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Modifying .XCompose

You just wrote some lines in .XCompose, but now you want the compose sequences to be more verbose. Change the compose sequence for each Greek letter to its name.

Start file

<Multi_key> <g> <r> <a> : "α" U3B1 # alpha
<Multi_key> <g> <r> <b> : "β" U3B2 # beta
<Multi_key> <g> <r> <y> : "γ" U3B3 # gamma
<Multi_key> <g> <r> <d> : "δ" U3B4 # delta
<Multi_key> <g> <r> <e> : "ε" U3B5 # epsilon
<Multi_key> <g> <r> <z> : "ζ" U3B6 # zeta
<Multi_key> <g> <r> <n> : "η" U3B7 # eta
<Multi_key> <g> <r> <0> : "θ" U3B8 # theta
<Multi_key> <g> <r> <i> : "ι" U3B9 # iota
<Multi_key> <g> <r> <k> : "κ" U3BA # kappa
<Multi_key> <g> <r> <l> : "λ" U3BB # lambda
<Multi_key> <g> <r> <m> : "μ" U3BC # mu
<Multi_key> <g> <r> <v> : "ν" U3BD # nu
<Multi_key> <g> <r> <x> : "ξ" U3BE # xi
<Multi_key> <g> <r> <o> : "ο" U3BF # omicron
<Multi_key> <g> <r> <p> : "π" U3C0 # pi
<Multi_key> <g> <r> <r> : "ρ" U3C1 # rho
<Multi_key> <g> <r> <s> : "σ" U3C3 # sigma
<Multi_key> <g> <r> <t> : "τ" U3C4 # tau
<Multi_key> <g> <r> <u> : "υ" U3C5 # upsilon
<Multi_key> <g> <r> <f> : "φ" U3C6 # phi
<Multi_key> <g> <r> <X> : "χ" U3C7 # chi
<Multi_key> <g> <r> <W> : "ψ" U3C8 # psi
<Multi_key> <g> <r> <w> : "ω" U3C9 # omega

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<Multi_key> <a> <l> <p> <h> <a> : "α" U3B1 # alpha
<Multi_key> <b> <e> <t> <a> : "β" U3B2 # beta
<Multi_key> <g> <a> <m> <m> <a> : "γ" U3B3 # gamma
<Multi_key> <d> <e> <l> <t> <a> : "δ" U3B4 # delta
<Multi_key> <e> <p> <s> <i> <l> <o> <n> : "ε" U3B5 # epsilon
<Multi_key> <z> <e> <t> <a> : "ζ" U3B6 # zeta
<Multi_key> <e> <t> <a> : "η" U3B7 # eta
<Multi_key> <t> <h> <e> <t> <a> : "θ" U3B8 # theta
<Multi_key> <i> <o> <t> <a> : "ι" U3B9 # iota
<Multi_key> <k> <a> <p> <p> <a> : "κ" U3BA # kappa
<Multi_key> <l> <a> <m> <b> <d> <a> : "λ" U3BB # lambda
<Multi_key> <m> <u> : "μ" U3BC # mu
<Multi_key> <n> <u> : "ν" U3BD # nu
<Multi_key> <x> <i> : "ξ" U3BE # xi
<Multi_key> <o> <m> <i> <c> <r> <o> <n> : "ο" U3BF # omicron
<Multi_key> <p> <i> : "π" U3C0 # pi
<Multi_key> <r> <h> <o> : "ρ" U3C1 # rho
<Multi_key> <s> <i> <g> <m> <a> : "σ" U3C3 # sigma
<Multi_key> <t> <a> <u> : "τ" U3C4 # tau
<Multi_key> <u> <p> <s> <i> <l> <o> <n> : "υ" U3C5 # upsilon
<Multi_key> <p> <h> <i> : "φ" U3C6 # phi
<Multi_key> <c> <h> <i> : "χ" U3C7 # chi
<Multi_key> <p> <s> <i> : "ψ" U3C8 # psi
<Multi_key> <o> <m> <e> <g> <a> : "ω" U3C9 # omega

