Re: [Zim-wiki] ALT+NUMPAD not working on WinXP

2013-10-27 Thread Marco Cevoli
Hi André, I'm aware of that. I exactly described my problem in my previous message. The ALT+key combination works in every program except Zim-Wiki, so it's obvious that there's an issue with it. :) Bests Marco Cevoli Traduttore tecnico. Grafico. Congiungitore di punti. Technical translator.

Re: [Zim-wiki] ALT+NUMPAD not working on WinXP

2013-10-27 Thread Brendan Kidwell
Zim is a Python application that depends completely on the GTK+ framework for interacting with the display and input devices, as well as a few other things. I don't think Zim does anything special with GTK+'s keyboard input functions, so the problem may be in GTK+ on Windows, not with Zim itself.

Re: [Zim-wiki] ALT+NUMPAD not working on WinXP

2013-10-27 Thread Brendan Kidwell
Also, don't forget that Zim has its own typing shortcut for non-keyboard characters. The manual says you can type backslash SYMBOL-NAME space to get most of the named special characters from HTML. See this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_XML_and_HTML_character_entity_references. For

Re: [Zim-wiki] ALT+NUMPAD not working on WinXP

2013-10-27 Thread Brendan Kidwell
... I forgot to mention you need to have the Insert Symbol plugin turned on for Zim's method to work. On Sun, Oct 27, 2013 at 5:06 PM, Brendan Kidwell sn...@glump.net wrote: Also, don't forget that Zim has its own typing shortcut for non-keyboard characters. The manual says you can type

[Zim-wiki] Free presentation in Boston, 11 Dec: Learn Zim: The Free Replacement for Evernote and Solution to Chaos in Your Life

2013-10-27 Thread Brendan Kidwell
If you are in the USA anywhere near Boston in December, you are invited to see a free presentation by me at a local computer club about how to use Zim to get work done. Also, I will be recording it and will hopefully be able to produce a decent video to share online by January or so. The

Re: [Zim-wiki] ALT+NUMPAD not working on WinXP

2013-10-27 Thread Marco Cevoli
Brendan, thanks a lot. Of course it's a GTK+ issue, not directly Zim's, sorry for the misunderstanding. BTW, this has a very low priority for me, so put it in your to-do list accordingly. I wasn't aware of the other typing shorcut. Thanks! That feature totally solves my problem! Bests Marco

Re: [Zim-wiki] Free presentation in Boston, 11 Dec: Learn Zim: The Free Replacement for Evernote and Solution to Chaos in Your Life

2013-10-27 Thread Marco Cevoli
Hi Brendan, Congratulations for the idea! Please also consider to share your presentation slides (if any) on SlideShare or a similar site. They might come handy if someone decides to organize a similar event in his own country. Looking forward to seeing the video Bests Marco Cevoli Traduttore