Ubuntu – Custom compose key sequences without xim (e.g. in Sublime Text 2)

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I have quite a few custom compose key sequences. I know I can get them working with an ~/.XCompose and switching the input method to xim. However, Sublime Text 2 doesn't accept any compose key sequences when I'm using xim. It does accept them when I'm using the default input method. I think I reported this bug for Sublime Text 2 a while ago.

Using the default input method, I added the contents of my ~/.XCompose to /usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose but this did not change anything. Is there any way I can get the compose key sequences in my ~/.XCompose to work without relying on xim?

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I know you asked this a year ago, but in case it ever helps someone, here’s what worked for me to enable custom .XCompose additions:

sudo apt-get install uim
export "GTK_IM_MODULE=uim"
(log out and in again)

uim is an input method which respects the compose file additions, but also enables the functionality not available in xim, eg Ctrl+Shift+U to enter a hex Unicode character ID.

This may work for the OP’s situation, if he still needs a solution, I don’t know.

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Ubuntu – How to add a custom compose key sequence

Create a file ~/.XCompose (that is a file named .XCompose in your "home" folder) which contains the following:

include "%L"   # import the default Compose file for your locale
<Multi_key> <bar> <greater>     : "▸"

See man 5 Compose for more info about the format of this file.

Ubuntu – Changing default application

I think you didn't install the Sublime package via PPA. You might have downloaded the source.

Here is the steps to install the Sublime package via PPA

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/sublime-text-2
sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get remove sublime-text*
sudo apt-get install sublime-text

After installing this Right Click on any php file now you will be able to see "Open with Sublime Text 2" or choose "Open with Other Application" and select "Sublime" from the list.

Hope this helps.

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