README.md

GNU Emacs input method for technical writers

Installing

1. Add to init.el:

   (use-package russian-techwriter-input-method
     :ensure t
     :custom
     (default-input-method 'russian-techwriter))
   

2. Toggle input method with [C-\] keybinding.

Using

Unlike the russian-computer input method included in the standard Emacs package, this package provides support for ligatures. The list of supported ligatures is present below. To insert a ligature press the [/] key (to the right of [ю]), the enter the desired sequence of characters.

Ligatures

Dash

Sequence	Replace char	Description
[/-]	–	EN DASH
[/--]	‒	FIGURE DASH
[/---]	—	EM DASH

Quotation marks

Sequence	Replace char	Description
[/,,]	„	DOUBLE LOW-9 QUOTATION MARK
[/,]	‚	SINGLE LOW-9 QUOTATION MARK
[/``]	‘	LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK
[/']	’	RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK
[/``]	“	LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK
[/'']	”	RIGHT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK
[/<<]	«	LEFT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK
[/>>]	»	RIGHT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK

Points and bullets

Sequence	Replace char	Description
[/*]	•	Bullet
[/.]	․	Point
[/..]	‥	Двоточие
[/...]	…	Многоточие

Numbers and paragraphs

Sequence	Replace char	Description
[/&]	§	Paragraph
[/#]	№	Number
[/no]	№	Number

Vallets and trademarks

Sequence	Replace char	Description
[/c]	©	Copyright
[/tm]	™	Trademark
[/reg]	®	Reserved
[/eu]	€	Euro
[/ru]	₽	Russian rouble
[/ce]	¢	Cent
[/te]	₸	Kazakhstan tenge

Fractions

Sequence	Replace char
[/78]	⅞
[/58]	⅝
[/38]	⅜
[/18]	⅛
[/56]	⅚
[/16]	⅙
[/45]	⅘
[/35]	⅗
[/25]	⅖
[/15]	⅕
[/23]	⅔
[/13]	⅓
[/34]	¾
[/12]	½
[/14]	¼

Romanian numbers

Sequence	Replace char
[/RI]	Ⅰ
[/RII]	Ⅱ
[/RIII]	Ⅲ
[/RIV]	Ⅳ
[/RV]	Ⅴ
[/RVI]	Ⅵ
[/RVII]	Ⅶ
[/RVIII]	Ⅷ
[/RIX]	Ⅸ
[/RX]	Ⅹ
[/RXI]	Ⅺ
[/RXII]	Ⅻ
[/ri]	ⅰ
[/rii]	ⅱ
[/riii]	ⅲ
[/riv]	ⅳ
[/rv]	ⅴ
[/rvi]	ⅵ
[/rvii]	ⅶ
[/rviii]	ⅷ
[/rix]	ⅸ
[/rx]	ⅹ
[/rxi]	ⅺ
[/rxii]	ⅻ