Questions tagged [input-method]
input-method is the translation of one or more keystrokes into a language character. Most languages have their own input method; some input methods are shared by several languages, and some languages have more than one input method.
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Unicode displayed incorrectly
I recently discovered set-input-method TeX and really like it! But I noticed that certain characters are displayed incorrectly. For example, ₘ is displayed as a superscript ⊕ to me:
To reproduce:
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How can I use Canadian CSA keyboard layout in Emacs on Windows WSL
Following the questions How to use a certain keyboard layout from emacs as Ubuntu keyboard layout and How to add a new keyboard layout to Emacs input methods?
I need help for a concrete example - I ...
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Increase font size in mini-buffer (for Japanese Kanji selection)
I'm using Emacs and Xubuntu, and my default input is English, but (in Emacs) I use Japanese input method as well. To enter Kanji (Chinese characters), I type some letters (usually from 2 to about half ...
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How to implement a function in `quail-define-rules` (for `set-input-method`)?
I'm checking out quail (set-input-method) to write some LaTeX snippets (I felt it had some advantages over the others snippet options such as yas-snippets).
According to the manual:
quail-define-...
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evil-insert-state disables the active input method
A recent update must have slipped my testing afterwords and now this hook mu4e-compose-mode-hook does not work anymore.
On every new email I must set the input-method manually again.
Any ideas about ...
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What is the simplest way to type ん in Japanese input mode?
In order to type ん in Japanese input mode I have to type
nnbackspace.
On my screen, this sequence of keystrokes produces the following results (which explains why I need to type a backspace at the end)...
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How to make a popup buffer like *Help* accept and return some input upon pressing RET?
What
I need to capture some text which is then inserted at point without using the minibuffer (see "why" for why this is not entirely stupid). My idea was to just pop up a temporary window ...
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How can I put some extra conditions to the rules of an input method?
Is there a way to put some extra conditions on the translation rules of an input method (quail defining rules)?
For example consider the following input method of the answer
https://emacs....
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Does enabling by default a custom input method have any side effect on the default method?
I added these to my init.el:
(use-package org
:ensure nil
:hook (org-mode . (lambda ()
(org-indent-mode)
(variable-pitch-mode -1)
(...
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Why can't I type things such as "?" and "/" in Emacs with my macOS running Brazilian Portuguese input but they do work outside of Emacs?
I have been using Emacs on a NixOS (Linux) machine running GNOME as a Desktop Environment. The hardware interface of this system is an American keyboard. Since I am Brazilian, it was necessary for me ...
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How to write in Mongolian language? (couldn't find it in set-input-method)
I sometimes write in my native language (Mongolian).
There seems no entry for it in set-input-method.
Should add it from other place / or install some packages?
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With LSP, how to get an "input()" in python that works when entering data using the keyboard
Here is a minimal example:
I created and activate a virtual environment:
~/BacSable/bac2 $ mkvirtualenv minimal_env
created virtual environment CPython3.10.5.final.0-64 in 651ms
creator ...
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Devanagari script in org-table
Org-table works as expected when it comes to English characters.
| a | b | c | d | e |
| f | g | h | i | j |
| k | l | m | n | o |
| p | q | r | s | t |
| u | v | w | x | y |
| z | | | | |
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How to convert greek text to unicode using matching input method?
Good evening,
I have a large TeX-file with Greek inclusions in traditional babel way: \textgreek{sunj'hkh|}. I would like to convert it to unicode for further work. Emacs has greek-babel input method,...
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How to use a certain keyboard layout from emacs as Ubuntu keyboard layout
Good day,
I would like to use a certain keyboard layout outside of emacs, namely french-keyboard yet unfortunately I am not able to locate the definition of the keyboard layout. My question is as ...
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How to add a new keyboard layout to Emacs input methods?
I've downloaded a new layout from https://qwerty-lafayette.org/ which I would like to use. However I am struggling to understand how I can use it inside Emacs. Usually I set languages by using (set-...
