How to use .XCompose to produce snippets?
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According to an answer in vi.stackexchange.com and this GitHub page including
<Multi_key> <i> <b> : "NL65AEGO0721647952"
in ~/.XCompose should generate NL65AEGO0721647952. But I can't get that to work. Nothing happens in plain text editors in Ubuntu or in Kubuntu.
I checked /usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose to see if <Multi_key> <i> <b> was used for anything else but it isn't.
My ~/.XCompose
include "%L"
<Multi_key> <i> <b> : "NL65AEGO0721647952"
I have CapsLock as my Compose Key and can type other stuff like ©, ™, ®, µ, etc.
Edit:
Even
# Make compose key work for GTK, Qt
export GTK_IM_MODULE=xim
export QT_IM_MODULE=xim
doesn't help.
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OS: Kubuntu 18.04 or Ubuntu 18.04
According to an answer in vi.stackexchange.com and this GitHub page including
<Multi_key> <i> <b> : "NL65AEGO0721647952"
in ~/.XCompose should generate NL65AEGO0721647952. But I can't get that to work. Nothing happens in plain text editors in Ubuntu or in Kubuntu.
I checked /usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose to see if <Multi_key> <i> <b> was used for anything else but it isn't.
My ~/.XCompose
include "%L"
<Multi_key> <i> <b> : "NL65AEGO0721647952"
I have CapsLock as my Compose Key and can type other stuff like ©, ™, ®, µ, etc.
Edit:
Even
# Make compose key work for GTK, Qt
export GTK_IM_MODULE=xim
export QT_IM_MODULE=xim
doesn't help.
18.04 compose-key
asked Dec 11 at 4:14
DK Bose
12.8k123983
A comment says it doesn't work for KDE.
– muru
Dec 11 at 4:25
But I can't get it to work in Ubuntu as well.
– DK Bose
Dec 11 at 4:27
@muru And the comment you linked is from someone who's been battling, for years, to get KDE/qt to useCtrl+Shift+ufollowed by Unicode the way gtk uses it. I don't think it's related to using the Compose key, which, by and large, works in KDE.
– DK Bose
Dec 11 at 4:32
1
I see. Anyway, if I run gedit in the terminal, with<Multi_key> <a> <b> : "askj" foobarin my.XCompose, I get this error:(gedit:4944): Gtk-WARNING **: 13:45:20.035: GTK+ supports to output one char only: "askj" foobar: <Multi_key> <a> <b> : "askj" foobar.... Looks like it no longer works with GTK.
– muru
Dec 11 at 4:47
@muru, right now I'm back on Kubuntu but I have leafpad (gtk2) and mousepad (gtk3) text editors installed. Both work with the snippet only if launched via the terminal and not when launched by keyboard shortcuts! Geany, also gtk3, produces a message similar to what you see.
– DK Bose
Dec 11 at 5:03
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OS: Kubuntu 18.04 or Ubuntu 18.04
According to an answer in vi.stackexchange.com and this GitHub page including
<Multi_key> <i> <b> : "NL65AEGO0721647952"
in ~/.XCompose should generate NL65AEGO0721647952. But I can't get that to work. Nothing happens in plain text editors in Ubuntu or in Kubuntu.
I checked /usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose to see if <Multi_key> <i> <b> was used for anything else but it isn't.
My ~/.XCompose
include "%L"
<Multi_key> <i> <b> : "NL65AEGO0721647952"
I have CapsLock as my Compose Key and can type other stuff like ©, ™, ®, µ, etc.
Edit:
Even
# Make compose key work for GTK, Qt
export GTK_IM_MODULE=xim
export QT_IM_MODULE=xim
doesn't help.
18.04 compose-key
asked Dec 11 at 4:14
DK Bose
12.8k123983
OS: Kubuntu 18.04 or Ubuntu 18.04
According to an answer in vi.stackexchange.com and this GitHub page including
<Multi_key> <i> <b> : "NL65AEGO0721647952"
in ~/.XCompose should generate NL65AEGO0721647952. But I can't get that to work. Nothing happens in plain text editors in Ubuntu or in Kubuntu.
I checked /usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose to see if <Multi_key> <i> <b> was used for anything else but it isn't.
My ~/.XCompose
include "%L"
<Multi_key> <i> <b> : "NL65AEGO0721647952"
I have CapsLock as my Compose Key and can type other stuff like ©, ™, ®, µ, etc.
Edit:
Even
# Make compose key work for GTK, Qt
export GTK_IM_MODULE=xim
export QT_IM_MODULE=xim
doesn't help.
18.04 compose-key
18.04 compose-key
asked Dec 11 at 4:14
DK Bose
12.8k123983
asked Dec 11 at 4:14
DK Bose
12.8k123983
edited Dec 11 at 4:52
asked Dec 11 at 4:14
DK Bose
12.8k123983
asked Dec 11 at 4:14
DK Bose
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asked Dec 11 at 4:14
DK Bose
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A comment says it doesn't work for KDE.
– muru
Dec 11 at 4:25
But I can't get it to work in Ubuntu as well.
– DK Bose
Dec 11 at 4:27
@muru And the comment you linked is from someone who's been battling, for years, to get KDE/qt to useCtrl+Shift+ufollowed by Unicode the way gtk uses it. I don't think it's related to using the Compose key, which, by and large, works in KDE.
