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I rarely use '^' (Shift+6 or Unicode U+005E) and use '⁓' (Unicode U+2053) all the time as part of my signature on emails and so forth.

I realize the Swung Dash (⁓) and Tilde (~) are very similar, I just find the longer one more aesthetically pleasing for signatures and stuff like that.

Is there a way I can remap ^ to ⁓ ?
Or when remapping keys is it all or nothing?

Any advice is welcomed!


⁓ Ev


PS ⁓ See, there it is. Twice. In the signature and PS!

Ev-
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This is one idea:

  1. Define a compose key. You do that in System Settings -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts -> Typing.

  2. Create the file ~/.XCompose with this contents:

    include "%L"
<Multi_key> <U007E> <U007E> : "⁓" U2053 # SWUNG DASH

That way (at next login) typing <Compose> + ~ + ~ will result in ⁓.

Not exactly what you asked for, but maybe you still want to consider it.

Gunnar Hjalmarsson
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  • In Mint's Keyboard Shortcuts settings via Control Center, all I have are the following categories:
    • Sound
    • Desktop
    • Accessibility
    • Window Management

    And then when I go to enter a new one by pressing the ' + ADD ' button, I'm given an option to input a new name and a command.

    So, could you please tell me what I should title the command? I'm thinking of naming it ^ ▶ ⁓ (that is if it allows it. What's should I put into the empty Command box?

    Thanks :)

     – Ev- Jul 05 '16 at 02:39
  • @Evan: AFAIK you can't use a shortcut to change the behavior of a key. The approach I suggested in my answer is to make use of a compose key to type the desired character, and I showed how you define it in Ubuntu. Don't know how you define a compose key in Mint. OTOH, questions about Mint are off topic here. – Gunnar Hjalmarsson Jul 05 '16 at 13:07
  • Cool, thanks, dude. Just to clarify, by creating this, every time I type "~~" it'll autocorrect to "⁓". Is that right? That's perfect, thanks! :) – Ev- Jul 10 '16 at 06:48
  • @Evan: Not every time; only when you type first. – Gunnar Hjalmarsson Jul 10 '16 at 12:55