Looks promising!
I think I did managed to wrangle fcitx into some reasonable emoji input in the past but at some point it broke / I lost it and configuring that tool is just an unpredictable mess...
Will keep an eye on yours!
I think I did managed to wrangle fcitx into some reasonable emoji input in the past but at some point it broke / I lost it and configuring that tool is just an unpredictable mess...
Will keep an eye on yours!
Sending fake key events is unfortunately "hacky". You need to temporarily switch the keyboard mapping, and many X applications have races between applying a new mapping and processing key press events, that's why I added (now configurable, new release soon) delays... and also, I found applications (e.g. chromium) having issues to correctly combine ZWJ sequences from individual key events, so I added more "hacks" to help with that, also just made configurable.
To sidestep these issues, my tool also offers transfer via "primary selection": Just middle-click an emoji to select it, and middle-click again where you want to insert it. Downside: Two clicks instead of just one.