Adding custom Compose key sequences
How can one add custom Compose-key sequences? I have googled quite a bit, but could not find an explanation. In particular, I would like to have:
<Compose> + <Z> + <Z> = ℤ # Blackboard bold Z (set of integers)
In particular, I tried copying the file /usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose to ~/.XCompose, and mimicked its syntax. However, this did not seem to work.
x11 keyboard-layout compose-key
edited Dec 4 '13 at 21:07
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How can one add custom Compose-key sequences? I have googled quite a bit, but could not find an explanation. In particular, I would like to have:
<Compose> + <Z> + <Z> = ℤ # Blackboard bold Z (set of integers)
In particular, I tried copying the file /usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose to ~/.XCompose, and mimicked its syntax. However, this did not seem to work.
x11 keyboard-layout compose-key
edited Dec 4 '13 at 21:07
Gilles
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asked Dec 4 '13 at 10:57
jmcjmc
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What did you do after creating~/.XComposeto activate it?
– l0b0
Dec 4 '13 at 13:07
well, nothing particular. The site I got this from didn't mention anything. What is one supposed to do?
– jmc
Dec 4 '13 at 13:13
add a comment |
How can one add custom Compose-key sequences? I have googled quite a bit, but could not find an explanation. In particular, I would like to have:
<Compose> + <Z> + <Z> = ℤ # Blackboard bold Z (set of integers)
In particular, I tried copying the file /usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose to ~/.XCompose, and mimicked its syntax. However, this did not seem to work.
x11 keyboard-layout compose-key
edited Dec 4 '13 at 21:07
Gilles
541k12810941610
asked Dec 4 '13 at 10:57
jmcjmc
233212
How can one add custom Compose-key sequences? I have googled quite a bit, but could not find an explanation. In particular, I would like to have:
<Compose> + <Z> + <Z> = ℤ # Blackboard bold Z (set of integers)
In particular, I tried copying the file /usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose to ~/.XCompose, and mimicked its syntax. However, this did not seem to work.
x11 keyboard-layout compose-key
x11 keyboard-layout compose-key
edited Dec 4 '13 at 21:07
Gilles
541k12810941610
asked Dec 4 '13 at 10:57
jmcjmc
233212
edited Dec 4 '13 at 21:07
Gilles
541k12810941610
asked Dec 4 '13 at 10:57
jmcjmc
233212
edited Dec 4 '13 at 21:07
Gilles
541k12810941610
edited Dec 4 '13 at 21:07
Gilles
541k12810941610
edited Dec 4 '13 at 21:07
Gilles
541k12810941610
541k12810941610
asked Dec 4 '13 at 10:57
jmcjmc
233212
asked Dec 4 '13 at 10:57
jmcjmc
233212
asked Dec 4 '13 at 10:57
jmcjmc
233212
233212
What did you do after creating~/.XComposeto activate it?
– l0b0
Dec 4 '13 at 13:07
well, nothing particular. The site I got this from didn't mention anything. What is one supposed to do?
– jmc
Dec 4 '13 at 13:13
add a comment |
What did you do after creating~/.XComposeto activate it?
– l0b0
Dec 4 '13 at 13:07
well, nothing particular. The site I got this from didn't mention anything. What is one supposed to do?
– jmc
Dec 4 '13 at 13:13
What did you do after creating
~/.XCompose to activate it?– l0b0
Dec 4 '13 at 13:07
What did you do after creating
~/.XCompose to activate it?– l0b0
Dec 4 '13 at 13:07
well, nothing particular. The site I got this from didn't mention anything. What is one supposed to do?
– jmc
Dec 4 '13 at 13:13
well, nothing particular. The site I got this from didn't mention anything. What is one supposed to do?
– jmc
Dec 4 '13 at 13:13
add a comment |
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See @Gilles' answer.
Original answer:
You may need to log out and in again, since your personal configuration files are read when logging in.
(There may also be some way to activate it without logging out and in again, but I'm not familiar with this specific configuration file.)
answered Dec 5 '13 at 12:25
l0b0l0b0
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No, you don't need to log out, only to restart the applications. The compose table is read by each application. For KDE, you may need to restart kdeinit, I haven't checked.
