kmonad

.XCompose

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+include "%L"
+include "/usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose"
+
 # GREEK CAPITAL LETTERS
 <Multi_key> <G> <A> : "Α"    U0391    # GREEK CAPITAL LETTER ALPHA
 <Multi_key> <G> <B> : "Β"    U0392    # GREEK CAPITAL LETTER BETA

.config/kmonad/config.kbd

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 (defcfg
-  input (device-file "/dev/input/by-path/platform-i8042-serio-0-event-kbd")
+  ;; KEYBOARD is replaced by the file of the keyboard, see $HOME/.config/systemd/user/kmonad@.service
-  output (uinput-sink "KMonad output" "/sbin/sleep 5 && /sbin/setxkbmap -option compose:paus")
+  input (device-file "KEYBOARD")
+  output (uinput-sink "KMonad output")
   fallthrough true
   allow-cmd false
 )
@@ -19,20 +20,24 @@
   spc (tap-hold 200 spc (layer-toggle space))
   grk (layer-next greek)
   Grk (layer-toggle Greek)
+  vtb (tap-hold 400 tab (tap-macro-release esc i))
+  æ #(pause q e)
+  œ #(pause o e)
+  nla LALT_KEY
 )
 
 (deflayer base
   _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _          _    _    _
   _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _     _    _    _    _    _    _    _
-  _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _     _    _    _    _    _    _    _
+  @vtb _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _     _    _    _    _    _    _    _
   _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _                         _    _    _
-  @sl  _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _               _         _    _    _    _
+  _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _               _         _    _    _    _
-  _    _    _            @spc                  _    _    _    _          _    _    _    _    _
+  _    _    @nla         @spc                  _    _    _    _          _    _    _    _    _
 )
 
 (deflayer space
   _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _          _    _    _
-  _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _     _    _    _    _    _    _    _
+  _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    del   _    _    _    _    _    _    _
   esc  _    _    _    _    _    _    _    .    _    _    home end  _     _    _    _    _    _    _    _
   _    _    _    _    _    _    left down up   rght _    _    _                         _    _    _
   _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _               _         _    _    _    _
@@ -58,6 +63,7 @@
   _    _    _              _                   _    _    _    _          _    _    _    _    _
 )
 
+;; note: the pause key is the compose key
 (defalias
   α #(pause g q)
   β #(pause g b)