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How to make set-input-method buffer-local
I'm using Emacs 26.3.
How do I set-input-method to latin-alt-postfix at the top of
the buffer using the -*- ... -*- local-variables method? There are only certain files that I want to do this for.
I ...
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Emacs client doesn't recognize non-ascii input
The problem: When I type a non-ascii character, the character is not wrote and instead a weird key combination is performed, depending on which character I have typed, as if it didn't support utf-8.
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Dvorak input mode wrong letters when typing fast, correct, when typing slow
I have dvorak keyboard layout set as input when I am in evil-input mode. However, when I type relatively fast when typing the I get thd. This is just an example, some other "typos" occur as ...
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How to type superscript Roman numeral in Emacs, e.g., by using TeX input method?
One can type normal Roman numerals by using C-x 8 RET. For example, to type Ⅲ one use C-x 8 RET 2162 RET. Furthermore, one can type superscript numbers, English letters and Greek ones by using the TeX ...
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How to disable the / character prefix in Cyrillic input mode?
When I switch to Cyrillic input method (by pressing C-\), the / key starts to act as a prefix to enter extended characters.
For example:
/o -> њ
/a -> ќ
/y -> ї
etc...
Is there a way to ...
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Compose key method fails when the sequence following <Multi_key> is just a single character
I have noticed Emacs does not produce the desired key unsing the compose key input method when the sequence defining the key to be input is only a single character. The desired key is inserted ...
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How to set English as the default input method?
For some reason I cannot set english, only british as the input method.
I am writing a function to switch language from spanish-postfix to english, but english is not working, only british.
I have ...
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How to add a new input method for Syriac script in Emacs?
I want to write an article in English mingled with Syriac script in emacs, when I hit list-input-methods the script is not shown, or at least I couldn't identify this language in the displayed list. ...
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How to embed Ibus preedit text into Emacs?
I'd like to ask is it possible to totally embed Ibus preedit text into the Emacs windows?
In my Ibus Preferences, I did tick the option "Embed preedit text in application window", however, ...
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Tamil input not working in emacs after version 25
I have been using emacs for almost 7 years now. Started with emacs 23. I have used to read and write tamil language text inside emacs with both scim-input and ibus under gnome without any additional ...
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compose key stopped working
im running emacs 26.1 on debian with xfce, and have no alternative input methods installed.
my compose key recently stopped working in emacs. i get the dreaded <Multi_key> is undefined error.
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keyboard macro with input-method inserts characters twice
When I define keyboard macro with some input method enabled (lets say, english-dvorak), self-insert commands are repeated twice.
For example, if I define macro like this:
F3insert chars asdfF4
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Specify the input method for a file
Using Doom Emacs 2.0.9 on Emacs 26.3 on Manjaro.
I am writing some devanagari text in a file.
Every time I edit the file, I need to toggle-input-method and select 'devanagari'.
Is there a way to ...
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Translations of self-inserting keys
What exactly determines what is inserted by
self-insert-command? If I change the input-method to greek,
p will insert π, but will still be bound to
self-insert-command, though it patently does not ...
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ibus-libpinyin input not working in fullscreen emacs
I'm using GTK emacs 26.3 on GNOME 3.34 using X.
When emacs is fullscreen, ibus-libpinyin is unable to render the pinyin suggestions. Input seems to still be working (i.e when I press a number a ...
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Commenting out/disabling file local variable for input method in AUCTeX
I have the following local variables defined in a XeTeX file. As you can see, the input method is currently set to Devanagari. This is inconvenient when I want to type Roman letters. I'd like a way to ...
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I want to type special Spanish characters in Emacs on a MacBook Pro keyboard ... but I have no clue where to start
I am using Emacs 26.3 with macos Catalina and I would like to type the inverted exclamation point and question mark characters. Can someone point me to a link that will get me started towards ...
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How to terminate ambiguous multi-key input in input-method?
