Re: Unicode support in awful.prompt
On Wed, Oct 31 2012, Uli Schlachter wrote: Uhm. I press the key that is labeled with ö on my keyboard. Then I release that key again. Afterwards, I do the same with ä, ü and ß. If I feel really fancy, I even press the shift key at the same time. Amazing, I know. I'm always amazed by your ninja techniques, Uli. -- Julien Danjou // Free Software hacker freelance // http://julien.danjou.info pgpPUOrKfIgyJ.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Unicode support in awful.prompt
Another option would be to have a virtual keyboard on-screen. I know there are a few out there, though I forget the names off the top of my head. On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 4:05 PM, Raphael Plasson rplas...@gmail.com wrote: So this is an input problem. Here is my experience: - If I switch to a keybord mapping with accented character (for example setxkbmap fr), no problem to enter accented character by directly pressing to corresponding key - I use some IM system (I am using ibus), but it cannot be used from lua prompts (applications must be IM-aware, if I understand correctly) - If I use the Multikey method, it doesn't work either: the combination Multi-e-' should give [é], it gives [ e'], that is the multikey is not recognized as such and translated as a space. So this is an XCB problem at least for the multi-key problem, right? Is it also a problem for ibus inputs, or is it possible to make awesome ibus-aware? The point is that when using an US keyboard (for example), Multikey or Ibus are the only reliable solutions to type accented characters (switching the keyboard mapping being a not so good solution, that implies to enter blindly the characters...). Raphaël -- To unsubscribe, send mail to awesome-unsubscr...@naquadah.org.
Re: Unicode support in awful.prompt
Hi, On 31.10.2012 20:12, Daniel Martí wrote: I've been looking for this for some time, but haven't found anything yet. Would it be possible for awful.prompt to be compatible with unicode characters? This won't make much sense to you now, since they are rarely used in the command line (unless some filename was to have them) but it would be an excellent feature for further extension. what exactly do you mean with compatible with unicode characters? I can enter öäüß into a prompt here without any problem (and I think that they are also passed on correctly). Uli -- For saving the Earth.. and eating cheesecake! -- To unsubscribe, send mail to awesome-unsubscr...@naquadah.org.
Re: Unicode support in awful.prompt
On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 08:33:12PM +0100, Uli Schlachter wrote: Hi, On 31.10.2012 20:12, Daniel Martí wrote: I've been looking for this for some time, but haven't found anything yet. Would it be possible for awful.prompt to be compatible with unicode characters? This won't make much sense to you now, since they are rarely used in the command line (unless some filename was to have them) but it would be an excellent feature for further extension. what exactly do you mean with compatible with unicode characters? I can enter öäüß into a prompt here without any problem (and I think that they are also passed on correctly). I mean that, exactly. How can you enter such characters? I can't. Even when moving rc.lua away and thus using the default config, it won't work. Locales are set up correctly, by the way. Using awesome 3.4.13. -- Daniel Martí - mv...@mvdan.cc - GPG 0x58BF72C3 pgpXnNcnot17j.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Unicode support in awful.prompt
On 31.10.2012 21:13, Daniel Martí wrote: On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 08:33:12PM +0100, Uli Schlachter wrote: Hi, On 31.10.2012 20:12, Daniel Martí wrote: I've been looking for this for some time, but haven't found anything yet. Would it be possible for awful.prompt to be compatible with unicode characters? This won't make much sense to you now, since they are rarely used in the command line (unless some filename was to have them) but it would be an excellent feature for further extension. what exactly do you mean with compatible with unicode characters? I can enter öäüß into a prompt here without any problem (and I think that they are also passed on correctly). I mean that, exactly. How can you enter such characters? I can't. Even when moving rc.lua away and thus using the default config, it won't work. Locales are set up correctly, by the way. Using awesome 3.4.13. Uhm. I press the key that is labeled with ö on my keyboard. Then I release that key again. Afterwards, I do the same with ä, ü and ß. If I feel really fancy, I even press the shift key at the same time. Amazing, I know. Uli -- - Buck, when, exactly, did you lose your mind? - Three months ago. I woke up one morning married to a pineapple. An ugly pineapple... But I loved her. -- To unsubscribe, send mail to awesome-unsubscr...@naquadah.org.
Re: Unicode support in awful.prompt
On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 09:36:49PM +0100, Uli Schlachter wrote: On 31.10.2012 21:13, Daniel Martí wrote: On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 08:33:12PM +0100, Uli Schlachter wrote: Hi, On 31.10.2012 20:12, Daniel Martí wrote: I've been looking for this for some time, but haven't found anything yet. Would it be possible for awful.prompt to be compatible with unicode characters? This won't make much sense to you now, since they are rarely used in the command line (unless some filename was to have them) but it would be an excellent feature for further extension. what exactly do you mean with compatible with unicode characters? I can enter öäüß into a prompt here without any problem (and I think that they are also passed on correctly). I mean that, exactly. How can you enter such characters? I can't. Even when moving rc.lua away and thus using the default config, it won't work. Locales are set up correctly, by the way. Using awesome 3.4.13. Uhm. I press the key that is labeled with ö on my keyboard. Then I release that key again. Afterwards, I do the same with ä, ü and ß. If I feel really fancy, I even press the shift key at the same time. Amazing, I know. Seriously now, it's not working for me. I found something interesting: Doing Alt Gr + some letter gives out strange characters, like ß or æ. They work on the prompt. BUT when doing characters like à or á, which need two separate keystrokes in time (i.e. they can't be pressed both at once), only the last keystroke is caught. I suppose that's the issue. -- Daniel Martí - mv...@mvdan.cc - GPG 0x58BF72C3 pgpNZfpYlNZnP.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Unicode support in awful.prompt
So this is an input problem. Here is my experience: - If I switch to a keybord mapping with accented character (for example setxkbmap fr), no problem to enter accented character by directly pressing to corresponding key - I use some IM system (I am using ibus), but it cannot be used from lua prompts (applications must be IM-aware, if I understand correctly) - If I use the Multikey method, it doesn't work either: the combination Multi-e-' should give [é], it gives [ e'], that is the multikey is not recognized as such and translated as a space. So this is an XCB problem at least for the multi-key problem, right? Is it also a problem for ibus inputs, or is it possible to make awesome ibus-aware? The point is that when using an US keyboard (for example), Multikey or Ibus are the only reliable solutions to type accented characters (switching the keyboard mapping being a not so good solution, that implies to enter blindly the characters...). Raphaël -- To unsubscribe, send mail to awesome-unsubscr...@naquadah.org.
