syl20bnr/evil-escape

Escape sequence for alternative input-method

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#51 opened on Sep 28, 2015

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Description

I am using org-mode and would like to exit from insert mode by fd while my input-method is alternative. I'v tested russian escape sequence, but it doesn't work.

How to reproduce:

  1. Set (setq-default evil-escape-key-sequence "ав")
  2. Change input-method (set-input-method) to cyrilic-jis-russian
  3. Switch to insert mode, change input method by C-\ and try to exit by pressing keys fd (it will be ав in russian)

Probably there should be a way to define unique escape sequence for each language to make in infrequent.

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Research direction
Examine the evil escape source code to understand how key sequences are defined and detected. Investigate how Emacs input methods affect key events. Determine if it's possible to define escape sequences using characters from different input methods, and implement a mechanism to support input method specific escape sequences.
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