– Gilles
Dec 5 '13 at 13:21
1
This is not an answer, at least without the actual actions required before logging out and in again.
– naught101
Dec 24 '13 at 5:09
@naught101 The user has already performed those. The question was how to activate the new settings.
– l0b0
Dec 24 '13 at 10:49
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You're almost there: the file is indeed ~/.XCompose. You can specify an alternate location with the XCOMPOSEFILE environment variable. See the Compose manual page.
The missing piece of the puzzle is that the file is read by each application when it starts. The Compose key is not handled by the X11 server, but by the X11 library. In theory, an application could detect that the file has been modified or offer a command to reload it but I don't know of any that does. You'll have to restart your applications. Start a new editor or terminal emulator for testing.
answered Dec 5 '13 at 1:35
GillesGilles
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Thanks for your answer! I feel really stupid for not checking whether there was a compose manpage. However, Google did not turn it up either…
– jmc
Dec 5 '13 at 13:09
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See @Gilles' answer.
Original answer:
You may need to log out and in again, since your personal configuration files are read when logging in.
(There may also be some way to activate it without logging out and in again, but I'm not familiar with this specific configuration file.)
answered Dec 5 '13 at 12:25
l0b0l0b0
28.4k19120248
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No, you don't need to log out, only to restart the applications. The compose table is read by each application. For KDE, you may need to restart kdeinit, I haven't checked.
– Gilles
Dec 5 '13 at 13:21
1
This is not an answer, at least without the actual actions required before logging out and in again.
– naught101
Dec 24 '13 at 5:09
@naught101 The user has already performed those. The question was how to activate the new settings.
– l0b0
Dec 24 '13 at 10:49
add a comment |
See @Gilles' answer.
Original answer:
You may need to log out and in again, since your personal configuration files are read when logging in.
(There may also be some way to activate it without logging out and in again, but I'm not familiar with this specific configuration file.)
answered Dec 5 '13 at 12:25
l0b0l0b0
28.4k19120248
4
No, you don't need to log out, only to restart the applications. The compose table is read by each application. For KDE, you may need to restart kdeinit, I haven't checked.
– Gilles
Dec 5 '13 at 13:21
1
This is not an answer, at least without the actual actions required before logging out and in again.
– naught101
Dec 24 '13 at 5:09
@naught101 The user has already performed those. The question was how to activate the new settings.
– l0b0
Dec 24 '13 at 10:49
add a comment |
See @Gilles' answer.
Original answer:
You may need to log out and in again, since your personal configuration files are read when logging in.
(There may also be some way to activate it without logging out and in again, but I'm not familiar with this specific configuration file.)
answered Dec 5 '13 at 12:25
l0b0l0b0
28.4k19120248
See @Gilles' answer.
Original answer:
You may need to log out and in again, since your personal configuration files are read when logging in.
(There may also be some way to activate it without logging out and in again, but I'm not familiar with this specific configuration file.)
answered Dec 5 '13 at 12:25
l0b0l0b0
28.4k19120248
edited Feb 19 at 18:35
answered Dec 5 '13 at 12:25
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answered Dec 5 '13 at 12:25
l0b0l0b0
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answered Dec 5 '13 at 12:25
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28.4k19120248
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No, you don't need to log out, only to restart the applications. The compose table is read by each application. For KDE, you may need to restart kdeinit, I haven't checked.
– Gilles
Dec 5 '13 at 13:21
1
This is not an answer, at least without the actual actions required before logging out and in again.
– naught101
Dec 24 '13 at 5:09
@naught101 The user has already performed those. The question was how to activate the new settings.
– l0b0
Dec 24 '13 at 10:49
add a comment |
4
No, you don't need to log out, only to restart the applications. The compose table is read by each application. For KDE, you may need to restart kdeinit, I haven't checked.
– Gilles
Dec 5 '13 at 13:21
1
This is not an answer, at least without the actual actions required before logging out and in again.
– naught101
Dec 24 '13 at 5:09
@naught101 The user has already performed those. The question was how to activate the new settings.
– l0b0
Dec 24 '13 at 10:49
4
4
No, you don't need to log out, only to restart the applications. The compose table is read by each application. For KDE, you may need to restart kdeinit, I haven't checked.
