Re: input methods for mathematical glyphs

[André A . Gomes]

Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
<help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> writes:

> André A. Gomes wrote:
>
>> To my mind such a system/configuration lies at the keyboard
>> level. The OS could provide another layer on top, but it
>> shouldn't be necessary. The reality is that we're stuck with
>> ANSI and ISO standards that aren't sane today. The experts
>> please correct me if I'm wrong.
>>
>> For example, AFAIK, there's no way to program a keyboard to
>> insert characters from the russian alphabet directly and
>> working for all major OSs.
>
> ?
>
> One can do it in Emacs! Isn't that the question?
> gnu._emacs_.help, anyone?

No, that's trivial.  I simply noted that it's a pity that such a
configuration can't happen at the level where it makes more sense---at
the keyboard firmware level.


-- 
André A. Gomes
"Free Thought, Free World"