OMG. I've been using XXE for years and had *no idea.* I suppose I should RTFM. (The char palette panel should have a search field anyway.)
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Hussein Shafie <mailto:[email protected]> > January 18, 2011 12:47 AM > > > On 01/17/2011 07:43 PM, David wrote: >> The "Characters" palette would be infinitely more useful if one were >> able to search for a specific character name. >> > > That's right. That's why we also have command insertCharByName. See > attached screenshot. Notice that this dialog box supports auto-completion. > > More info: > http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/_distrib/doc/commands/insertCharByName.html > > > > > >> On OS X, check out UnicodeChecker ( >> http://earthlingsoft.net/UnicodeChecker ) for an example of how search >> should work. >> >> If I were able to have a software pony, it'd be for this search >> functionality to be in XXE. >> > > By default, command insertCharByName is bound to "Esc n" (_n_ like _n_ame). > > See > http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/_distrib/doc/quickrefcard/quickrefcard-Mac-Letter.pdf > > Please type "Esc n" and you'll be able to pick a character by its > commonly used entity name (e.g. mdash). > > > > ---- > PS 1: Note that in the case of a DITA document, this command currently > only displays mdash. This shortcoming has been addressed in the next > release (v4.8, to be released next week). > > > ---- > PS 2: Did you know that the "Characters" palette has a "Favorites" > feature which allows you to group the special characters you use the > most. More information here: > http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/_distrib/doc/help/insertCharacterPane.html#favorites_palette > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > David <mailto:[email protected]> > January 17, 2011 10:43 AM > > > The "Characters" palette would be infinitely more useful if one were > able to search for a specific character name. > > On OS X, check out UnicodeChecker ( > http://earthlingsoft.net/UnicodeChecker ) for an example of how search > should work. > > If I were able to have a software pony, it'd be for this search > functionality to be in XXE. > > > > -- > XMLmind XML Editor Support List > [email protected] > http://www.xmlmind.com/mailman/listinfo/xmleditor-support > -- XMLmind XML Editor Support List [email protected] http://www.xmlmind.com/mailman/listinfo/xmleditor-support
