How can I input any Unicode character if I know its hexadecimal code?

[Patrick Andries]

http://www.unicode.org/faq/font_keyboard.html states : «Q. How can I input any Unicode character if I know its hexadecimal code? A. Some platforms have methods of hexadecimal entry; others have only decimal entry. On Windows, there is a decimal input method: hold down the alt key while typing decimal digits on the numeric keypad. The ALT+decimal method requires the code from the encoding of the command prompt. To enter Unicode decimal values, you have to prefix the number with a 0 (zero). E.g. ALT+0163 is the pound sign ("£"), in decimal. There is a hex-to-Unicode entry method that works with WordPad 2000, Office 2000 edit boxes, RichEdit controls in general, and in Microsoft Word 2002.» I would like to input arbitrary hexadecimal Unicode values in an application (XMetal) which does not seem to use the RichEdit control. Unfortunately, I don't seem to be able to key in a large decimal value (outside of win 1252) using the ALT+0xxx convention in XMetal (I'm on a US Windows XP). Is this normal ? Is it possible — I suspect not — to use the Keyboard Layout Creator to specify a similar behaviour to the RichEdit control or the standard ALT+<decimal number>? Something like ALT+X+<hex number> would correspond the Unicode character associated to that hex value. Would be useful, I think.   P. Andries - o - 0 - o - Unicode et ISO 10646 en français http://pages.infinit.net/hapax