A tool to insert characters absent from the keyboard using a heredoc declaration, dmenu and xdotool.
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A tool to insert characters absent from the keyboard using a heredoc*
declaration, dmenu and xdotool.
* https://stackoverflow.com/a/21549836

Dependencies :
xdotool - command-line X11 automation tool
dmenu - dynamic menu https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/

Usage :
First, make the script executable :
chmod +x dictionary.sh
Then launch it.
./dictionary.sh
Select the character you would like to type and press ENTER

Using the i3 window manager, i have put a binding on the combination of
Super+Shift+y that will launch the script.
bindsym $mod+Shift+y exec "~/dictionary.sh"