WinCompose 0.8.0

This major release features improved Emoji support, support for several compose keys, and many bugfixes:

• compatibility fixes for Notepad++ and LibreOffice
• better support for AltGr being used both as a compose key and in its usual role
• fixes for the Alt state being locked permantently
• better support for German capital eszett (ẞ)
• support for older .NET versions (3.5 and some 3.0)

WinCompose v0.7.8beta20180321

Beta version v0.7.8beta20180321.

WinCompose v0.7.8beta20171108

This is a preview release.

WinCompose 0.7.8beta20171107

This is a preview release.

WinCompose 0.7.8beta20170831

This is a preview release.

WinCompose v0.7.8beta20170626

This is a preview release.

WinCompose 0.7.7

Features

• pasting a Unicode character in the sequence window allows to search for any sequence printing that character
• allow \n in rules files, for multi-line sequences/macros
• added a simple way to edit user-defined sequences
• hovering over a Unicode character in the sequence windows will zoom on the character

Compose rules

• backspace cancels the current sequence
• support for german capital eszett (ẞ)
• compose l f for ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
• compose s f for ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Tweaks

• the options window was reorganised and has a better layout
• WinCompose no longer interferes with Cygwin X windows
• allow to maintain original compose key behaviour: when this option is active, pressing and releasing Ctrl will act as a compose key, but holding Ctrl will allow key combinations such as CtrlC

Bugfixes

• remove older WinCompose versions at installation time
• better .NET detection at installation time
• fix an issue where Windows would automatically disable WinCompose under heavy load or when the system was put to sleep
• support for HexChat
• workaround for caps lock misbehaving in GTK+ applications

WinCompose 0.7.7beta20170511

• Support for HexChat

WinCompose 0.7.7beta20161223

This beta release attempts to fix an old bug that causes WinCompose to deactivate itself after some time (supersedes 0.7.7beta20161222 which was broken).

WinCompose 0.7.7beta20161222

This beta release attempts to fix an old bug that causes WinCompose to deactivate itself after some time.