Text input with keyboard, via input methods

[Rustom Mody]

On Friday, March 11, 2016 at 10:21:35 AM UTC+5:30, Larry Hudson wrote:
> On 03/09/2016 11:54 PM, Rustom Mody wrote:
> [...]
> > In between these two extremes we have many possibilities
> > - ibus/gchar etc
> > - compose key
> > - alternate keyboard layouts
> >
> > Using all these levels judiciously seems to me a good idea...
> >
> FWIW -- in Mint Linux you can select the compose key with the following:
> 
> Preferences->Keyboard->Layouts->Options->Position of Compose Key
> 
> then check the box(s) you want.
> 
> For those unfamiliar with it, to use it you press your selected compose key followed by a 
> sequence of characters (usually 2 but sometimes more).
> 
> A couple examples--
> n~ gives ñ     u" gives ü    oo gives °  (degree sign)
> Here's a cute one:  CCCP gives ☭  (hammer & sickle)
> 
> This gives you (relatively) easy access to a large range of 'special' characters.

Can be more heavily parameterized with this
https://github.com/rrthomas/pointless-xcompose
[Note the uim install]