dotXCompose @@ -1,19 +1,14 @@ -p2p-ispell -========== +.XCompose +========= -When you run Ispell, -it remembers what words you’ve added to your “personal dictionary”. -Unfortunately, -most of those words are real words -in ordinary English. -Why should all of us add them to our dictionaries separately? +As explained in <http://canonical.org/~kragen/setting-up-keyboard.html>, +your Compose key in X11 is controlled by (among other things) the file +`.XCompose` in your home directory. This file gives you a large set +of bindings for Unicode characters that are useful occasionally. -If you use `flyspell-mode` in Emacs ≤22, -you’re using Ispell. -If you also use Unix, -this tiny package -will let you share the work of adding modern words -(“memristor”, “hyperlinks”, lowercase “internet”) -and acronyms -(“IRC”, “IrDA”, “URL”) -with other users of Ispell. +More contributions are welcome; there's a Git repository at +<http://github.org/kragen/xcompose>. We're trying to come up with a +broadly acceptable set of keybindings that won't interfere with the +traditional Compose bindings, aren't too hard to type, and cover a +wide set of characters that are useful to use occasionally, making +them available without the need for specialized input methods. README.md @@ -1,23 +1,15 @@ #!/bin/bash set -e -if [ -f ~/.ispell_american ]; then +if [ -f ~/.XCompose ]; then cat <<'EOF' >&2 -You already have a `~/.ispell_american`. Move it out of the way. +You already have a `~/.XCompose`. Move it out of the way. -You may want to merge it into this list. To do so, I'm pretty sure you can do -this: - - mv ~/.ispell_american new-words - ./install - sort -u dotispell_american new-words -o dotispell_american - git diff - git commit -am 'adding my private words' - -Let me know if that doesn't work out. +You may want to merge it into this file, taking care to avoid +duplicates. Kragen Javier Sitaker <kragen@canonical.org> EOF exit 1 fi -ln -s "$(pwd)/dotispell_american" ~/.ispell_american +ln -s "$(pwd)/dotXCompose" ~/.XCompose install dotispell_american 6dcefda8d0e1c5ec36c92075d91f88105c76941e Kragen Javier Sitaker kragen@pobox.com http://github.com/kragen/xcompose/commit/71d7c7d552e47d2967067ab9c78c0b169fe5161d 71d7c7d552e47d2967067ab9c78c0b169fe5161d 2009-01-04T16:17:13-08:00 2009-01-04T16:17:13-08:00 changed from a `.ispell_american` sharing project to a `.XCompose` sharing project 65efe3c433a912a902ba604c579057afa92b7d6f Kragen Javier Sitaker kragen@pobox.com