Using .XCompose

From	Ajith R <ajithramayyan@yahoo.co.in>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Using .XCompose
Date	2020-07-10 10:50 +0200
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Hi,

Thanks for your experiment. The fact that it works atleast in some applications gives hope. 

I copied your exact sentences to my compose file. 

In Konsole the command cat ~/.XCompose gives the result:

include "%L" 
<U0D19>  : "ങ്ങ" # Ajith's auto-geminate rule, (U0D19) => (U0D19) (U0D4D) (U0D19)
<Multi_key> <s> <x> : "✄"  # (U2704) white scissors, h/t David Wright
<Z>                : "ARGA WARGA IN THE DARGA instead of Z"

Next, I issued setxkbmap -layout us, just to make sure that the layout is us.

I used konsole and UXterm to test Z. The test failed with Z remaining unchanged. 

So, as Zeenan says, there is something fundamentally wrong in my system. I have to find that and correct it or reinstall everything.

I tried in another computer with Debian and KDE. The Z gets replaced by the first letter in replacement string, while nothing happens in Xterm.

Is KDE the problem? I checked IceWM and got the same result.

> into what appears (to my utterly ignorant eye) to be a "freshly
> synthetic" glyph

That "freshly synthetic" glyph would be the geminate form.


> firefox-esr issued the following errors, which appear to be explanatory:
> (firefox-esr:11619): Gtk-WARNING **: 16:27:05.630: GTK+ supports to output one char only:

This means that all softwares that use Gtk will behave similarly?




> NB: If, like me, you occasionally confuse the Ctrl key with the
> compose key, then keep in mind that when testing this rule in a
> terminal emulator, that typing Ctrl-s (presumably by accident) may
> well stop the terminal from echoing entered characters to the display
> until you enter Ctrl-q to resume normal terminal operation. (That is
> to say, Ctrl-s doesn't "break your keyboard", it only pauses your
> terminal's printout to the display until you resume it with Ctrl-q.)


Thanks for pointing this out. I don't think I have done so because Konsole flashes the message that I have suspended display when I press Ctrl S. I would have noticed it.


