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That's my point. I have been using "Ctrl + Shift + u, then release,
type the hexcode, and then space-bar, e g, Ctrl + Shift + u, 2660,
space-bar = ♠."
Let me restate the problem. To produce those glyphs, I have to remember
(or use a cheat sheet) the unicode numbers every time I want to use
them. I don't know how you write, but when I get flowing with some
ideas, I like to just keep going. To type a ✔, I have to stop, think
about which unicode to use and type 8 key strokes. By then, my great
idea could be lost and using 8 key strokes doesn't feel natural,
particularly if my article jumps from sentences about ♠ and then to ♥
and then back to ♠ again.
If I could bind or assign "Ctrl + Shift + u, then release, type the
hexcode" (or the affect of that key combination) to my own choice of key
(say, <Super_L>s ) I could then type along, use <Super_L>s to get a ♠
without hardly breaking stride.
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Regards Bill
Sorry, Bill, for missing your point ! To me, <Ctrl + Shift + u> counts as
one keystroke, and the hex code I now type is only slightly more complicated
that the decimal code I used to type holding down the Alt key when I was
using Windows. Then, after having used this operation for a while, I sort of
«knew» - more with my hands than with my brain - that «ç» was <Alt + 0231>
(on the numerical keys with NumLock on !) and it didn't slow me down. Now,
when I use <RW , c> to obtain the same thing, I have to think a little bit
more, and still more if I use <<Ctrl + Shift + u> 0 e 7 space-bar> to
produce the same symbol, but I presume that shortly I shall be able to do so
without interrupting my train of thought. There are so many symbols that I
need to produce that to require a dedicated key for each one would be asking
too much. I'm simply very happy that thanks to all the contributors - not
least yourself - to this thread, I am now able to produce these non ASCII
glyphs without cutting and pasting....
Henri
