2008/1/4, Manfred J. Krause <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> Hi Harold, *,
>
> 2008/1/4, Harold Fuchs wrote:
> > On 04/01/2008, Harold Fuchs wrote:
> > > On 04/01/2008, Manfred J. Krause wrote:
> > > > 2008/1/4, Harold Fuchs wrote:
> > > > > On 04/01/2008, Alec McAllister wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > [...] but it's worth knowing that Unicode defines
> > > > > > a number of proper ticks [...] and crosses,
> > > > > > starting at 2713 (hex), i.e. in the Dingbats range.
>
> 'Dingbats' is a specified Unicode Block:
> U+2700 – U+27BF (174 characters)
> [like 'Basic Latin' or 'Greek Extended'].
>
> > > > > [...]
> > > > > 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
>
> ... and inside the 'Special Characters' window (top right):
>
> > > > -> Font: [select font (1)]
>
> ... see selection below;
> most of the fonts don't have characters
> in Unicode Block 'Dingbats').
>
> > > > -> Subset: [scroll down to] Dingbats
> > >
> > > Errrm. No. Wingdings and webdings but *not* dingbats.
> > >
> > > > ... voilà ...
> > > >
> > > > (1)
> > > > suggestion e.g.:
> > > >
> > > > U+2715 ✕
> > > > U+2713 ✓
> > >
> > 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/???
>
> That's a misunderstanding.
>
> These fonts (e.g.) are capable for 'Dingbats':
> >
> > DejaVu Sans
> > > > Arev Sans
> > > > Arial Unicode MS
> > > > Free Serif
> > > > StarSymbol
> > > > (OpenSymbol)
> >
> > Sorry - I don't know what I did but the previous got sent before I'd
> > finished.
>
> You may try ->
> BabelMap (Unicode Character Map Utility)
> <http://www.babelstone.co.uk/Software/BabelMap.html>
>
> Manfred
Again, in Windows (XP, I haven't tried it in Vista), the formula for a given
Unicode glyph is the following «Alt + 0[the glyph's decimal code]». Thus,
given that the decimal code for «✓» is 10003 and that for «✔» is 10004, one
can enter these glyphs in an OOo text by typing «Alt + 010003» and «Alt +
10004», respectively. No Wingdings, Webdings, or Dingbats are required....
Henri
