Re: how to implement function copy-subword-to-irc-buffer

[Stefan Monnier]

> I also have this .emacs:
> (fset 'im-uc
>    [?\C-x return ?\C-\\ ?r ?f ?c ?1 ?3 ?4 ?5 return])

You could also just do

  (setq default-input-method 'rfc1345)

in your .emacs, so C-\ will toggle that input method (I do exactly
that, except with the TeX input method rather than rfc1345, since
I find TeX more intuitive, probably because I knew LaTeX already).

Another thing I use heavily is the Multi_key (aka "compose key") which
I have xmodmap'ed to one of the right-alt keys I never use.  This way
I can type in many chars (without any Emacs input-method, so it works
just as well in xterm, firefox, open-office, younameit), like
compose-e-' for é, compose-1-2 for ½, or compose-^-9 for ⁹.


        Stefan