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If you use them a lot you memorize them quickly. Joel Send a noteboard - 08/12/2010 02:02:05 AM
I'm not sure how much you use the special characters and whether or not the alt+num thing is good for your ends, but if nothing else I suppose people on the site just generally wanting to know how to quick use some of the less common stuff without having to paste it every time might like it, IMHO it's easier to type deg then memorize ° or use +/- instead of ±, K=1/2mv^2 then K = ½mv² unless you do it a lot, but worth knowing it's out there

list of codes

What's frustrating me atm is that the fiancees laptop doesn't have a keypad so I can't type Alt+241 or Alt+248 for ± and ° (hey, I grew up with ASCII, but that they're adjacent in unicode is amusing; apparently I'm not as weird as we all thought :P). I have to use charmap. Bottom line seems the same as with so many other things though: If it's important to you you'll figure out how to do it right and use it often enough that it becomes almost or completely unconscious, and if you aren't willing to invest that much effort it's clearly not that important to you. ;)

That IS a handy link though, thanks; every now and then I find myself absolutely refusing to use a substitute character that I KNOW has an ASCII value, and it's annoying to have to hit four keys to produce each of twenty or thirty characters until I stumble on the right one again. I didn't know you could key unicode characters the same way though, or at least, didn't know how even if it did seem very likely to be possible.

Not forgetting your other responses, btw, I've just been mind-screwing myself on a rather thought intensive essay the past couple days so potshots at silliness on the WoTMB has been about all the online activity I've managed. Should catch up tomorrow, and, again, sorry to keep you waiting. :<img class=' />
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Is there a simple way to have an international keyboard? Tom - 07/12/2010 05:19:17 PM 630 Views
Isn't there a US-international option in your settings? jh - 07/12/2010 05:47:44 PM 455 Views
There are quick keys for those, that might be better for your purposes Isaac - 07/12/2010 06:05:36 PM 417 Views
Here's a link that has those codes Isaac - 07/12/2010 06:12:31 PM 559 Views
I remember learning the codes for writing a french paper back in the day ... The_Muted_Grimaud - 07/12/2010 07:09:45 PM 454 Views
If you use them a lot you memorize them quickly. Joel - 08/12/2010 02:02:05 AM 656 Views
Hitting "Alt+144" every time I need to type É is not really a solution. Tom - 07/12/2010 07:22:32 PM 407 Views
Apparently your convenience miles may vary. *NM* Craig - 07/12/2010 07:29:53 PM 206 Views
As Craig said, your mileage will vary But there is another alternative that might work for you Isaac - 07/12/2010 08:05:44 PM 507 Views
No, the Canadian French keyboard is so much simpler. *NM* Tom - 08/12/2010 05:13:20 AM 198 Views
The (Jupiter) Optimus Maximus Keyboard *NM* Roland00 - 07/12/2010 06:25:18 PM 202 Views
this. as long as it's worth $2400 to be able to switch at will..... moondog - 08/12/2010 01:53:00 AM 496 Views
How many languages do you need to routinely access? Are you opposed to keyboard stickers? Aemon - 07/12/2010 06:58:18 PM 464 Views
Four, I guess. Tom - 07/12/2010 07:19:36 PM 388 Views
Agreed. If I want to write in French, I have to use Word. Ghavrel - 07/12/2010 08:21:58 PM 388 Views
Obviously the solution is to be less educated. Who needs French? *NM* Aemon - 07/12/2010 08:31:10 PM 204 Views
*NM* Avendesora - 08/12/2010 01:04:32 AM 193 Views
Learn your alt codes. *NM* Legolas - 07/12/2010 08:56:37 PM 184 Views
For every time I need to write é? No thanks. *NM* Ghavrel - 07/12/2010 09:30:01 PM 212 Views
alt+8834 Craig - 07/12/2010 09:38:13 PM 489 Views
Huh. Odd, that one... the normal one is just alt 0233. *NM* Legolas - 07/12/2010 10:05:31 PM 176 Views
Eh, once you're used to it it's pretty fast. *NM* Legolas - 07/12/2010 10:06:14 PM 198 Views
I'd like to point out that alt codes are ENORMOUSLY inconvient on laptops, LadyLorraine - 07/12/2010 10:02:22 PM 415 Views
True, laptops are pain in the ass for it. Legolas - 07/12/2010 10:04:53 PM 389 Views
Waste of fucking time. Tom - 08/12/2010 04:33:25 AM 405 Views
Install the Candian French keyboard. Tom - 08/12/2010 04:30:29 AM 418 Views
well ... The_Muted_Grimaud - 07/12/2010 07:07:16 PM 424 Views
Yeah, I find inserting accents really easy with a Mac keyboard *NM* Darth_Katie - 07/12/2010 07:32:08 PM 167 Views
Use a UK keyboard instead of US, and press Alt GR + vowel for acute accents. Tim - 07/12/2010 11:30:36 PM 404 Views
What a waste of time. Tom - 08/12/2010 04:29:08 AM 450 Views
Perfect. Thanks. *NM* Ghavrel - 08/12/2010 05:08:20 AM 194 Views
You seem to have wasted a lot of time in this thread. *NM* Craig - 08/12/2010 05:52:25 AM 183 Views
A one-time thing, rather than an ongoing waste that will accumulate to eat up days of my life. *NM* Tom - 08/12/2010 01:38:32 PM 173 Views
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