Re: [Gimp-user] greek letters

2014-05-18 Thread Gary Aitken
>> It works two different ways on this windoze box (can't test on >> my fbsd box as I'm rebuilding world now). >> 1. Release the and after typing 'u'. >>Then hit after all the hex chars are in. >> 2. Keep and down until done with hex chars; >>releasing completes the sequence >> >> Do

Re: [Gimp-user] greek letters

2014-05-18 Thread Akkana Peck
Gary Aitken writes: > It works two different ways on this windoze box (can't test on > my fbsd box as I'm rebuilding world now). > 1. Release the and after typing 'u'. >Then hit after all the hex chars are in. > 2. Keep and down until done with hex chars; >releasing completes the sequ

Re: [Gimp-user] greek letters

2014-05-18 Thread Michael Schumacher
On 18.05.2014 09:23, Gary Aitken wrote: > It works two different ways on this windoze box (can't test on > my fbsd box as I'm rebuilding world now). > 1. Release the and after typing 'u'. >Then hit after all the hex chars are in. > 2. Keep and down until done with hex chars; >releasin

Re: [Gimp-user] greek letters

2014-05-18 Thread Gary Aitken
>> Are you using Linux? What is your locale setting? > > I can't type an alpha either, on Debian Sid, UTF-8, libgtk2 2.24.23-1, > git master gimp from a few days ago. > >> [fixed version, sorry!] >> >> > For me, using the Gimp on-canvas text tool, >> > >> > hold down control and keep it pressed >>

Re: [Gimp-user] greek letters

2014-05-17 Thread Akkana Peck
Liam R E Quin writes: > Are you using Linux? What is your locale setting? I can't type an alpha either, on Debian Sid, UTF-8, libgtk2 2.24.23-1, git master gimp from a few days ago. > [fixed version, sorry!] > > > For me, using the Gimp on-canvas text tool, > > > > hold down control and keep it

Re: [Gimp-user] greek letters

2014-05-17 Thread Liam R E Quin
On Sat, 2014-05-17 at 20:50 -0400, Liam R E Quin wrote: [fixed version, sorry!] > For me, using the Gimp on-canvas text tool, > > hold down control and keep it pressed > hold down shift and keep it pressed press u and let it go (keeping control and shift pressed) > press 3 and let go > press b an

Re: [Gimp-user] greek letters

2014-05-17 Thread Noel Stoutenburg
Friends, Even though I intended to reply through this list, I just noticed that I sent my reply to GP to the email list in his post by mistake. In my response to his post, I suggested verifying that the font that he was trying to use for the label was a unicode implementation. On my windows

Re: [Gimp-user] greek letters

2014-05-17 Thread Liam R E Quin
On Fri, 2014-05-16 at 09:52 +0200, gimppimpf wrote: > >Hi Gary, > > > >thanks a lot - that perfekt answer will help me. I must build a > >starmap with the starnames. For Example alpha Gemini, but the word > >alpha must be a greek letter. The rest ist normal text. > > > >By Gimppimpf > > Hi togehte

Re: [Gimp-user] greek letters

2014-05-17 Thread Ofnuts
On 16/05/14 09:52, gimppimpf wrote: Hi Gary, thanks a lot - that perfekt answer will help me. I must build a starmap with the starnames. For Example alpha Gemini, but the word alpha must be a greek letter. The rest ist normal text. By Gimppimpf Hi togehter, sorry, but the trick dont work. See

Re: [Gimp-user] greek letters

2014-05-13 Thread Gary Aitken
On 05/13/14 07:32, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: > Adding a Greek keyboard layout to your operating system/desktop > environment of choice would be a sensible solution. There also > typically is an app usually called Character Map that you can use to > copy/paste single letters from. > > Alexandre

Re: [Gimp-user] greek letters

2014-05-13 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
Adding a Greek keyboard layout to your operating system/desktop environment of choice would be a sensible solution. There also typically is an app usually called Character Map that you can use to copy/paste single letters from. Alexandre On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 5:30 PM, gimppimpf wrote: > Hell