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Yes, this. Though I prefer the X11 compose sequence business where you type <Compose>'a to get á and so on. X11 compose sequences are a lot more intuitive tha

Yes, this. Though I prefer the X11 compose sequence business where you type <Compose>'a to get á and so on. X11 compose sequences are a lot more intuitive than the Windows U.S. international keyboard because there's no ambiguities, so, for example, a cedille is just <Compose>,c whereas in the Windows U.S. international keyboard layout it's 'c -- X11 for the win here, as the latter is super a) counter-intuitive and b) conflicts with ć (U+0107). Also, if you program or use a shell, then the Windows U.S. international keyboard layout is just unspeakably unbearable.

mrzool 4y ago
> Though I prefer the X11 compose sequence business where you type <Compose>'a to get á and so on. X11 compose sequences are a lot more intuitive than the Windows U.S. international keyboard because there's no ambiguities, so, for example, a cedille is just <Compose>,c whereas in the Windows U.S. international keyboard layout it's 'c That sounds pretty good indeed. Any idea how could I go about setting this up under macOS? > Also, if you program or use a shell, then the Windows U.S. international keyboard layout is just unspeakably unbearable. I have indeed a couple of little, weird problems when working in the terminal. That's inconvenient but still beats switching between 3 layouts 50 times a day.
- cryptonector 4y ago
  > Any idea how could I go about setting this up under macOS? Sorry, no idea, but I'd expect it to be possible on OS X. And I really want this for Windows, too, as I have to use it. > I have indeed a couple of little, weird problems when working in the terminal. That's inconvenient but still beats switching between 3 layouts 50 times a day. Oof, I can't get used to having to type '' to make one ', "" to make one ", `` to make one `, in the shell, in $EDITOR, etc. It's too painful. So I switch layouts as needed, and I hate it. Compose keys would be so much better!

mrzool 4y ago

> Though I prefer the X11 compose sequence business where you type <Compose>'a to get á and so on. X11 compose sequences are a lot more intuitive than the Windows U.S. international keyboard because there's no ambiguities, so, for example, a cedille is just <Compose>,c whereas in the Windows U.S. international keyboard layout it's 'c That sounds pretty good indeed. Any idea how could I go about setting this up under macOS? > Also, if you program or use a shell, then the Windows U.S. international keyboard layout is just unspeakably unbearable. I have indeed a couple of little, weird problems when working in the terminal. That's inconvenient but still beats switching between 3 layouts 50 times a day.

cryptonector 4y ago
> Any idea how could I go about setting this up under macOS? Sorry, no idea, but I'd expect it to be possible on OS X. And I really want this for Windows, too, as I have to use it. > I have indeed a couple of little, weird problems when working in the terminal. That's inconvenient but still beats switching between 3 layouts 50 times a day. Oof, I can't get used to having to type '' to make one ', "" to make one ", `` to make one `, in the shell, in $EDITOR, etc. It's too painful. So I switch layouts as needed, and I hate it. Compose keys would be so much better!