Thanks a lot for your detailed explanations,
ajith

Thread

Using .XCompose Ajith R <ajithramayyan@yahoo.co.in> - 2020-07-06 07:40 +0200
  Re: Using .XCompose Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-07-06 14:30 +0200
  Re: Using .XCompose Zenaan Harkness <zenaan@freedbms.net> - 2020-07-06 14:50 +0200
  Re: Using .XCompose davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2020-07-06 21:20 +0200
    Re: Using .XCompose davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2020-07-06 22:40 +0200
      Re: Using .XCompose Ajith R <ajithramayyan@yahoo.co.in> - 2020-07-07 17:20 +0200
    Re: Using .XCompose davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2020-07-07 08:40 +0200
      Re: Using .XCompose Ajith R <ajithramayyan@yahoo.co.in> - 2020-07-07 17:20 +0200
        Re: Using .XCompose davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2020-07-09 23:50 +0200
          Re: Using .XCompose [resend of xev_output_annotated.txt] davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2020-07-10 03:40 +0200
          Using .XCompose Ajith R <ajithramayyan@yahoo.co.in> - 2020-07-10 10:50 +0200
            Re: Using .XCompose davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2020-07-11 10:40 +0200
              Re: Using .XCompose davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2020-07-11 12:30 +0200
                Re: Using .XCompose Ajith R <ajithramayyan@yahoo.co.in> - 2020-07-12 17:00 +0200
                Re: Using .XCompose David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-07-13 06:00 +0200
                Re: Using .XCompose Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-07-13 14:00 +0200
                Re: Using .XCompose Ajith R <ajithramayyan@yahoo.co.in> - 2020-07-13 20:30 +0200
                Re: Using .XCompose Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-07-13 20:40 +0200
                Re: Using .XCompose Ajith R <ajithramayyan@yahoo.co.in> - 2020-07-13 20:50 +0200
                Re: Using .XCompose David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-07-13 21:50 +0200
                Re: Using .XCompose Ajith R <ajithramayyan@yahoo.co.in> - 2020-07-14 05:40 +0200
                Fw: Using .XCompose Ajith R <ajithramayyan@yahoo.co.in> - 2020-07-15 16:50 +0200
                Fw: Using .XCompose Ajith R <ajithramayyan@yahoo.co.in> - 2020-07-15 17:10 +0200
                Fw: Using .XCompose Ajith R <ajithramayyan@yahoo.co.in> - 2020-07-15 17:20 +0200
                Re: Using .XCompose davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2020-07-16 01:30 +0200
                Re: Using .XCompose davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2020-07-16 02:40 +0200
                Re: Using .XCompose Ajith R <ajithramayyan@yahoo.co.in> - 2020-07-16 20:40 +0200
                how u mine 4 utf8 [was Re: Using .XCompose] davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2020-07-18 03:20 +0200
                UTF-8 Everywhere -- Re: how u mine 4 utf8 [was Re: Using .XCompose] Zenaan Harkness <zenaan@freedbms.net> - 2020-07-18 07:40 +0200
                Re: how u mine 4 utf8 [was Re: Using .XCompose] davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2020-07-18 09:20 +0200
                Re: how u mine 4 utf8 [was Re: Using .XCompose] Ajith R <ajithramayyan@yahoo.co.in> - 2020-07-19 13:00 +0200
                Fw: how u mine 4 utf8 [was Re: Using .XCompose] Ajith R <ajithramayyan@yahoo.co.in> - 2020-07-19 12:50 +0200
                Re: Fw: how u mine 4 utf8 [was Re: Using .XCompose] Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> - 2020-07-19 13:10 +0200
                Re: how u mine 4 utf8 [was Re: Using .XCompose] Ajith R <ajithramayyan@yahoo.co.in> - 2020-07-19 13:50 +0200
                sed:awk:perl::rock:paper:chainsaw [was Re: Using .XCompose] davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2020-07-18 12:10 +0200
                Re: sed:awk:perl::rock:paper:chainsaw [was Re: Using .XCompose] Zenaan Harkness <zenaan@freedbms.net> - 2020-07-18 12:50 +0200
                Re: sed:awk:perl::rock:paper:chainsaw [was Re: Using .XCompose] William Michels <wjm1@caa.columbia.edu> - 2020-07-18 22:00 +0200
                Re: sed:awk:perl::rock:paper:chainsaw [was Re: Using .XCompose] Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-07-18 13:20 +0200
                Re: sed:awk:perl::rock:paper:chainsaw [was Re: Using .XCompose] songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2020-07-18 21:00 +0200
                Re: sed:awk:perl::rock:paper:chainsaw [was Re: Using .XCompose] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2020-07-18 16:00 +0200
                Re: sed:awk:perl::rock:paper:chainsaw [was Re: Using .XCompose] mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2020-07-18 22:40 +0200
                Re: sed:awk:perl::rock:paper:chainsaw [was Re: Using .XCompose] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2020-07-18 23:10 +0200
                Re: sed:awk:perl::rock:paper:chainsaw [was Re: Using .XCompose] mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2020-07-18 23:30 +0200
