[Smc-discuss] developing a keyboard manager - help needed

[Saravanan]

Hello All ,

     I would like to try a different approach for supporting Malayalam in
Linux. I need your help for that.

      I would like  to develop a keyboard manager for Linux (X Windows
System) for inputting  Malayalam characters. The keyboard manager should
capture the keystrokes typed by users  & retransmit another key combinations
in the correct rendered form to X-applications.

The keyboard manager should able to do the following functions
1) Capture the keystrokes entered by the user.
2) Do processing on the keys (store characters in a stack, compare with the
previous characters & replace chars if necessary,...)
 3) Re-send the (stored) characters to the active X Window.

  My friend had developed such an application (Keyboard Manager) for Windows
platform using VC++ (using Windows APIs).  I would like to know is it
possible to write a similar application for X.  Where can I get the help for
developing such an application? Which tool/Application should I use to
develop the keyboard manager for X(Linux).

    I hope somebody will guide me in the right direction to develop such an
application. Thanks in advance.

Saravanan. V


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