1khim(n) Kevin's Hacky Input Method khim(n)
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8 khim - Provides key bindings for entering international characters on a
9 keyboard that does not support them
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12 package require Tcl
13 package require khim ?1.0?
15 ::khim::getOptions path
17 ::khim::getConfig
19 ::khim::setConfig version enabled compose map
21 ::khim::showHelp path
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27 This package provides a set of key bindings to allow a user to enter
28 arbitrary characters on a keyboard that does not support them. It
29 works by designating some seldom-used key of the keyboard as a "Com‐
30 pose" key (this key is distinct from any key so labeled, and is often
31 "Pause," "F12" or "L2"), and having the "Compose" key, followed by a
32 two-key sequence, have the effect of inserting some character in a wid‐
33 get. In addition, the "Compose" key, when struck twice in succession,
34 brings up a dialog containing a Unicode character map, allowing arbi‐
35 trary characters to be inserted.
36 The vast bulk of the package's functionality is implemented in a single
38 bindtag, KHIM. An application can request that any text or entry wid‐
39 get use the package to allow for entry of arbitrary characters by plac‐
40 ing this binding tag ahead of the Text or Entry binding tag for the
41 widget:
42 text .t -width 80 -height 24
45 bindtags .t {.t KHIM Text . all}
46 Note that the KHIM tag must precede the Text or Entry class binding, or
48 the package will not function correctly.
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51 In addition to commands supporting the KHIM binding tag, the following
52 commands are exported from the package:
53 ::khim::getOptions path
55 Posts a top-level modal dialog with the path name path that
56 prompts the user for KHIM options. The user is allowed to re‐
57 configure the key sequences for the "Compose" key, change the
58 choice of key to use for the "Compose" function, and enable/dis‐
59 able the KHIM key bindings entirely.
60 ::khim::getConfig
62 Returns a Tcl script that restores the current configuration of
63 KHIM: the enabled/disabled state, the choice of "Compose" key,
64 and the key sequences that may be composed. This script is de‐
65 signed to be saved to a configuration file for use in a subse‐
66 quent invocation of the same application:
67 # Save KHIM configuration
70 set f [open ~/.khimrc w]
71 puts $f [::khim::getConfig]
72 close $f
73 # Restore KHIM configuration
75 source ~/.khimrc
76 ::khim::setConfig version enabled compose map
79 Restores an earlier saved configuration. Few, if any, applica‐
80 tions will call this command in any other way than to evaluate
81 it as returned from ::khim::getConfig.
82 ::khim::showHelp path
84 Displays a top-level dialog giving user-level help for KHIM; the
85 dialog will have the path name path.
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88 Programmers who wish to make KHIM available in a non-English-speaking
89 locale may do so by providing a .msg file with the appropriate lo‐
90 calised text. The catalog requires the following messages:
91 Apply Text that will appear on the "Apply" button in the dialog that
93 sets KHIM options.
94 Cancel Text that will appear on the "Cancel" button in several dialogs.
96 Change Text that will appear on the "Change" button, which alters the
98 binding of a pair of composed characters (creating or replacing
99 as appropriate).
100 Character
102 Text that will appear on the label of the entry widget that ac‐
103 cepts a character resulting from a composed sequence.
104 {Compose Key}
106 Window title for a dialog that prompts the user to strike the
107 key that will be used for the "Compose" key.
108 {Compose key:}
110 Label that identifies a component showing the "Compose" key
111 choice in the KHIM options dialog.
112 {Composed sequence must be two characters long}
114 Error message that is displayed if the user attempts to define a
115 "Compose" sequence that is shorter or longer than two charac‐
116 ters.
117 Delete Text for a button that deletes a "Compose" sequence.
119 Help...
121 Text for a button that displays the KHIM user help dialog.
122 HELPTEXT
124 Complete text for the user-level help for KHIM. Refer to
125 "en.msg" for the English-language version of the help.
126 {Input key sequence}
128 Text for a label of the entry widget that prompts the user for a
129 two-character sequence to use with the "Compose" key.
130 {Insert Character}
132 Window title of the dialog box that displays a Unicode character
133 map and prompts the user to select a character to insert.
134 {Key sequences}
136 Text for a label at the head of a listbox showing the composed
137 sequences that are currently bound.
138 {KHIM Controls}
140 Window title for the dialog box that prompts for KHIM settings.
141 {KHIM Help}
143 Window title for the window that display help text for KHIM.
144 OK Label for the OK button on several dialogs.
146 Select code page:
148 Label for a spinbox that prompts the user for a Unicode code
149 page number.
150 SELECT COMPOSE KEY
152 A message, which should be composed in short lines, prompting
153 the user to press the key that will become the "Compose" key in
154 KHIM.
155 Unicode...
157 Text for a button that brings up the character map to select the
158 character to which a composed sequence binds.
159 {Use KHIM}
161 Text for a checkbutton that asks whether the user wishes to use
162 KHIM to manage composed key sequences.
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165 KHIM was originally inspired by the key bindings that Brent Welch de‐
166 veloped for the 'sedit' editor used in the 'exmh' mail user agent. The
167 code for KHIM is entirely separate from that for 'sedit'.
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170 character, i18n, input, international, method
171khim 1.0 khim(n)