GNU bug report logs - #55704
29.0.50; Wishlist: Add a command to use XKB "Compose" sequences in Emacs

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Message #14 received at 55704 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 55704 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Visuwesh <visuweshm <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#55704: 29.0.50; Wishlist: Add a command to use XKB
 "Compose" sequences in Emacs
Date: Sun, 29 May 2022 19:09:13 +0300

>> If I'm not mistaken, isn't this already done by the compose input
>> method?  The commentary says,
>>
>>     ;;; Commentary:
>>
>>     ;; This input method supports the same key sequences as defined by the
>>     ;; standard X Multi_key: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compose_key
>
> Oh, so it is.
>
> I guess the only question is whether to parse the XKB files
> automatically and possibly add the `C-+' command...

I don't see the need to parse the XKB files - they are not changed
too often.  And the key was already added as `C-x \'.

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