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For users who understand the pitfalls, an example <syntaxhighlight lang=console inline>~/.Xmodmap</syntaxhighlight> can be [https://gist.github.com/Russtopia/20ae5ab571d5bed73359ca956d9010a7 found at this GitHub Gist]. | For users who understand the pitfalls, an example <syntaxhighlight lang=console inline>~/.Xmodmap</syntaxhighlight> can be [https://gist.github.com/Russtopia/20ae5ab571d5bed73359ca956d9010a7 found at this GitHub Gist]. | ||
== XCompose (backtick/prefix/dead key) == | |||
With the [https://aplwiki.com/wiki/Typing_glyphs#Prefix_key prefix key] method, one key is assigned as a "dead key". When the dead key is pressed once, there is no output, but subsequent keypresses may produce a character. This is a common method for producing accented characters on certain keyboard layouts. | |||
The following GitHub gists define dead key sequences which produce APL characters using the standard APL key locations. | |||
* [https://gist.github.com/rikedyp/d5ef5a61b01b9d4227f358ea9dce5070 XComposeAPLBacktickUS] | |||
* [https://gist.github.com/rikedyp/24c946d281b799343c82946c2f5e6428 XComposeAPLBacktickUK] | |||
Save the contents of one of the above listed files as <syntaxhighlight lang=console inline>~/.XCompose</syntaxhighlight>. Changes should take effect the next time an application is started. | |||
== Troubleshooting == | == Troubleshooting == | ||