Eli Zaretskii writes: >> From: Kierin Bell Cc: 74170@debbugs.gnu.org >> Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2024 11:43:51 -0500 >> >> I would like to propose that I add aliases for the six input methods >> derived from autonyms --- or at least for the 'iroqouian-postfix' >> method. I am wondering: 1) Is there a built-in way to define aliases for >> input methods? (I can implement a quick macro that defines two input >> methods simultaneously if not.) 2) Is there a convention or argument >> against declaring multiple input methods with different names that >> basically do the same thing? > > I don't think we have precedents for any of these. > > In general, input method names are AFAIR always plain-ASCII, but the > mnemonics shown on the mode line when an input method is active use > non-ASCII characters indicative of the language. > > Using several names for a single input method could be confusing, so > if you can find a single name that cannot cause negative sentiments, > using such a name is a better alternative, I think. Thank you for your input, Eli. I opted to rename `iroquoian-postfix' to `haudenosaunee-postfix' and leave the other input methods as-is. I have also included a (relatively lengthy) explanatory comment that will hopefully be helpful for those asking similar questions in the future. Patch is attached.