On 03/09/2016 11:54 PM, Rustom Mody wrote:
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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.
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