Rick Bilonick wrote:
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Thanks. But I don't understand what you mean by "unicode code points."
Could you give me a concrete example for one symbol?
Sorry, I meant to do that.
A "code point" is just the index assigned to a particular glyph. In
ASCII (and Unicode) the letter 'a' is assigned to the code point 97, or
in Unicode notation (hex/base 16), U+0061.
In Linux (at least for Gnome/Gtk-based applications like OOo), you can
enter that code point directly by holding down Shift+Ctrl, typing the
digits, and releasing the Shift+Ctrl.
In OOo, this has two small problems: it was broken by changes to 2.0.4,
so it won't work at all there. In earlier versions, it works but the
coded character is not inserted until you press another key after you
release Shift+Ctrl, at which point you get both characters.
In the formula editor, hold Shift+Ctrl and type 6 1, release Shift+Ctrl
and hit Space. You should see 'a' inserted, same as if you hit and
released the 'a' key. Now try Shift+Ctrl 3 b 1 (release, Space). You
should see an alpha. Shift+Ctrl 3 b 2 is beta, and so on.
Whichever Linux you're using, you should have a character map utility
that will let you see the characters and the code point that corresponds
to it. You should actually be able to copy/paste or drag characters out
of that character map. Unfortunately, the OOo Insert > Special Character
dialog is not available for the formula editor.
When I inserted the symbols that way in the formula editor, they
appeared correctly in the .doc file loaded into Word.
<Joe
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