Add helper scripts for dwmblocks

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diff --git a/local/bin/input_control.sh b/local/bin/input_control.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Use either X keyboard extension layouts (setxkbmap), or fcitx (or both).
+#
+# At first I configured this to use setxkbmap, it works fine.
+# 
+# fcitx already provides keybindings, but I wanted to display 
+# the current input method in dwmblocks immediatly.  So I'm
+# adding such support through fcitx5-remote.
+
+signal=20
+
+# signal dwmblocks to update block
+send_signal() {
+    pkill -RTMIN+$signal dwmblocks
+}
+
+# Cycle X keyboard extension layouts
+cycle_layouts() {
+    layouts=(us latam)              # X keyboard extension
+    STATE_FILE="$XDG_STATE_HOME/keyboard_layout_state"
+
+    if [ -f "$STATE_FILE" ]; then
+        index=$(cat "$STATE_FILE")
+    else
+        index=0
+    fi
+    next_index=$(( (index + 1) % ${#layouts[@]} ))
+    echo $next_index > "$STATE_FILE"
+
+    setxkbmap ${layouts[$index]}
+}
+
+fcitx_control() {
+    # For this to correctly reflect the state of the system "Share Input State"
+    # should be set to "All" in fcitx5-configtool.
+
+    case $1 in
+        en)
+            fcitx5-remote -g Default
+            fcitx5-remote -c    # Closed
+            ;;
+        es)
+            fcitx5-remote -g Spanish
+            fcitx5-remote -c    # Closed
+            ;;
+        ja) 
+            fcitx5-remote -g Default
+            fcitx5-remote -o    # Open
+            ;;
+        *)
+            fcitx5-remote -q    # 
+            fcitx5-remote -n
+            fcitx5-remote
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+#cycle_layouts
+fcitx_control $1
+
+send_signal