_zsh: emacs: Force LC_CTYPE=zh_CN.UTF-8

The environment variable "LC_CTYPE=zh_CN.UTF-8" is required to be able to use
Fcitx inside Emacs (GUI).

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/_zsh/80-emacs.zsh b/_zsh/80-emacs.zsh
index 27966b9..5114cc8 100644
--- a/_zsh/80-emacs.zsh
+++ b/_zsh/80-emacs.zsh
@@ -8,34 +8,35 @@
 #
 
 if exists emacsclient; then
+    function eserver() {
+        # NOTE:
+        # Force "LC_CTYPE=zh_CN.UTF-8", otherwise, the Chinese input methods
+        # (e.g., Fcitx) cannot be activated within Emacs (GUI) in non-Chinese
+        # locale (e.g., "LANG=en_US.UTF-8" while "LC_CTYPE" unset)
+        command env LC_CTYPE=zh_CN.UTF-8 emacs --daemon
+    }
+
     function _emacsclient() {
         # Get list of available X windows.
-        X=`emacsclient --alternate-editor '' --eval '(x-display-list)' 2>/dev/null`
+        local X=$(emacsclient --alternate-editor '' \
+                              --eval '(x-display-list)' 2>/dev/null)
 
         if [ -z "$X" ] || [ "$X" = "nil" ]; then
             # Create one if there is no X window yet.
-            command emacsclient --alternate-editor "" --create-frame "$@"
+            local create_frame="--create-frame"
         else
-            # Prevent creating another X frame if there is at least one present.
-            command emacsclient --alternate-editor "" "$@"
+            local create_frame=""
         fi
-    }
 
-    # Write to stdout the path to the file opened in the current buffer
-    function efile() {
-        local cmd="(buffer-file-name (window-buffer))"
-        _emacsclient --eval "$cmd" | tr -d '"'
+        command env LC_CTYPE=zh_CN.UTF-8 emacsclient --alternate-editor "" $create_frame "$@"
     }
 
+    alias emacs='_emacsclient -t'
     # Same as 'M-x eval' but outside of Emacs
     alias eeval='_emacsclient --eval'
     # Create a new X frame
     alias eframe='_emacsclient --create-frame --no-wait'
-
-    alias emacs='_emacsclient -t'
-    alias e=emacs
-    alias ef=eframe
-fi  # end "exists emacsclient"
+fi  # END: exists emacsclient
 
 
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