Mike FABIAN

> I cannot name the way I and everyone here in Portugal types accented words. However, the process consists of two steps: > > 1. One presses the key with...

> To add the option per language is even better than to all, since it gives more freedom to the user. Yes, and in the long run I will have...

I guess you are using the first keyboard layout from `/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/pt`, which is: ``` default partial alphanumeric_keys xkb_symbols "basic" { include "latin(type4)" name[Group1]="Portuguese"; key { [ backslash, bar, notsign, notsign...

So probably you are using a layout like this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_keyboard_layout#/media/File:KB_Portuguese.svg The keys marked in red on that layout are dead keys.

The problem with these dead keys is, that they are handled in a very special way. They don’t go directly into the preëdit. Maybe you noticed the option “Use color...

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2330175/130492965-4d7224ca-1d81-46c2-90b6-a6f58dc1e6f3.mp4

The normal colour for the preëdit text is black. I type `est` and it is black (and some completions are shown in yellow because I did choose that color for...

Try typing Tab while you see the green `~`.

Typing Tab while you see the green `~` gives you something like this: https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2330175/130494027-e3eb253f-1136-4afa-9f31-2a6b6c314a15.mp4

So this shows you how the compose sequence starting with a dead `~` could be completed. What you see in that list of possible completions might be somewhat different than...