On 01/29/2009 05:17 AM, M Henri Day wrote: > 2009/1/29 John Jason Jordan <[email protected]> > >> On Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:12:53 +0800 >> Nicholas <[email protected]> dijo: >> >> > How can I add unicode characters for OpenOffice.org via keyboard on >> Kubuntu? >> > >> > Problem is that there are several common codes that can be used as I go >> > to different PC. >> >> There are various ways to do this on a Linux system. Here is a link to >> a site that is designed for linguists who need to use special >> characters: >> >> http://www.ipa4linguists.pbwiki.com >> >> While it is aimed at linguists, the methods and principles are >> applicable to any special character that you need. Just click on the >> penguin on the main page to get the Linux specific instructions. >> >> Another option is to install Compose Character, an OOo extension. You >> can get it from openoffice.org. I don't like it much because you cannot >> customize it. But if it has all the characters you need, it may be >> perfect for you. >> >> Of all the methods, the one I use is to insert the character by Unicode >> number. The Linux system-wide way to do this is Ctrl-Shift-u, then type >> the Unicode number for the character, followed by a space. For example, >> if I need a schwa I do Ctrl-Shift-u, type 1DD, and hit the space bar. >> >> To find the Unicode number for a character go to Insert > Special >> Character and browse through all the characters until you find the one >> you need. In addition to allowing you to insert the character in your >> document, OOo will display the Unicode number for the character. Just >> note the Unicode number for the character and next time you won't have >> to bother with Insert > Special Character. And since my memory cells >> are overloaded with linguistics stuff these days, I made myself a >> little cheat list and taped it to the side of my keyboard. >> >> The ipa4linguists site above offers some additional methods. Browse >> around the site and pick the method that fits your needs best. > > > Nicholas, like John Jason, I use «Ctrl+shift+u», followed by the relevant > Unicode hexadecimal code and then «Space» (or «Enter») to write a desired > glyph (this, using a Gnome interface on Ubuntu 8.10 ; presumably the > procedure works as well with KDE). It should be noticed, however, that this > can lead to difficulties (Bug #163610<https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/163610>) > due to interference with the shortcut used for underlining on > German-language setups.... > > Henri > <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org-l10n/+bug/163610/+secrecy> > > ) >
The 'upstream' OOo bug report is... well, not very nice: http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=87113 [ctrl-shift-u for german underline conflicts with gnome unicode input] Interesting reply from OOo... particularly since ctrl-shift-u is not used by default in OOo english versions. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
