2008/1/4, Harold Fuchs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On 04/01/2008 17:18, M Henri Day wrote: > > <snip> > > > > Harold, what bug ? After downloading the tool, I don't encounter any > > difficulty typing in glyphs directly from my keyboard using the formula > > mentioned above, i e, «Alt + 0[*decimal* code for the desired glyph]. > Thus, > > for the tick «✓» which is glyph #10003, I hold down the «Alt» key and > type > > «010003» on the number pad with «Num Lock» on ; to enter 倀(chāng, the > ghost > > of a man eaten by a tiger), which is #20480, I hold down the «Alt» key > and > > type «020480». I ddid this on a 32-bit Windows XP Home setup. Doesn't > this > > procedure work for you ?... > > > > Henri > > > > PS : A list of the Unicode glyphs can be found here : > > > > http://unicode.coeurlumiere.com/ > > > I meant the bug Jim Allen reported concerning OpenOffice's not allowing > entry of Unicode via the standard Windows interface; to quote from *his* > e-mail (today, 15:29 UK time): > === begin quote === > As to entering such characters from the keyboard, OpenOffice.org still > does not support the standard way of entering Unicode characters in > Windows using the Alt key and the numeric keypad. I reported this in > February 2006 as issue 61540, but nothing has yet been done about it. > See http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=61540 . > === end quote === > > The tool seems to work perfectly. > > -- > Harold Fuchs > London, England
But Harold, isn't that we just did - enter «Unicode via the standard Windows interface». My little bear brain must be missing something here.... Henri
