Re: Improved console UTF-8 support for the Linux kernel?

["David Gómez" <david@pleyades.net>]

Hi Jan ;),

On Dec 11 at 08:07:11, Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> >> The current UTF-8 keyboard input (for the console) of the Linux kernel
> >> does not support  "composing" or writing characters with accents.
> 
> That's weird, because "ö" (LATIN O WITH DIAERESIS) -- which clearly lies
> outside the 7-bit range, is working on my system without myself poking the
> kernel.

Indeed is weird. Are you sure you keyboard is generating an UTF-8
enconded "ö"? Just check it with echo:

$ echo -n ö | od -t x1

0000000 c3 b6 
0000002

I'm using kernel 2.6.9 + Chris patch

> So am I. I have to use xterm for anything fancy now...
> (especially for the even-more fancy stuff that begins at three-byte UTF8
> sequences, such as Japanese :-)

I know :)). By the way, and this is offtopic, have you checked uim? I
was testing it the other day with good results, and like it a lot as
a japanese (or another script, although i only use this japanese) input 
method. I've used it with anthy, just have to check it with skk.

regards,

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David Gómez                                      Jabber ID: davidge@jabber.org