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Remove requirement of certain keys as compose keys. Any key can now b…
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31 changes: 1 addition & 30 deletions src/wincompose/settings/Settings.cs
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Expand Up @@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ public static string Version
[EntryLocation("advanced", "ignore_regex")]
public static SettingsEntry<string> IgnoreRegex { get; } = new SettingsEntry<string>("");

public static IEnumerable<Key> ValidComposeKeys => m_valid_compose_keys;
public static Dictionary<string, string> ValidLanguages => m_valid_languages;

public static IList<Key> ValidLedKeys { get; } = new List<Key>
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -162,9 +161,7 @@ private static void ValidateSettings()
// but re-add it if there are no valid keys at all.
foreach (Key k in ComposeKeys.Value)
{
bool is_valid = (k.VirtualKey >= VK.F1 && k.VirtualKey <= VK.F24)
|| m_valid_compose_keys.Contains(k);
if (is_valid && k.VirtualKey != VK.DISABLED && !compose_keys.Contains(k))
if (k.VirtualKey != VK.DISABLED && !compose_keys.Contains(k))
compose_keys.Add(k);
}

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -359,32 +356,6 @@ public static bool GetGenericSequenceResult(KeySequence sequence, out string res
// Tree of all known sequences
private static SequenceTree m_sequences = new SequenceTree();

// FIXME: couldn't we accept any compose key?
private static readonly KeySequence m_valid_compose_keys = new KeySequence
{
new Key(VK.DISABLED),
new Key(VK.LMENU),
new Key(VK.RMENU),
new Key(VK.LCONTROL),
new Key(VK.RCONTROL),
new Key(VK.LWIN),
new Key(VK.RWIN),
new Key(VK.CAPITAL),
new Key(VK.NUMLOCK),
new Key(VK.PAUSE),
new Key(VK.APPS),
new Key(VK.ESCAPE),
new Key(VK.CONVERT),
new Key(VK.NONCONVERT),
new Key(VK.INSERT),
new Key(VK.SNAPSHOT),
new Key(VK.SCROLL),
new Key(VK.TAB),
new Key(VK.HOME),
new Key(VK.END),
new Key("`"),
};

private static readonly Key m_default_compose_key = new Key(VK.RMENU);

private static readonly
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions src/wincompose/ui/KeySelector.xaml.cs
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Expand Up @@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ public static string CancelButtonText

private void KeyCaptured(Key k)
{
// Only accept non-printing keys for now, except Escape.
if (k.VirtualKey != VK.ESCAPE && !k.IsPrintable)
// Don't accept Escape as compose key.
if (k.VirtualKey != VK.ESCAPE)
{
Key = k;
// Close window from the right thread. Performance is not a
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