Roozbeh Pournader wrote in reply to Michael Everson,
> > Because it isn't a "logo", is used officially and obligatorily in > > government documents in at least two countries, one of which does not > > normally use the Arabic script, and it isn't reasonable to expect > > people to type it in > > I can't understand why everyone talks about typing the thing letter by > letter. Which other compatiblity character is typed in letter by letter? > VULGAR FRACTION ONE HALF?! > It's certainly possible to assign a string to a single key. We used to assign frequently typed strings to various function keys way back in dBASE III. Nowadays, strings can be assigned to a single keystroke by way of keyboard driver. A further note about the proposed "character", a user who is expecting to see this presentation form would probably be quite dismayed to find a missing glyph in its place. That may well be a frequent occurence, especially at first. Best regards, James Kass.
