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# libxkbcommon
-libxkbcommon is a keymap compiler and support library which processes a
-reduced subset of keymaps as defined by the XKB specification.
+libxkbcommon is a keyboard keymap compiler and support library which
+processes a reduced subset of keymaps as defined by the XKB (X Keyboard
+Extension) specification. It also contains a module for handling Compose
+and dead keys.
## Quick Guide
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xkeyboard-config is available here:
http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/XKeyboardConfig
+The dataset for Compose is distributed in libX11, as part of the X locale
+data.
+
## Relation to X11
See [Compatibility](doc/compat.md) notes.