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gnome-control-center package

  1. Bug #36812
  2. Comment #171

Comment 171 for bug 36812

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In , Wettstein509 (wettstein509) wrote :

(In reply to comment #107)

> A Windows-only compose key program uses the "ctrl" key as the compose key.
> This is apparently impossible to do in X input methods because you can only
> bind actions to the press of "ctrl".

Of course this is possible. Compose is unrelated to actions in the XKB meaning of the term. It is not only possible, it is even implemented in the XIM compose code. You can put

  <Control_L><a><e> : ae

and similar stuff in your .XCompose, and your left control key acts as a Compose key. But you need the latest libX11 for this.