Feature request: layout-specific XCompose or custom dead keys definition #950
Description
I’m the developer of https://github.com/qwerty-fr/qwerty-fr and one of the long-standing issues for feature parity on Linux has been the difficulty having a good story around dead keys.
We have custom dead key definitions (example for Windows) that fit the keyboard layout philosophy better than the ones that are natively available in XKB. Using an XCompose file would unfortunately override either the user’s personal .XCompose file or the locale-specific one, neither being ideal. This would make for an awkward experience when switching keyboard layouts (we would need a helper utility to replace the XCompose file back) and due to that this issue has been idling for a long time.
I suppose I could alternatively create a fake locale just for my keyboard layout but I’m worried about the possible ramifications in various apps and CLIs of using a non-standard locale.
See this for more context: qwerty-fr/qwerty-fr#17
Would it be possible to add a way to support layout-specific XCompose files? Thanks!