Key-bindings uim has a key-binding method called 'define-key'. You can use define-key in ~/.uim to customize key-bindings. As rough explanation, there are some basic rules. 1. it accepts single ascii char (define-key anthy-kana-toggle-key? "q") 2. single ascii char is case sensitive (define-key anthy-commit-as-opposite-kana-key? "Q") 3. it also accepts keysyms (see uim-key.c for now) (define-key generic-beginning-of-preedit-key? "home") 4. it also accepts previously defined key (define-key anthy-delete-key? 'generic-delete-key?) 5. keys can be modified (define-key my-delete-key? "d") (define-key reset-key? "delete") 6. modifier is implied for single ascii char appropriately (define-key foo-key? "A") ;actually Control + Shift + a (define-key foo2-key? "a") ;actually Control + a (define-key bar-key? "%") ;actually Alt + Shift + 5 (define-key baz-key? "home") ;non-ascii keys need explicit shift 7. keys can be or'ed (define-key anthy-hankaku-kana-key? '("q" "Q")) (define-key anthy-on-key? '("j" "J" generic-on-key?)) And some advanced rules. 8. it also accepts define-time dereference rather than runtime dereference (define-key my-on-key? generic-on-key?) ;after now, redefinition of generic-on-key? not affects my-on-key? ;overriding preexisting definition (define-key generic-on-key? (list "`" generic-on-key?)) ;bad definition: causes infinite loop (define-key generic-on-key? (list "`" 'generic-on-key?)) 9. it also accepts emacs-like syntax (define-key my-delete-key? "C-d") (define-key reset-key? "C-A-delete") (define-key baz-key? "S-home") (define-key anthy-on-key? '("C-j" "C-J" generic-on-key?)) Customization guide We have no GUI-based customization tool yet. Try following steps for now. 1. Collect predefined key-bindings $ fgrep -h '(define-key' /usr/share/uim/*.scm | grep -v zaurus >> ~/.uim * '/usr/share/uim' is varied by your installation settings 2. Edit your own .uim Rewrite the collected definitions for you. Examples To be described. FAQ Q. "a" does not catch 'Control + Alt + a'. Is this a bug? A. No. uim does exact match. Following 2 definitions are distinguished. (define-key foo-key? "a") (define-key bar-key? "a")