Hi Sven; Thank you for your time and trouble. On Fri, 2007-01-26 at 21:21 +0100, Sven Arvidsson wrote:> On Fri, 2007-01-26 at 14:36 -0500, William Case wrote:> > Hi;> > I would like to bind a particular unicode to a> > specific key or modifier + key (eg. Super + y = ctrl+shift+u2714). > > How would I do that in gconf-editor metacity keybinding_commands?> > If I can write a bash script to do it, can I bind the script?> > Or,> > How do I write <Ctrl> + <Shift> + U + 2714 so that an application will> > read all the key strokes?> > Or,> > Is there a way to add U2714 to the compose list?> > > I have very little experience with inputting unicode chars, but did some> digging, hopefully some of these links can be of some assistance to you:> Means of Composing Accented Characters in X Window System> http://process-of-elimination.net/wiki/Means_of_Composing_Accented_Characters_in_X_Window_System> - Tips for extending the compose list.> Latin Plus: An Input Method Module for GTK+> http://gtk-im-extra.sourceforge.net/imlatinplus-doc.html> - Seems to be another way of using the compose key.> How to Type Letters with Accents in GNOME> http://info.openanswers.org/how_to_type_letters_with_accents_in_gnome> - Describes a multikey, no idea how this differs from compose.> > HTH, I carefully read your suggested sites. None of them really answer thequestion. They variously show how to create a compose key which Ialready have. (I use the Windows Menu key for compose in Linux). I useit for é etc. And/or, they explain how to use Ctrl+Shift+U unicodenumber - which I can already do. However, U2714 is a 'checkmark'( ✔ ) which I use quite frequently.U2714 is difficult to remember; particularly when trying to rememberother codes as well. I wanted to assign the checkmark to a key or keycombination which is more mnemonic like, say, Super_L (Super_L = all MyCreated shortcuts) + y (y = yes = checkmark). There are two possiblesolutions that I can see that shouldn't be too difficult but I don'tknow how to go about accomplishing either of them. 1) Through MetaCity or any other GTK mechanism, create a command that isequivalent to <Ctrl><Shift>U2714 and then bind that command to Super_L +y. keybinding_commands seem to only take predefined commands; not scriptsor macros with keystrokes. For example, command_2 mail_notification -u;then bind command_2 to <Ctrl><Alt> u to get the mail notifier, in orderto check my mail from anywhere in Gnome. I have tried command_3<Ctrl><Shift>U2714 to no avail. Or, another possible solution: 2) is to use the compose key so that 'compose y' (or some combinationthereof) produces U2714. The problem is that while the compose listsoffered have a great many possible combinations for symbols and accentedcharacters they do not include the checkmark nor do the sites you havesuggested show how to add the checkmark to the compose list. I would have thought that creating some kind of special key for aspecial character or symbol assignment would have been easy inLinux/gnome. In one sense I have spent far more time on this questionthan it ostensibly warrants. On the other hand, to me, it has become anissue crying out to be solved. -- Regards Bill _______________________________________________gnome-list mailing listgnome-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-list
