On 04/01/2008, Harold Fuchs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> On 04/01/2008, Manfred J. Krause <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
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> > Hi *,
> >
> > 2008/1/4, Harold Fuchs wrote:
> > > On 04/01/2008, Alec McAllister wrote:
> > > > [...]
> > > >
> > > > This isn't exactly what was originally asked for, but it's worth
> > knowing
> > > > that Unicode defines a number of proper ticks (we Brits don't call
> > them
> > > > "checks") and crosses, starting at 2713 (hex), i.e. in the Dingbats
> > range.
> > >
> > > As I Brit I normally don't call them check marks either but, when in
> > Rome
> > > ...
> > >
> > > My version of Writer doesn't have Dingbats ...
> > >
> > > Do you mean *Hex* 2713? How do I get that character on a Windows
> > system,
> > > please?
> >
> > [Writer/Calc] ->
> >
> > Insert | Special Characters
> > -> Font: [select font (1)]
> > -> Subset: [scroll down to] Dingbats
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> Errrm. No. Wingdings and webdings but *not* dingbats.
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> ... voilà ...
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> > (1)
> > suggestion e.g.:
> >
> > U+2715 ✕
> > U+2713 ✓
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Errrm. No. Not on Windows. If I type 5 characters ("U2715") I get just that.
If I hold down the U key it starts repeating. Perhaps on *nix/Mac/???
DejaVu Sans
> > Arev Sans
> > Arial Unicode MS
> > Free Serif
> > StarSymbol
> > (OpenSymbol)
> >
> > Manfred
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Sorry - I don't know what I did but the previous got sent before I'd
finished.
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Harold Fuchs
London, England
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