Re: not quite understanding input methods

[Perry E. Metzger]

On 9/1/21 03:43, Yuri Khan wrote:
> My point (which some will find offensive) is that maybe one doesn’t
> need to implement input methods in Emacs.
>
> If you have Compose in Emacs, it works in Emacs. If you have Compose
> in XKB, it works across your whole desktop.
Not everyone is using X.

I do tend to agree that it would often be better to implement input 
methods at the OS level, but have you (for example) seen .keymap files 
on MacOS? They're not even officially documented any more (the page in 
the old documentation is marked so it won't be web indexed!) Apple 
prefers that people not use them, and there are significant limitations 
to the functionality. Sometimes doing this sort of thing in Emacs has 
advantages.

Perry