Input characters from phonetic symbols via keyboard I'm using Linux ( _Mint Mate_ ), is it possible to input following characters directly via keyboard, which are phonetic symbols: > ə, ɔ, ŋ, ..

Lets try...

(1) decision: map ə, ɔ, ŋ, to (ALTGR+ e c n )

(2) using xmodmap command get the current definition of those chars (e,c,n):


xmodmap -pke | grep '= [ecn] ' > myfon.xmap


myfon.xmap has 3 lines like:


keycode 26 = e E e E EuroSign cent e E e E
keycode 54 = c C c C cent copyright cent copyright c C
keycode 57 = n N n N n N n N n N


(3) ALTGR is the 5th column; replace it by the unicode of 'ə, ɔ, ŋ,' ( ipa-unicode )


keycode 26 = e E e E U0259 cent e E e E
keycode 54 = c C c C U0254 copyright cent copyright c C
keycode 57 = n N n N U014b N n N n N


(3) activate this keyboard redefinition: `xmodmap myfon.xmap`

(4) press (altgr+e) and pray...