                Re: sed:awk:perl::rock:paper:chainsaw [was Re: Using .XCompose] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2020-07-19 10:40 +0200
                Re: sed:awk:perl::rock:paper:chainsaw [was Re: Using .XCompose] mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2020-07-20 13:20 +0200
                Re: sed:awk:perl::rock:paper:chainsaw [was Re: Using .XCompose] David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-07-19 01:50 +0200
                Re: sed:awk:perl::rock:paper:chainsaw [was Re: Using .XCompose] Ajith R <ajithramayyan@yahoo.co.in> - 2020-07-19 12:50 +0200
                Re: sed:awk:perl::rock:paper:chainsaw [was Re: Using .XCompose] David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-07-19 23:30 +0200
                Re: sed:awk:perl::rock:paper:chainsaw [was Re: Using .XCompose] Ajith R <ajithramayyan@yahoo.co.in> - 2020-07-19 13:40 +0200
                Re: sed:awk:perl::rock:paper:chainsaw [was Re: Using .XCompose] William Michels <wjm1@caa.columbia.edu> - 2020-07-19 21:50 +0200
                Re: sed:awk:perl::rock:paper:chainsaw [was Re: Using .XCompose] David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-07-23 04:00 +0200
                Re: sed:awk:perl::rock:paper:chainsaw [was Re: Using .XCompose] songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2020-07-23 12:50 +0200
                Re: Using .XCompose davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2020-07-16 02:00 +0200
                Re: Using .XCompose Ajith R <ajithramayyan@yahoo.co.in> - 2020-07-16 20:40 +0200
              Re: Using .XCompose David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-07-11 17:00 +0200
                Tex characters Teemu Likonen <tlikonen@iki.fi> - 2020-07-11 18:20 +0200
                Re: Using .XCompose davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2020-07-11 22:40 +0200
                Re: Using .XCompose Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-07-13 14:00 +0200
                Re: Using .XCompose davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2020-07-16 07:50 +0200
              Re: Using .XCompose davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2020-07-11 18:10 +0200
              Re: Using .XCompose Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-07-20 15:30 +0200
              Re: Using .XCompose Ajith R <ajithramayyan@yahoo.co.in> - 2020-07-20 15:30 +0200
                Re: Using .XCompose David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-07-20 18:20 +0200
          Re: Using .XCompose davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2020-07-10 12:50 +0200
    Re: [offlist] posting style [was Re: Using .XCompose] Ajith R <ajithramayyan@yahoo.co.in> - 2020-07-08 05:00 +0200
      Re: [offlist] posting style [was Re: Using .XCompose] Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-07-08 07:00 +0200
      Re: [not-so-offlist] posting style [was Re: Using .XCompose] davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2020-07-08 07:10 +0200
    Re: [offlist] Re: Using .XCompose Ajith R <ajithramayyan@yahoo.co.in> - 2020-07-08 05:00 +0200
      Re: [offlist] Re: Using .XCompose davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2020-07-08 05:20 +0200
      Re: [offlist] Re: Using .XCompose Zenaan Harkness <zenaan@freedbms.net> - 2020-07-08 05:40 +0200
        Re: [offlist] Re: Using .XCompose davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2020-07-08 08:00 +0200
  Re: Using .XCompose David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-07-07 00:40 +0200
    tangent on man page locations [was Re: Using .XCompose] davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2020-07-07 01:10 +0200
      Re: tangent on man page locations [was Re: Using .XCompose] David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-07-07 03:50 +0200
    Re: Using .XCompose Ajith R <ajithramayyan@yahoo.co.in> - 2020-07-07 11:50 +0200
      Re: Using .XCompose Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-07-07 13:40 +0200
        Re: Using .XCompose Ajith R <ajithramayyan@yahoo.co.in> - 2020-07-08 16:30 +0200
      Re: Using .XCompose David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-07-09 02:20 +0200
        Re: Using .XCompose Zenaan Harkness <zenaan@freedbms.net> - 2020-07-09 04:20 +0200
  Re: Using .XCompose Zenaan Harkness <zenaan@freedbms.net> - 2020-07-08 01:50 +0200
    Re: Using .XCompose davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2020-07-08 02:30 +0200
    Fw: Using .XCompose Ajith R <ajithramayyan@yahoo.co.in> - 2020-07-08 05:10 +0200
    Re: Using .XCompose Ajith R <ajithramayyan@yahoo.co.in> - 2020-07-08 18:40 +0200
      Re: Using .XCompose Zenaan Harkness <zenaan@freedbms.net> - 2020-07-09 04:00 +0200
        Re: Using .XCompose Zenaan Harkness <zenaan@freedbms.net> - 2020-07-10 02:40 +0200
          Re: Using .XCompose The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2020-07-10 02:50 +0200
      Re: Using .XCompose davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2020-07-10 05:00 +0200

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