Tag: XKB

XKB compose sequences

I just ended a post about inserting special characters in VIM with the remark that I should find out how to insert special punctuation marks using just XKB, so I set out to find out how to add these to the list of existing compose options for XKB. Turns out that I should have simply taken another look at the configuration file for Compose mode (/usr/X11R6/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose on my system). Read More »
By Rowan Rodrik, 10 years ago, on September 07, 2009, at 13:09 | 2 comments

VIM tips for editing prose

I was transcribing a draft for a manuscript. Using VIM, of course. But, I found my VIM skills to be lacking somewhat, enough to become sufficiently annoyed to investigate the holes. Read More »
By Rowan Rodrik, 10 years ago, on September 07, 2009, at 12:09 | Comments closed