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Re:You did this with an AI and you do not understand what yo... by whilenot-dev on Monday September 22, 2025 @07:59AM (#45332204)
The compose key feels mandatory for anyone who wants to type their native langauge on an US-english layout. The combination[0] is "Compose--." though: –

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compose_key#Common_compose_com...

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Re:You did this with an AI and you do not understand what yo... by teddyh on Monday September 22, 2025 @09:37AM (#45333313)
“Compose--.” produces an en dash, not an em dash. An em dash is produced by “Compose---”.

Source:

  grep -e DASH /usr/share/X11/locale/*/Compose
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Re:You did this with an AI and you do not understand what yo... by mock-possum on Monday September 22, 2025 @10:51AM (#45334300)
As it should be. I wish this convention were present across more software, “-“ “- -“ and “- - -“ should be the UI norm for entering proper dashes in text input controls.
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Re:You did this with an AI and you do not understand what yo... by WhyNotHugo on Monday September 22, 2025 @11:49AM (#45335144)
Most software handles this fine if you configure your compositor to use a compose key.
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Re:You did this with an AI and you do not understand what yo... by fao_ on Monday September 22, 2025 @05:44PM (#45339915)
Whoops, yep that's the one
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