– DK Bose
Dec 11 at 4:32
1
I see. Anyway, if I run gedit in the terminal, with<Multi_key> <a> <b> : "askj" foobarin my.XCompose, I get this error:(gedit:4944): Gtk-WARNING **: 13:45:20.035: GTK+ supports to output one char only: "askj" foobar: <Multi_key> <a> <b> : "askj" foobar.... Looks like it no longer works with GTK.
– muru
Dec 11 at 4:47
@muru, right now I'm back on Kubuntu but I have leafpad (gtk2) and mousepad (gtk3) text editors installed. Both work with the snippet only if launched via the terminal and not when launched by keyboard shortcuts! Geany, also gtk3, produces a message similar to what you see.
– DK Bose
Dec 11 at 5:03
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A comment says it doesn't work for KDE.
– muru
Dec 11 at 4:25
But I can't get it to work in Ubuntu as well.
– DK Bose
Dec 11 at 4:27
@muru And the comment you linked is from someone who's been battling, for years, to get KDE/qt to useCtrl+Shift+ufollowed by Unicode the way gtk uses it. I don't think it's related to using the Compose key, which, by and large, works in KDE.
– DK Bose
Dec 11 at 4:32
1
I see. Anyway, if I run gedit in the terminal, with<Multi_key> <a> <b> : "askj" foobarin my.XCompose, I get this error:(gedit:4944): Gtk-WARNING **: 13:45:20.035: GTK+ supports to output one char only: "askj" foobar: <Multi_key> <a> <b> : "askj" foobar.... Looks like it no longer works with GTK.
– muru
Dec 11 at 4:47
@muru, right now I'm back on Kubuntu but I have leafpad (gtk2) and mousepad (gtk3) text editors installed. Both work with the snippet only if launched via the terminal and not when launched by keyboard shortcuts! Geany, also gtk3, produces a message similar to what you see.
– DK Bose
Dec 11 at 5:03
A comment says it doesn't work for KDE.
– muru
Dec 11 at 4:25
A comment says it doesn't work for KDE.
– muru
Dec 11 at 4:25
But I can't get it to work in Ubuntu as well.
– DK Bose
Dec 11 at 4:27
But I can't get it to work in Ubuntu as well.
– DK Bose
Dec 11 at 4:27
@muru And the comment you linked is from someone who's been battling, for years, to get KDE/qt to use
Ctrl+Shift+u followed by Unicode the way gtk uses it. I don't think it's related to using the Compose key, which, by and large, works in KDE.– DK Bose
Dec 11 at 4:32
@muru And the comment you linked is from someone who's been battling, for years, to get KDE/qt to use
Ctrl+Shift+u followed by Unicode the way gtk uses it. I don't think it's related to using the Compose key, which, by and large, works in KDE.– DK Bose
Dec 11 at 4:32
1
1
I see. Anyway, if I run gedit in the terminal, with
<Multi_key> <a> <b> : "askj" foobar in my .XCompose, I get this error: (gedit:4944): Gtk-WARNING **: 13:45:20.035: GTK+ supports to output one char only: "askj" foobar: <Multi_key> <a> <b> : "askj" foobar .... Looks like it no longer works with GTK.– muru
Dec 11 at 4:47
I see. Anyway, if I run gedit in the terminal, with
<Multi_key> <a> <b> : "askj" foobar in my .XCompose, I get this error: (gedit:4944): Gtk-WARNING **: 13:45:20.035: GTK+ supports to output one char only: "askj" foobar: <Multi_key> <a> <b> : "askj" foobar .... Looks like it no longer works with GTK.– muru
Dec 11 at 4:47
@muru, right now I'm back on Kubuntu but I have leafpad (gtk2) and mousepad (gtk3) text editors installed. Both work with the snippet only if launched via the terminal and not when launched by keyboard shortcuts! Geany, also gtk3, produces a message similar to what you see.
– DK Bose
Dec 11 at 5:03
@muru, right now I'm back on Kubuntu but I have leafpad (gtk2) and mousepad (gtk3) text editors installed. Both work with the snippet only if launched via the terminal and not when launched by keyboard shortcuts! Geany, also gtk3, produces a message similar to what you see.
– DK Bose
Dec 11 at 5:03
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A comment says it doesn't work for KDE.
– muru
Dec 11 at 4:25
But I can't get it to work in Ubuntu as well.
– DK Bose
Dec 11 at 4:27
@muru And the comment you linked is from someone who's been battling, for years, to get KDE/qt to use
Ctrl+Shift+ufollowed by Unicode the way gtk uses it. I don't think it's related to using the Compose key, which, by and large, works in KDE.– DK Bose
Dec 11 at 4:32
1
I see. Anyway, if I run gedit in the terminal, with
<Multi_key> <a> <b> : "askj" foobarin my.XCompose, I get this error:(gedit:4944): Gtk-WARNING **: 13:45:20.035: GTK+ supports to output one char only: "askj" foobar: <Multi_key> <a> <b> : "askj" foobar.... Looks like it no longer works with GTK.– muru
Dec 11 at 4:47
@muru, right now I'm back on Kubuntu but I have leafpad (gtk2) and mousepad (gtk3) text editors installed. Both work with the snippet only if launched via the terminal and not when launched by keyboard shortcuts! Geany, also gtk3, produces a message similar to what you see.
– DK Bose
Dec 11 at 5:03