kvirc - convert special characters to ascii while typing

gistfile1.txt

#new handler OnTextInput
%string=$0
%string=$str.replace(%string,"À","A'",1)#,1 = case sensitive
%string=$str.replace(%string,"Á","A'",1)
%string=$str.replace(%string,"È","E'",1)
%string=$str.replace(%string,"É","E'",1)
%string=$str.replace(%string,"Ì","I'",1)
%string=$str.replace(%string,"Í","I'",1)
%string=$str.replace(%string,"Ò","O'",1)
%string=$str.replace(%string,"Ó","O'",1)
%string=$str.replace(%string,"Ù","U'",1)
%string=$str.replace(%string,"Ú","U'",1)
%string=$str.replace(%string,"à","a'",1)
%string=$str.replace(%string,"á","a'",1)
%string=$str.replace(%string,"è","e'",1)
%string=$str.replace(%string,"é","e'",1)
%string=$str.replace(%string,"ì","i'",1)
%string=$str.replace(%string,"í","i'",1)
%string=$str.replace(%string,"ò","o'",1)
%string=$str.replace(%string,"ó","o'",1)
%string=$str.replace(%string,"ù","u'",1)
%string=$str.replace(%string,"ú","u'",1)
say %string
halt #halt to avoid sending the message twice


#new alias: deascii
#to be used with emoticons and stuff that really needs those letters
say $0- #won't be parsed by OnTextInput