2007/3/3, Harold Fuchs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: <snip>
> Harold, I think we have a misunderstanding : when I write «Alt Gr + c» > and «Alt Gr+ Shift + c», I refer to depressing these keys (two in the former > case, three in the latter) more or less simultaneously ; that is not > beyond even my poor powers. The equals sign «=» refers to the fact that the > result of both operations, indicated by the arrow «→», is the same, i e, «(c)». > To obtain «¢», I must resort to a more complex manœuvre. I was merely > indicating my surprise that Ennio, also using a Linux distro, obtained «¢» > by means of «Alt Gr + Shift + c».... > > Henri > Henri, No misunderstanding. Even my fingers can do Alt or Alt Gr + Shift + another key simultaneously. What I can't do is the Ctrl+Shift+u simultaneous 3-key chord apparently necessary to enter Unicode values in Linux. -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to [email protected]
Harold, the technique I use is «Ctrl + Shift» with the left hand and, holding these down, «u» with the right, after which all three keys are released and the remaining keys typed one after the other. Thus, first «Ctrl + Shift + u», followed by 0,a,2 in succession, and then space-bar → ¢. Complicated ? Yes, and more so (but also more powerful) than the «Alt + 0xxx» that was available to me when using Windows XP, but the procedure doesn't require extraordinary dexterity, and to my mind is to be preferred to a cut and paste procedure or opening Character Manager and drawing and dropping. Thus I am grateful to JJJ for making me aware of these possibilities. If you have access to a Linux machine, give it a try and let us hear what you think !... Henri
