Possible to add new precomposed characters for local language in Togo?

[Marcel Schneider]

On Thu, 3 Nov 2016 01:05:13 +0100, Mats Blakstad wrote:

> After managing to add the keyboard to XKB I started on a new venture of 
> trying to make a windows version of the keyboard using this: 
> https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/globalization/keyboardlayouts.aspx 
> 
> It is nearly impossible to replicate as it seems like you can only add dead 
> keys if they have a precomposed character.

This Windows limitation is indeed a significant drawback. You may wish to browse 
the archive back and forth starting from here:
http://www.unicode.org/mail-arch/unicode-ml/y2010-m01/0040.html

> 
> Also, in Togo it is used double tones like these: 
> 
> "Ɛ̃́" LATIN CAPITAL LETTER EPSILON WITH TILDE AND ACUTE 
> "Ɛ̃̀" LATIN CAPITAL LETTER EPSILON WITH TILDE AND GRAVE 
> 
> And windows do not even allow dead keys with double symbols... 

I top on Philippe Verdyʼs reply. Serial dead keys are a Windows feature, 
and implementing them is feasible around MSKLC although not in the GUI, as 
its developer Michael Kaplan explained in a blog post that Doug Ewell shared in:
http://www.unicode.org/mail-arch/unicode-ml/y2016-m10/0214.html

Actually Iʼm localizing in English an interactive, self-explaining script in batch 
to facilitate generating the sources and layout drivers. It will soon be 
for free download here:
http://charupdate.info#drivers

Even the EULA issue is settled, as you may read there.

Further I recommend to program the deadtrans list in C because this has the 
advantage of working on a flat list, while in the .klc source it is grouped.

> 
> So I wonder if it could be a solution for a precomposed double tone? 
> So one unicode for tilde+acute and another for tilde+grave? 
> 
> The only way we manage to make the keyboard now is to add all the tones 
> behind the letters instead of before the letters. 
> I think in fact it seems easier than on French keyboard, but it will also 
> break the French keyboard when it comes to what order you click buttons to 
> add tones. 
> I also think it would be a benefit to have the keyboard on windows and 
> Ubuntu work mostly the same. 
> 
> Not sure if there are any other good ideas for how to solve it? 

Additionally to Denis Jacqueryeʼs replies, I would mention again a software 
that I believe is best fit to get what you need on Windows:
Keyman.
Keyman is now a part of SIL and is being made available for free.
http://keyman.com/

Best regards,

Marcel

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> On 25 February 2016 at 09:35, Marcel Schneider  wrote: 
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