How to make the double quote behave as a dead key except when it is used in combination with itself

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When I use a keyboard, I expect the following behaviours (and I rely on these behaviours):




  • Press ", release ": Should remember the key as a dead key


  • Press ", release ", press <space>, release <space>: Should print "


  • Press ", release ", press ", release ": Should print ""

I understand that this behaviour is defined by a keyboard layout, so I did some research.



On keyboard layout "English - US with dead keys", I get the top 2 behaviours that I prefer, but the last behaviour is not fulfilled, and I get the weird character ¨ when I try that.



On keyboard layout "English - US with AltGr dead keys", I only get the last behaviour, but the key doesn't behave dead anymore.



How can I modify the keyboard layout to fulfill the 3 behaviours I expect when I use a keyboard?






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    When I use a keyboard, I expect the following behaviours (and I rely on these behaviours):




    • Press ", release ": Should remember the key as a dead key


    • Press ", release ", press <space>, release <space>: Should print "


    • Press ", release ", press ", release ": Should print ""

    I understand that this behaviour is defined by a keyboard layout, so I did some research.



    On keyboard layout "English - US with dead keys", I get the top 2 behaviours that I prefer, but the last behaviour is not fulfilled, and I get the weird character ¨ when I try that.



    On keyboard layout "English - US with AltGr dead keys", I only get the last behaviour, but the key doesn't behave dead anymore.



    How can I modify the keyboard layout to fulfill the 3 behaviours I expect when I use a keyboard?






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      When I use a keyboard, I expect the following behaviours (and I rely on these behaviours):




      • Press ", release ": Should remember the key as a dead key


      • Press ", release ", press <space>, release <space>: Should print "


      • Press ", release ", press ", release ": Should print ""

      I understand that this behaviour is defined by a keyboard layout, so I did some research.



      On keyboard layout "English - US with dead keys", I get the top 2 behaviours that I prefer, but the last behaviour is not fulfilled, and I get the weird character ¨ when I try that.



      On keyboard layout "English - US with AltGr dead keys", I only get the last behaviour, but the key doesn't behave dead anymore.



      How can I modify the keyboard layout to fulfill the 3 behaviours I expect when I use a keyboard?






      keyboard-layout







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      When I use a keyboard, I expect the following behaviours (and I rely on these behaviours):




      • Press ", release ": Should remember the key as a dead key


      • Press ", release ", press <space>, release <space>: Should print "


      • Press ", release ", press ", release ": Should print ""

      I understand that this behaviour is defined by a keyboard layout, so I did some research.



      On keyboard layout "English - US with dead keys", I get the top 2 behaviours that I prefer, but the last behaviour is not fulfilled, and I get the weird character ¨ when I try that.



      On keyboard layout "English - US with AltGr dead keys", I only get the last behaviour, but the key doesn't behave dead anymore.



      How can I modify the keyboard layout to fulfill the 3 behaviours I expect when I use a keyboard?






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          After trying differend ways for this problem, I eventually found a solution with help in chat for this problem



          The root cause of the problem is actually caused by the fact that linux does not have an dead_apostrophe and a dead_quotedbl by default, so the default "us dead keyboard layout" have either mapped a dead_acute or a non dead key mapped to ".



          This ment this problem is not being fixable by making your own custom keyboard layout, as I was suggested in the chat.



          After further research and the just is time learning of new keywords to search, I found this solution on Unix & Linux StackExchange, what helped me solve the problem.



          I followed the following steps listed in that answer:



          1. sudo apt install uim

          2. echo 'export GTK_IM_MODULE="uim"' >> ~./profile

          3. echo 'export QT_IM_MODULE="uim"' >> ~./profile

          4. curl 'https://gist.githubusercontent.com/guiambros/b773ee85746e06454596/raw/0ea6d7f7cf9a6ff38b4cafde24dd43852e46d5e3/.XCompose' > ~/.XCompose

          5. Rebooted Ubuntu

          After these steps, I managed to fulfill the following expectations I had about my keyboard:





          • Press ", release ": Should remember the key as a dead key


          • Press ", release ", press <space>, release <space>: Should
            print "


          • Press ", release ", press ", release ": Should print ""






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          • To log out of the session and log back in should be enough to let the changes take effect. No need to reboot.
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          After trying differend ways for this problem, I eventually found a solution with help in chat for this problem



          The root cause of the problem is actually caused by the fact that linux does not have an dead_apostrophe and a dead_quotedbl by default, so the default "us dead keyboard layout" have either mapped a dead_acute or a non dead key mapped to ".



          This ment this problem is not being fixable by making your own custom keyboard layout, as I was suggested in the chat.



          After further research and the just is time learning of new keywords to search, I found this solution on Unix & Linux StackExchange, what helped me solve the problem.



