Custom .XCompose

[Doug]

On 11/12/2017 01:31 PM, Bob wrote:
> ** Reply to message from Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> on Sun, 12 Nov 2017
> 12:18:20 +0100
>
>> On 12 November 2017 at 07:18, Bob <ubuntu-qygzanxc at listemail.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Press the Alt key and enter three numbers on the numeric key pad and then
>>> release the Alt key.
>>>
>>>   Å      Alt-143
>>>   å      Alt-134
>>>   Ä      Alt-142
>>>   ä      Alt-132
>>>   Ö      Alt-153
>>>   ö      Alt-148
>>>
>>> Ubuntu is not my primary OS yet, it is OS/2.  This works using Windows and
>>> OS/2.  I just tried that on Ubuntu and it does not seem to work.  All the more
>>> reason to get a compose key configured.
>> I have recently been trying to re-install OS/2 (eComStation) on an old
>> machine that's now spare. An actual IBM. I can't get it working. I'd
>> forgotten how agonising OS/2 installation was.
> You might want to try the latest version of OS/2 at arcanoae.com.  There is a
> download that is free but if you want support or updates there is a
> subscription fee.
>
>
>> The alt + numeric keypad method is fine, and ~30 years ago, I used it
>> to get pound signs on machines which lacked UK regionalisation. But
>> it's horrible to use -- you have to memorise large parts of the ANSI
>> character set, by number! It is the opposite of user friendly.
> I only use a very few special characters so it was not too hard to remember.
>
>
>> That's
>> why, after working with DEC VAX computers in the early 1990s, I
>> learned about Compose keys and switched. If you had the DEC Pathworks
>> network client for Windows 3, it came with a Compose key utility. I
>> got used to it, but you were not allowed to copy it and use it
>> elsewhere. It also didn't work on Windows NT 3.
>>
>> This program was developed at my suggestion:
>>
>> http://www.accentcomposer.com/
There is a Compose app for Windows. I don't remember what it's called,
but  if you Google -- compose key for Windows you'll get at least one 
response.
I installed it on a Windows 10 system and it works just like the Linux one,
and for a wonder, it's free.

--doug