From 39f4d25762b9c57f7350c8e5a23be88549b9d2df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marshall Lochbaum Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2021 11:24:15 -0500 Subject: Add instructions for enabling a compose key --- editors/README.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'editors') diff --git a/editors/README.md b/editors/README.md index 18edf186..b28dd05a 100644 --- a/editors/README.md +++ b/editors/README.md @@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ The file [bqn](https://github.com/mlochbaum/BQN/blob/master/editors/bqn) is for replacing `us` with your ordinary keyboard layout. `switch` indicates the right alt key and can be replaced with `lswitch` for left alt or other codes. The setting will go away on shutdown so you will probably want to configure it to run every time you start up. The way to do this depends on your desktop environment. For further discussion, see [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_keyboard_extension) or the [APL Wiki](https://aplwiki.com/wiki/Typing_glyphs_on_Linux). -Another XKB option, if you have a compose key enabled, is to place [XCompose](https://github.com/mlochbaum/BQN/blob/master/editors/XCompose) (possibly with adjustments) in `~/.XCompose`. +Another XKB option is to place [XCompose](https://github.com/mlochbaum/BQN/blob/master/editors/XCompose) (possibly with adjustments) in `~/.XCompose` and enable a compose key. This can be done using either OS-specific settings or the following command: + + $ setxkbmap -option compose:rwin ### Windows -- cgit v1.2.3