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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Typing unicode
From:       Thiago Macieira <thiago () kde ! org>
Date:       2006-03-02 18:22:55
Message-ID: 200603021922.55566.thiago () kde ! org
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Luciano Montanaro wrote:
>> If we accept that in a KDE application (and we do, because I'm typing
>> this email in KMail and I used the compose sequence), can't we send
>> the same thing to the application?
>
>The problem, I think, is for character which your keyboard layout does
> not have a mapping for. Try typing a greek letter with an US
> keyboard...

I don't know why anyone would intentionally use the standard U.S. 
keyboard...

They should at least use the U.S. + ISO-9995-3 layout, which enables the 
AltGr key with ISO-9995-3 layout. You'll get characters like æ, ĸ,  «,  » 
for free.

But this is exactly the point here: we cannot have the full Unicode 
character set mapped to a keypress or composition. (ok, we could add
<compose> <1> <e> <8> <3>: "ẃ" U1e83 to the Compose map)

>Maybe an hack could be to "copy" the character to the clipboard and
> "paste" it immediately.

Why can't you send U1e83?

The problem, however, is if your *locale* doesn't support it *and* you're 
not running a KDE application. But I'll say "screw it; if you want to 
enter any character with your keyboard, switch to UTF-8 or use a Qt 
application".

I can type the Euro sign (€) using AltGr+e in KWrite even if I launch it 
under LC_ALL=C.

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