(I’ve titled this question as I have because I imagine the answer would apply to any input method that has multikey character inputs, such as rfc1345, not just ipa-x-sampa). If it turns out this is ...
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With "japanese" input method, unmap kanji selection via the spacebar?
In emacs-26.1, I am enabling the Japanese input method as follows ...
(toggle-enable-multibyte-characters 1)
(set-language-environment "Japanese")
(set-input-method "japanese")
(setq coding-system-...
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How to disable some rules of an input method?
I use purescript-unicode-input-method in Purescript. However, I want the input method not to translate ->, ~> and => because their Unicode characters look very similar. Is there a way to ...
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Changing input method in term mode
If I try to change input method in emacs and send to some text.
buffer is read only message is shown in minibuffer.
How can I use other input method in emacs term mode?
I'm using emacs multi-term.
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Use Roman numbers while typing Devanagari
I use Emacs devanagari-itrans input method to type in Devanagari. But I prefer using the usual Arabic symbols for numbers (1..9) rather than the Devanagari symbols. It is cumbersome to keep switching ...
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How to input Chinese on CentOS7 using system input method?
I would like to be able to type in Chinese. I've tried to set it as system input Chinese (Intelligent Pinyin) without success. I am running Emacs on CentOS7.
I can input Chinese on anywhere except ...
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Greek typing & spell-checking with hunspell: encoding issue?
hunspell-checking Greek text I create in Emacs is not working.
Notes:
I am aware of this post: Spell check with multiple dictionaries
Eventually, I want to use ispell with hunspell in Emacs, which ...
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Can't switch input sources in the minibuffer during Isearch
Incremental search doesn't allow me to switch between different input sources, e.g. US English to French, when I'm typing my search string into the minibuffer. Is there a way to fix this?
It happens ...
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Enabling Devanagari ITRANS mode automatically
To enter Devanagari ITRANS input mode for a specific file, I need to type the following command in Emacs.
C-x RET C-\ devanagari-itrans RET
Is there something I could add to my file that would ...
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How can i make Emacs use the System input method and Language?
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I am using Emacs for general text typing and editing outside my Programming. This requires me to type in local languages of India ( specifically Hindi, Malayalam and Tamil ).
I am on ...
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Unable to use Microsoft Japanese IME in Emacs under Windows
For some reason I can't seem to use the Microsoft Japanese IME in Emacs, even though I can apparently use the Microsoft Chinese IME to input Chinese without problems. Even if I've switched to the ...
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TeX input mode and subscript
I'm a bit lost on what I can use the TeX input mode for. What I'd like to achieve is a mathematical notation like ∑ᵢ₌₁ᴺ ∑ⱼ₌₁ᴹ in pure UTF text and it seems to mostly work, i.e. \sum _ i _ = _ 1 works, ...
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Quail Rules UTF8 behaviour
I had inserted the following code in .emacs:
(quail-define-package "LaTeX-UTF-8" "TeX" "TeX")
(quail-defrule "α" ["\\alpha"])
what I want to do is the following: when I insert the character "α" (I ...
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How to make minibuffer always use the input method of the main buffer?
I use different input methods in different buffers. I would like to have M-x and generally any minibuffer input automatically use the input method of the buffer I am currently working in. How can I ...
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Making Keys Pass Completely Through Emacs
An Autohotkey remapping script I'm using uses the function keys F13-F24 to keep track of layers. This means that {F13 Down}, for example, may get sent as a virtual key code.
This works fine for most ...
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How to make Emacs not intercept Command-Ctrl-Space, used for Special Characters on macOS?
On macOS the CommandCtrlSpace shortcut opens an Emoji picker which can be expanded into a Special Characters picker.
But when I type this shortcut on Emacs in order to input a character, instead of ...
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How to "swap" only the numerical row of a keyboard inside Emacs?
My question is:
when I am editing (La)TeX code, regularly I need to type the famous dollar signs in order to put mathematical code ($x^2+y^2=z^2$), a very frequent thing indeed.
Therefore, I would ...
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