– Gilles
Dec 5 '13 at 13:21
No, you don't need to log out, only to restart the applications. The compose table is read by each application. For KDE, you may need to restart kdeinit, I haven't checked.
– Gilles
Dec 5 '13 at 13:21
1
1
This is not an answer, at least without the actual actions required before logging out and in again.
– naught101
Dec 24 '13 at 5:09
This is not an answer, at least without the actual actions required before logging out and in again.
– naught101
Dec 24 '13 at 5:09
@naught101 The user has already performed those. The question was how to activate the new settings.
– l0b0
Dec 24 '13 at 10:49
@naught101 The user has already performed those. The question was how to activate the new settings.
– l0b0
Dec 24 '13 at 10:49
add a comment |
You're almost there: the file is indeed ~/.XCompose. You can specify an alternate location with the XCOMPOSEFILE environment variable. See the Compose manual page.
The missing piece of the puzzle is that the file is read by each application when it starts. The Compose key is not handled by the X11 server, but by the X11 library. In theory, an application could detect that the file has been modified or offer a command to reload it but I don't know of any that does. You'll have to restart your applications. Start a new editor or terminal emulator for testing.
answered Dec 5 '13 at 1:35
GillesGilles
541k12810941610
Thanks for your answer! I feel really stupid for not checking whether there was a compose manpage. However, Google did not turn it up either…
– jmc
Dec 5 '13 at 13:09
add a comment |
You're almost there: the file is indeed ~/.XCompose. You can specify an alternate location with the XCOMPOSEFILE environment variable. See the Compose manual page.
The missing piece of the puzzle is that the file is read by each application when it starts. The Compose key is not handled by the X11 server, but by the X11 library. In theory, an application could detect that the file has been modified or offer a command to reload it but I don't know of any that does. You'll have to restart your applications. Start a new editor or terminal emulator for testing.
answered Dec 5 '13 at 1:35
GillesGilles
541k12810941610
Thanks for your answer! I feel really stupid for not checking whether there was a compose manpage. However, Google did not turn it up either…
– jmc
Dec 5 '13 at 13:09
add a comment |
You're almost there: the file is indeed ~/.XCompose. You can specify an alternate location with the XCOMPOSEFILE environment variable. See the Compose manual page.
The missing piece of the puzzle is that the file is read by each application when it starts. The Compose key is not handled by the X11 server, but by the X11 library. In theory, an application could detect that the file has been modified or offer a command to reload it but I don't know of any that does. You'll have to restart your applications. Start a new editor or terminal emulator for testing.
answered Dec 5 '13 at 1:35
GillesGilles
541k12810941610
You're almost there: the file is indeed ~/.XCompose. You can specify an alternate location with the XCOMPOSEFILE environment variable. See the Compose manual page.
The missing piece of the puzzle is that the file is read by each application when it starts. The Compose key is not handled by the X11 server, but by the X11 library. In theory, an application could detect that the file has been modified or offer a command to reload it but I don't know of any that does. You'll have to restart your applications. Start a new editor or terminal emulator for testing.
answered Dec 5 '13 at 1:35
GillesGilles
541k12810941610
answered Dec 5 '13 at 1:35
GillesGilles
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answered Dec 5 '13 at 1:35
GillesGilles
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answered Dec 5 '13 at 1:35
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541k12810941610
Thanks for your answer! I feel really stupid for not checking whether there was a compose manpage. However, Google did not turn it up either…
– jmc
Dec 5 '13 at 13:09
add a comment |
Thanks for your answer! I feel really stupid for not checking whether there was a compose manpage. However, Google did not turn it up either…
– jmc
Dec 5 '13 at 13:09
Thanks for your answer! I feel really stupid for not checking whether there was a compose manpage. However, Google did not turn it up either…
– jmc
Dec 5 '13 at 13:09
Thanks for your answer! I feel really stupid for not checking whether there was a compose manpage. However, Google did not turn it up either…
– jmc
Dec 5 '13 at 13:09
add a comment |
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What did you do after creating
~/.XComposeto activate it?– l0b0
Dec 4 '13 at 13:07
well, nothing particular. The site I got this from didn't mention anything. What is one supposed to do?
– jmc
Dec 4 '13 at 13:13