imcontext: Improve the docs

Add more details about supported input methods.
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Matthias Clasen 2021-07-13 07:10:01 -04:00
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* `GtkIMContextSimple` is an input method supporting table-based input methods.
*
* ## Compose sequences
*
* `GtkIMContextSimple` reads compose sequences from the first of the
* following files that is found: ~/.config/gtk-4.0/Compose, ~/.XCompose,
* /usr/share/X11/locale/$locale/Compose (for locales that have a nontrivial
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* If none of these files is found, `GtkIMContextSimple` uses a built-in table
* of compose sequences that is derived from the X11 Compose files.
*
* Note that compose sequences typically start with the Compose_key, which is
* often not available as a dedicated key on keyboards. Keyboard layouts may
* map this keysym to other keys, such as the right Control key.
*
* ## Unicode characters
*
* `GtkIMContextSimple` also supports numeric entry of Unicode characters
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* Ctrl-Shift-u 1 2 3 Enter
*
* yields U+0123 LATIN SMALL LETTER G WITH CEDILLA, i.e. ģ.
*
* ## Dead keys
*
* `GtkIMContextSimple` supports dead keys. For example, typing
*
* dead_acute a
*
* yields U+00E! LATIN SMALL LETTER_A WITH ACUTE, i.e. á. Note that this
* depends on the keyboard layout including dead keys.
*/
struct _GtkIMContextSimplePrivate