For insert special characters in any application in Gnome it is much easier to learn the Unicode code point which can be found on the character map.
Once you know the code point to insert it, press the Ctrol + Shift + u keys and stop pressing, an underlined u should appear on the screen, immediately after writing the code point of the character you need and hit enter.
Source: Help gnome
I have been for several years now and I have never managed to insert characters, but thanks to this tutorial I have succeeded.
Thank you.
Confirmed: I am completely one-armed, I did not get D, ':
LOL me too, although in fact it was because instead of pressing shift I was pressing alt, I felt stupid to see my own fingers doing something that was not.
Very good ... But something else catches my attention. What is the name of the Thema of the window?
I would only like you to answer affirmatively or negatively if it is the Royal Ubuntu Theme. Thank you
If it is that topic.
Thanks… I already have it installed.
Greetings.
Regarding the image that accompanies the article, the GNOME desktop environment has launched a new application called «Characters» that is much simpler and easier to use than the previous one (character map), and is complementary if any user does not know the Unicode code of some character: P.
Design website: https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/Apps/CharacterMap
Screenshot: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5204736/gnome-character.png
regards
I have a keyboard in Portuguese and a language in Spanish
and it does not come out!
That «U» is pressing the U? or is it Control?
pressing Ctrl + Shift. + U nothing comes out
Thank you anyway!
Sometimes it happens and we get confused, but when it comes to the Mayus. actually talking about the shift key. (the one that is an up arrow, and allows to use capital letters temporarily)
After pressing the keyboard shortcut, an underlined letter "u" appears. Next you have to add the unicode code.
Example: the code for the at symbol is U + 0040, so after pressing the keyboard shortcut, add the code "0040".
Then:
Control + Shift + u… + 0040 = @
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Ctrl + ⇧ + U… + 0040 = @
It works anywhere in the desktop environment and also in LibreOffice (beware, it also has its own replacement system: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/5.0#Emoji_and_in-word_replacement_support)
regards
You are very right Hugo, sometimes we get confused in that regard.
Interesting, because until now, I was only limited to removing the characters from the dead letters of the Latin American keyboard layout in GNU / Linux (using Alt Gr and Alt Gr + Shift) and invoking special characters through ASCII codes (keeping Alt key and ASCII code).
LINUX IS THE BEST !!!!! In Windows when could this be done?
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Idiots
I am not a fan of microsoft, but in windowd you can also, you have to hold down the Alt key + ASCII code of the desired character
If I remember correctly, it can be done by holding down the «Alt» key and then the hexadecimal code or the unicode code (with the numeric keypad).
In some cases, in versions of windows 7 and higher, you have to modify the system registry. (for more details, you can search it on the web).
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Insert-ASCII-or-Unicode-Latin-based-symbols-and-characters-d13f58d3-7bcb-44a7-a4d5-972ee12e50e0
regards
That's right, but that functionality is only available in Microsoft Office and WordPad (in addition to LibreOffice, as of version 5.1). If you try it in other Windows applications, nothing will happen.
In contrast, the Linux character insertion method, described in this article, works in any application. Note that it is not available on desktops other than GNOME / Unity, and does not work properly if you use an oriental grapheme input method, such as IBus.
since you take the trouble to open the character map… isn't it easier to just copy and paste the character?
From the time that I have been using Linux and could never insert a character in Unicode. Now with this I can finally die in peace xD
Thank you
Hello everyone again.
Does anyone know what is the GNOME component that makes this possible?
A user reported a bug for Telegram Desktop to be able to enter characters with this keyboard shortcut, however, a developer said that it was not possible in QT applications.
However, it works with applications such as Skype, Popcorn time, Clementine, Jitsi (Java), so only in GNOME is it possible to use them in applications of all kinds.
Any idea?
Please add the note that when you say "Shift", you are actually referring to the "Shift" key and not the "Caps Lock" key.
Thanks for the input.
Hopefully we'll see you here more often.
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