          I followed the following steps listed in that answer:



          1. sudo apt install uim

          2. echo 'export GTK_IM_MODULE="uim"' >> ~./profile

          3. echo 'export QT_IM_MODULE="uim"' >> ~./profile

          4. curl 'https://gist.githubusercontent.com/guiambros/b773ee85746e06454596/raw/0ea6d7f7cf9a6ff38b4cafde24dd43852e46d5e3/.XCompose' > ~/.XCompose

          5. Rebooted Ubuntu

          After these steps, I managed to fulfill the following expectations I had about my keyboard:





          • Press ", release ": Should remember the key as a dead key


          • Press ", release ", press <space>, release <space>: Should
            print "


          • Press ", release ", press ", release ": Should print ""






          share|improve this answer




















          • To log out of the session and log back in should be enough to let the changes take effect. No need to reboot.
            – David Foerster
            24 secs ago














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          After trying differend ways for this problem, I eventually found a solution with help in chat for this problem



          The root cause of the problem is actually caused by the fact that linux does not have an dead_apostrophe and a dead_quotedbl by default, so the default "us dead keyboard layout" have either mapped a dead_acute or a non dead key mapped to ".



          This ment this problem is not being fixable by making your own custom keyboard layout, as I was suggested in the chat.



          After further research and the just is time learning of new keywords to search, I found this solution on Unix & Linux StackExchange, what helped me solve the problem.



          I followed the following steps listed in that answer:



          1. sudo apt install uim

          2. echo 'export GTK_IM_MODULE="uim"' >> ~./profile

          3. echo 'export QT_IM_MODULE="uim"' >> ~./profile

          4. curl 'https://gist.githubusercontent.com/guiambros/b773ee85746e06454596/raw/0ea6d7f7cf9a6ff38b4cafde24dd43852e46d5e3/.XCompose' > ~/.XCompose

          5. Rebooted Ubuntu

          After these steps, I managed to fulfill the following expectations I had about my keyboard:





          • Press ", release ": Should remember the key as a dead key


          • Press ", release ", press <space>, release <space>: Should
            print "


          • Press ", release ", press ", release ": Should print ""






          share|improve this answer




















          • To log out of the session and log back in should be enough to let the changes take effect. No need to reboot.
            – David Foerster
            24 secs ago












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          After trying differend ways for this problem, I eventually found a solution with help in chat for this problem



          The root cause of the problem is actually caused by the fact that linux does not have an dead_apostrophe and a dead_quotedbl by default, so the default "us dead keyboard layout" have either mapped a dead_acute or a non dead key mapped to ".



          This ment this problem is not being fixable by making your own custom keyboard layout, as I was suggested in the chat.



          After further research and the just is time learning of new keywords to search, I found this solution on Unix & Linux StackExchange, what helped me solve the problem.



          I followed the following steps listed in that answer:



          1. sudo apt install uim

          2. echo 'export GTK_IM_MODULE="uim"' >> ~./profile

          3. echo 'export QT_IM_MODULE="uim"' >> ~./profile

          4. curl 'https://gist.githubusercontent.com/guiambros/b773ee85746e06454596/raw/0ea6d7f7cf9a6ff38b4cafde24dd43852e46d5e3/.XCompose' > ~/.XCompose

          5. Rebooted Ubuntu

          After these steps, I managed to fulfill the following expectations I had about my keyboard:





          • Press ", release ": Should remember the key as a dead key


          • Press ", release ", press <space>, release <space>: Should
            print "


          • Press ", release ", press ", release ": Should print ""






          share|improve this answer












          After trying differend ways for this problem, I eventually found a solution with help in chat for this problem



          The root cause of the problem is actually caused by the fact that linux does not have an dead_apostrophe and a dead_quotedbl by default, so the default "us dead keyboard layout" have either mapped a dead_acute or a non dead key mapped to ".



          This ment this problem is not being fixable by making your own custom keyboard layout, as I was suggested in the chat.



          After further research and the just is time learning of new keywords to search, I found this solution on Unix & Linux StackExchange, what helped me solve the problem.



          I followed the following steps listed in that answer:



          1. sudo apt install uim

          2. echo 'export GTK_IM_MODULE="uim"' >> ~./profile

          3. echo 'export QT_IM_MODULE="uim"' >> ~./profile

          4. curl 'https://gist.githubusercontent.com/guiambros/b773ee85746e06454596/raw/0ea6d7f7cf9a6ff38b4cafde24dd43852e46d5e3/.XCompose' > ~/.XCompose

          5. Rebooted Ubuntu

          After these steps, I managed to fulfill the following expectations I had about my keyboard:





          • Press ", release ": Should remember the key as a dead key


          • Press ", release ", press <space>, release <space>: Should
            print "


          • Press ", release ", press ", release ": Should print ""







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          • To log out of the session and log back in should be enough to let the changes take effect. No need to reboot.
            – David Foerster
            24 secs ago
















          • To log out of the session and log back in should be enough to let the changes take effect. No need to reboot.
            – David Foerster
            24 secs ago















          To log out of the session and log back in should be enough to let the changes take effect. No need to reboot.
          – David Foerster
          24 secs ago




          To log out of the session and log back in should be enough to let the changes take effect. No need to reboot.
          – David Foerster
          24 secs ago

















           

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