Bug#443868: libX: want to be able to use Yudit kmap input methods in all applications

[Brice Goglin <Brice.Goglin@ens-lyon.org>]

Roman Czyborra wrote:
> Package: libx11-6
> Version: 2:1.0.3-7
> Severity: wishlist
> File: libX
>
>
> How can you switch writing systems in X?
>
> So far I only know how to do this on MacOS X or in the yudit editor and 
> yudit supports the broadest variance of languages.  It would be neat if 
> there were global keystrokes to enter any character you want with your 
> preferred mnemonic keystrokes.
>   

What do you want exactly? X has the ability to change the keyboard
layout using setxkbmap or xorg.conf.

And the Compose key can be used to generate complex characters on simple
keyboard. Running
    xmodmap -e 'keycode 113 = Multi_key'
will map the Compose key on your right Alt key. Then, for instance, you
press Alt followed by ~ followed by n to get ñ.

Brice