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< <Multi_key> <g> <r> <a> : "α" U3B1 # alpha
< <Multi_key> <g> <r> <b> : "β" U3B2 # beta
< <Multi_key> <g> <r> <y> : "γ" U3B3 # gamma
< <Multi_key> <g> <r> <d> : "δ" U3B4 # delta
< <Multi_key> <g> <r> <e> : "ε" U3B5 # epsilon
< <Multi_key> <g> <r> <z> : "ζ" U3B6 # zeta
< <Multi_key> <g> <r> <n> : "η" U3B7 # eta
< <Multi_key> <g> <r> <0> : "θ" U3B8 # theta
< <Multi_key> <g> <r> <i> : "ι" U3B9 # iota
< <Multi_key> <g> <r> <k> : "κ" U3BA # kappa
< <Multi_key> <g> <r> <l> : "λ" U3BB # lambda
< <Multi_key> <g> <r> <m> : "μ" U3BC # mu
< <Multi_key> <g> <r> <v> : "ν" U3BD # nu
< <Multi_key> <g> <r> <x> : "ξ" U3BE # xi
< <Multi_key> <g> <r> <o> : "ο" U3BF # omicron
< <Multi_key> <g> <r> <p> : "π" U3C0 # pi
< <Multi_key> <g> <r> <r> : "ρ" U3C1 # rho
< <Multi_key> <g> <r> <s> : "σ" U3C3 # sigma
< <Multi_key> <g> <r> <t> : "τ" U3C4 # tau
< <Multi_key> <g> <r> <u> : "υ" U3C5 # upsilon
< <Multi_key> <g> <r> <f> : "φ" U3C6 # phi
< <Multi_key> <g> <r> <X> : "χ" U3C7 # chi
< <Multi_key> <g> <r> <W> : "ψ" U3C8 # psi
< <Multi_key> <g> <r> <w> : "ω" U3C9 # omega
---
> <Multi_key> <a> <l> <p> <h> <a> : "α" U3B1 # alpha
> <Multi_key> <b> <e> <t> <a> : "β" U3B2 # beta
> <Multi_key> <g> <a> <m> <m> <a> : "γ" U3B3 # gamma
> <Multi_key> <d> <e> <l> <t> <a> : "δ" U3B4 # delta
> <Multi_key> <e> <p> <s> <i> <l> <o> <n> : "ε" U3B5 # epsilon
> <Multi_key> <z> <e> <t> <a> : "ζ" U3B6 # zeta
> <Multi_key> <e> <t> <a> : "η" U3B7 # eta
> <Multi_key> <t> <h> <e> <t> <a> : "θ" U3B8 # theta
> <Multi_key> <i> <o> <t> <a> : "ι" U3B9 # iota
> <Multi_key> <k> <a> <p> <p> <a> : "κ" U3BA # kappa
> <Multi_key> <l> <a> <m> <b> <d> <a> : "λ" U3BB # lambda
> <Multi_key> <m> <u> : "μ" U3BC # mu
> <Multi_key> <n> <u> : "ν" U3BD # nu
> <Multi_key> <x> <i> : "ξ" U3BE # xi
> <Multi_key> <o> <m> <i> <c> <r> <o> <n> : "ο" U3BF # omicron
> <Multi_key> <p> <i> : "π" U3C0 # pi
> <Multi_key> <r> <h> <o> : "ρ" U3C1 # rho
> <Multi_key> <s> <i> <g> <m> <a> : "σ" U3C3 # sigma
> <Multi_key> <t> <a> <u> : "τ" U3C4 # tau
> <Multi_key> <u> <p> <s> <i> <l> <o> <n> : "υ" U3C5 # upsilon
> <Multi_key> <p> <h> <i> : "φ" U3C6 # phi
> <Multi_key> <c> <h> <i> : "χ" U3C7 # chi
> <Multi_key> <p> <s> <i> : "ψ" U3C8 # psi
> <Multi_key> <o> <m> <e> <g> <a> : "ω" U3C9 # omega

Solutions

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qq$yiwo<fd-6b>p:s/./<&> /g<CR>Dkf<vt:pjddq23@qZZ

qq$yiwo<Esc>p:s/./<&> /g<CR>Dkf<vt:pjddq99@qZZ

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10 active golfers, 33 entries

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#1 - wpr__ / @wpr____

07/20/2026 at 09:53PM

33

#2 - JCapretta / @JCapretta

07/24/2026 at 11:10AM

33

#3 - Kai Nakamura / @Uniyo-Ltd

07/29/2026 at 08:52AM

33

#4 - AnTuA / @xAnTuA

08/04/2026 at 05:20PM

35

#5 - MartinDanesh / @MartinDanesh

07/18/2026 at 12:48PM

35

#6 - “Smylers” / @Smylers2

07/20/2026 at 03:58PM

35

#7 - Alex Litchev / @alunity

07/21/2026 at 10:27PM

39

#8 - bemmesr / @bemmesr

07/17/2026 at 11:12AM

39

#9 - Alex / @AlexanderHeatl2

07/26/2026 at 10:37PM

39

#10 - Bartek Rzepala / @jeanpi101

07/31/2026 at 09:10AM