Re: using unicode instead of marvosym symbols
On Thu, 30 Aug 2018 19:05:00 +0200
Ricardo Berlasso wrote:
> After setting your document to use XeTeX and choosing an appropriate
> font, in the Preamble write something like this
>
> \newcommand{\Name}{\symbol{"}}
>
>
> where is the corresponding Unicode hex code. Now, on your
> document open a TeX box (Ctrl-L) and type \Name in it. That's all.
Perfect!! It works nicely with \input{symbols}, so I can define all the
required commands in a single file for re-use...and I use it with LuaTeX
engine. For quite some time I was considering to learn/use ConTeXt, but the
fact is that LyX/LaTeX are simply enjoying more (community) support.
Sincerely,
Gour
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himself the doer of activities that are in actuality carried out
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Re: using unicode instead of marvosym symbols
El jue., 30 ago. 2018 a las 18:42, Saša Janiška ()
escribió:
>
> Hello,
>
> I plan to start using LyX for writing my study notes where the content
> requires
> lot of astro symbols. In the past I was using marvosym font/package and
> writing
> e.g. \Sun \Aries etc.
>
> Now I'd like to use Unicode symbols instead of marvosym and wonder what
> would
> be the optimal way to do it *without* the need to type Unicode character's
> hex
> code, iow. via some shortcut like above (\Sun...)?
>
It's possible by using XeTeX, a good font, and a bit of code in the
preamble. But be aware you'll need to find an OpenType font with ALL the
symbols you need, otherwise you'll be dealing with a lot of compilation
errors!
After setting your document to use XeTeX and choosing an appropriate font,
in the Preamble write something like this
\newcommand{\Name}{\symbol{"}}
where is the corresponding Unicode hex code. Now, on your document
open a TeX box (Ctrl-L) and type \Name in it. That's all.
Regards,
Ricardo
>
>
> Sincerely,
> Gour
>
> --
> A person is said to be established in self-realization and is called a
> yogī [or mystic] when he is fully satisfied by virtue of acquired
> knowledge and realization. Such a person is situated in transcendence
> and is self-controlled. He sees everything — whether it be pebbles,
> stones or gold — as the same.
>
using unicode instead of marvosym symbols
Hello, I plan to start using LyX for writing my study notes where the content requires lot of astro symbols. In the past I was using marvosym font/package and writing e.g. \Sun \Aries etc. Now I'd like to use Unicode symbols instead of marvosym and wonder what would be the optimal way to do it *without* the need to type Unicode character's hex code, iow. via some shortcut like above (\Sun...)? Sincerely, Gour -- A person is said to be established in self-realization and is called a yogī [or mystic] when he is fully satisfied by virtue of acquired knowledge and realization. Such a person is situated in transcendence and is self-controlled. He sees everything — whether it be pebbles, stones or gold — as the same. pgpgu25XIASL1.pgp Description: OpenPGP digital signature
