "GtkIMContextSimple reads additional compose sequences from the first of the following files that is found: ~/.config/gtk-3.0/Compose, ~/.XCompose, /usr/share/X11/locale/$locale/Compose (for locales that have a nontrivial Compose file)." developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/GtkIMContextSimple.html
– Jens Mühlenhoff
5 hours ago
In the API documentation you can find a paragraph "GtkIMContextSimple reads additional compose sequences from the first of the following files that is found: ~/.config/gtk-3.0/Compose, ~/.XCompose, /usr/share/X11/locale/$locale/Compose (for locales that have a nontrivial Compose file)." developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/GtkIMContextSimple.html
– Jens Mühlenhoff
5 hours ago
1
1
So the gtk-im-context-simple method has a built-in table and it loads compose sequences from several additional locations. That means it could possible load shorter sequences that you don't expect. The name "simple" is a bit misleading here really. It would be nice if there was a tool that looks for sequence collissions based on the same algorithm that gtk-im-context-simple uses to load it's tables.
– Jens Mühlenhoff
5 hours ago
So the gtk-im-context-simple method has a built-in table and it loads compose sequences from several additional locations. That means it could possible load shorter sequences that you don't expect. The name "simple" is a bit misleading here really. It would be nice if there was a tool that looks for sequence collissions based on the same algorithm that gtk-im-context-simple uses to load it's tables.
– Jens Mühlenhoff
5 hours ago
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Can you add info about what you did to turn on the compose key? That is, what is the location of the settings you changed and which settings you selected? (Wondering if you used the GUI or edited
/etc/default/keyboardor something else?)– xiota
May 18 '18 at 12:03
I used Gnome Tweaks, see the updated question.
– m93a
May 20 '18 at 14:53
I put keyboard settings in
/etc/default/keyboard. Don't know if it makes a difference. You can also try putting theincludeat the end of the config to see if it makes a difference. Otherwise, it looks like multi-character output and sequences longer than 5 won't work.– xiota
May 20 '18 at 16:11