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@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +#!/bin/bash + +# List the X compose sequences available to generate the specified character. +# I.E. the keyboard key sequence to enter after the compose (multi) key or +# a dead key is pressed. +# +# This version has been heavily modified by me (David the H.). It is now +# bash-specific, reduces the need for external tools (only grep is needed), +# and can handle multiple inputs. +# +# Original script info follows. For the original version, go here: +# http://www.pixelbeat.org/docs/xkeyboard/ +# +# Author: +# P@draigBrady.com +# Notes: +# GTK+ apps use a different but broadly similar input method +# to X by default. Personally I tell GTK+ to use the X one by +# adding `export GTK_IM_MODULE=xim` to /etc/profile +# Changes: +# V0.1, 09 Sep 2005, Initial release +# V0.2, 04 May 2007, Added support for ubuntu +# + +if [[ -z $* ]]; then + echo "Usage: ${0##*/} 'character(s)'" >&2 + echo "Multiple characters are supported." >&2 + echo "They don't need to be space-separated." >&2 + exit 1 +fi + +if [[ $LANG =~ (.*)[.]UTF.*8 ]]; then + + lang="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}" + codeset=UTF-8 + +else + + echo "Sorry, only UTF-8 is supported at present" >&2 + exit 1 + #could try and normalise codeset, and get char with printf %q + #but would not be general enough I think. + +fi + +dir=/usr/share/X11/locale #ubuntu + +if [[ ! -d "$dir" ]]; then + + dir=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/locale #redhat/debian + +fi + +if [[ ! -f "$dir/locale.dir" ]]; then + + echo "Sorry, couldn't find your X windows locale data" >&2 + exit 1 + +fi + +page="$( grep -m1 "${lang}.${codeset}$" <$dir/locale.dir )" +page=${page%%/*} + +file="$dir/$page/Compose" + +while read -n 1 character; do + + [[ -z $character ]] && continue + echo "combinations found for [$character]" + grep -F "\"$character\"" "$file" + echo + +done <<<"$@" + +exit 0
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