GNU bug report logs - #44267
New input method 'compose'

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From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: New input method 'compose'
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2020 22:30:19 +0200

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Tags: patch

[Creating a separate feature request from bug#43866]

>> > How about making a new input method for those?  It seems to me that
>> > C-x 8 is already too "fat".
>>
>> Yes, a new method might be useful as well.  But since such method can't
>> be enabled all the time because such sequences as "= E" should be inserted
>> literally in normal circumstances.  So such method needs to be enabled
>> temporarily, and it takes more time to enable/disable it, while it's
>> useful only to insert a single special character sometimes, it would be
>> much easier to type some prefix key before typing "= E" to insert €
>> when such a need arises occasionally.
>
> But turning an input method on and off is just 1 key, C-\, whereas
> C-x 8 is 2 keys, and not very convenient sequence to type, at least on
> QWERTY keyboards.  So it looks like a dedicated input method will
> still be a win.  I don't think it's right that the only Unicode input
> method we have is TeX -- that is great for TeX users, but many people
> don't use (La)TeX, and will find it unintuitive to type the TeX
> sequences.

I agree now that a new input method should be sufficient, and
no need to mess with 'C-x 8'.  All existing problems of input methods
will be solved in another request.  So here is a new input method:

[leim-quail-compose.patch (text/x-diff, attachment)]

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