Exactly -- but which is it? 127, 129, 141, 143, 144, 157, or 160? There is no mouse-over, there is no keystroke description. Even the MS map, considered a very base level tool, provides that information. You can't even click a character and have it added to your text, only to the pointless ribbon, so you are constantly having to redo selections.
And I don't want to think how long we will have to wait for comprehension of OTF. Wm Voss On 12-Jul-10 7:41 PM, david wrote: > The "rudimentary" character map already contains it. Fifth row down, > far left. > Dave (NZ). > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* Wm Voss > *Sent:* Tue 13/07/2010 13:35 > *To:* LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] RE: Problem with fixed report narrative > > Or Legacy could do a small courtesy to its users and improve the > rudimentary character map build into every note and event screen. Its > only been on the desire list for a decade or so. > > Wm Voss > > On 12-Jul-10 6:18 PM, Brian L. Lightfoot wrote: > > While many of you are thinking "how the heck am I supposed to remember > > ALT+0160" every time or anytime I need to generate a non-breaking space in > > Legacy, relax. Windows offers an alternate method where you need not > > remember a bunch of mumbo-jumbo codes. All you have to do is remember > > "Character Map". It's a small little program that comes with Windows. It > > probably sits in your Start Menu buried away under Accessories but you can > > always get to it by just clicking on START, then RUN, and then type in > > CHARMAP. > > > > A small window will pop up usually showing the first Font set (probably > > Arial, most are similar in their structure). Look closely and you'll see it > > starts out with a few special characters, then the numbers, then Uppercase > > letters, followed by Lowercase letters, and then a few more special > > characters. Just 4 characters after the lowercase Z and in the middle of > > those special characters you'll see a blank box. Hover your mouse over it > > and it will say "Non-breaking space". If you click on that character, the > > little box will expand (in this case it's still empty.) However, look on > > the lower right of the window and it gives you the keystrokes necessary to > > manually enter a non-breaking space: ALT + 0160. > > > > Still having problems remembering the codes or problems typing them in? > > Just click on whatever character you want to enter, click on SELECT, click > > on COPY and then switch back over to whatever application you needed the > > character (i.e., Legacy), put the cursor wherever you want the character, > > and then PASTE it (CTRL-V). > > > > While you're playing around with CHARMAP, notice that all those foreign > > characters are right there also. Click on whichever you need and type the > > necessary keystrokes or use the copy/paste method. > > > > Brian in CA > > (normally I'd say this would be off-topic but since it provides a > > work-around to a shortcoming/bug in Legacy, maybe somebody will find it > > useful.) > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
