Re: Support for shorthand emoji input

[Juri Linkov]

> Currently, inputting some common emoji using `C-x 8 e e' is quite
> cumbersome.  /E.g./ to input `👍' one has to write
>
>   C-x 8 e e b h n a a

BTW, another missing feature is an input method that would turn
a key sequence like ‘: - )’ into ‘😀’.  Many apps provide such
feature that surprisingly works like input methods in Emacs,
e.g. an incomplete sequence is left untranslated, etc.

More complex sequences work this way: type the first few chars,
e.g. ‘: t h’, then a completion list pops up with the first
completion selected ‘:thumbsup:’.  Then typing RET inserts ‘👍’.