Re: Text input with keyboard, via input methods

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On Friday, March 11, 2016 at 10:21:35 AM UTC+5:30, Larry Hudson wrote:
> On 03/09/2016 11:54 PM, Rustom Mody wrote:
> [...]
> > In between these two extremes we have many possibilities
> > - ibus/gchar etc
> > - compose key
> > - alternate keyboard layouts
> >
> > Using all these levels judiciously seems to me a good idea...
> >
> FWIW -- in Mint Linux you can select the compose key with the following:
> 
> Preferences->Keyboard->Layouts->Options->Position of Compose Key
> 
> then check the box(s) you want.
> 
> For those unfamiliar with it, to use it you press your selected compose key followed by a 
> sequence of characters (usually 2 but sometimes more).
> 
> A couple examples--
> n~ gives ñ     u" gives ü    oo gives °  (degree sign)
> Here's a cute one:  CCCP gives ☭  (hammer & sickle)
> 
> This gives you (relatively) easy access to a large range of 'special' characters.

Can be more heavily parameterized with this
https://github.com/rrthomas/pointless-xcompose
[Note the uim install]

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turtle ?? Ömer sarı <sari.omer.1989@gmail.com> - 2016-03-08 23:39 -0800
  Re: turtle ?? Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2016-03-09 10:06 +0100
    Re: turtle ?? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-03-09 22:55 +1100
      Re: turtle ?? Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2016-03-09 09:24 -0500
      Re: turtle ?? MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2016-03-09 18:14 +0000
        Re: turtle ?? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-03-10 13:45 +1100
          Re: turtle ?? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-03-10 14:47 +1100
            Re: turtle ?? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-03-10 08:14 +0200
              Re: turtle ?? Jussi Piitulainen <jussi.piitulainen@helsinki.fi> - 2016-03-10 08:46 +0200
              Text input with keyboard, via input methods (was: turtle ??) Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2016-03-10 18:28 +1100
                Re: Text input with keyboard, via input methods (was: turtle ??) Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2016-03-09 23:54 -0800
                Re: Text input with keyboard, via input methods Larry Hudson <orgnut@yahoo.com> - 2016-03-10 20:51 -0800
                Re: Text input with keyboard, via input methods Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2016-03-11 03:46 -0800
                Re: Text input with keyboard, via input methods Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-03-10 12:51 +0200
                Re: Text input with keyboard, via input methods Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2016-03-10 03:59 -0800
                Re: Text input with keyboard, via input methods Jerry Hill <malaclypse2@gmail.com> - 2016-03-10 09:38 -0500
                Re: Text input with keyboard, via input methods Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-03-10 17:13 +0200
                Re: Text input with keyboard, via input methods Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-03-11 07:19 +1100
                Re: Text input with keyboard, via input methods Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-03-10 21:48 +0000
                Re: Text input with keyboard, via input methods Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-03-11 00:47 +0200
              Re: turtle ?? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-03-10 18:39 +1100
  Re: turtle ?? Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2016-03-09 10:30 -0500

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