Translations by Andrew Janke
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You can enter and view thousands of characters from most of the world's writing systems, even those not found on your keyboard. This page lists some different ways you can enter special characters.
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2011-08-03 |
You can enter and view thousands of characters from most of the world's writing systems, even those not found on your keyboard. This page lists some different ways you can enter special characters.
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Methods to enter characters
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Methods to enter characters
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Character map
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Character map
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GNOME comes with a character map application that allows you to browse all the characters in Unicode. Use the character map to find the character you want, and then copy and paste it to wherever you need it.
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GNOME comes with a character map application that allows you to browse all the characters in Unicode. Use the character map to find the character you want, and then copy and paste it to wherever you need it.
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You can find <app>Character Map</app> in the <gui>dash</gui>. For more information on the character map, see the <link href="ghelp:gucharmap">Character Map Manual</link>.
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You can find <app>Character Map</app> in the <gui>dash</gui>. For more information on the character map, see the <link href="ghelp:gucharmap">Character Map Manual</link>.
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Compose key
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Compose key
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A compose key is a special key that allows you to press multiple keys in a row to get a special character. For example, to type the accented letter <em>é</em>, you can press <key>compose</key> then <key>'</key> then <key>e</key>.
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A compose key is a special key that allows you to press multiple keys in a row to get a special character. For example, to type the accented letter <em>é</em>, you can press <key>compose</key> then <key>'</key> then <key>e</key>.
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Keyboards don't have specific compose keys. Instead, you can define one of the existing keys on your keyboard as a compose key.
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Keyboards don't have specific compose keys. Instead, you can define one of the existing keys on your keyboard as a compose key.
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Define a compose key
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Define a compose key
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Select the <gui>Layouts</gui> tab and click <gui>Options</gui>.
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Select the <gui>Layouts</gui> tab and click <gui>Options</gui>.
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Find the group called <gui>Compose key position</gui>. Select the key or keys you would like to behave as a compose key. You can choose keys like <key>Caps Lock</key>, either of the <key>Alt</key> keys, or the menu key. Any keys you select will then only work as a compose key, and will no longer work for their original purpose.
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Find the group called <gui>Compose key position</gui>. Select the key or keys you would like to behave as a compose key. You can choose keys like <key>Caps Lock</key>, either of the <key>Alt</key> keys, or the menu key. Any keys you select will then only work as a compose key, and will no longer work for their original purpose.
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You can type many common characters using the compose key, for example:
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You can type many common characters using the compose key, for example:
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Press <key>compose</key> then <key>'</key> then a letter to place an acute accent over that letter, such as <em>é</em>.
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Press <key>compose</key> then <key>'</key> then a letter to place an acute accent over that letter, such as <em>é</em>.
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Press <key>compose</key> then <key>`</key> (back tick) then a letter to place a grave accent over that letter, such as <em>è</em>.
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Press <key>compose</key> then <key>`</key> (back tick) then a letter to place a grave accent over that letter, such as <em>è</em>.
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Press <key>compose</key> then <key>"</key> then a letter to place an umlaut over that letter, such as <em>ë</em>.
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Press <key>compose</key> then <key>"</key> then a letter to place an umlaut over that letter, such as <em>ë</em>.
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Press <key>compose</key> then <key>-</key> then a letter to place a macron over that letter, such as <em>ē</em>.
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Press <key>compose</key> then <key>-</key> then a letter to place a macron over that letter, such as <em>ē</em>.
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For more compose key sequences, see <link href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compose_key#Common_compose_combinations">the compose key page on Wikipedia</link>.
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For more compose key sequences, see <link href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compose_key#Common_compose_combinations">the compose key page on Wikipedia</link>.
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Code points
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Code points
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You can enter any Unicode character using only your keyboard with the numeric code point of the character. Every character is identified by a four-character code point. To find the code point for a character, find the character in the character map application and look in the status bar or the <gui>Character Details</gui> tab. The code point is the four characters after <gui>U+</gui>.
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You can enter any Unicode character using only your keyboard with the numeric code point of the character. Every character is identified by a four-character code point. To find the code point for a character, find the character in the character map application and look in the status bar or the <gui>Character Details</gui> tab. The code point is the four characters after <gui>U+</gui>.
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To enter a character by its code point, hold down <key>Ctrl</key> and <key>Shift</key>, type <key>u</key> followed by the four-character code point, then release <key>Ctrl</key> and <key>Shift</key>. If you often use characters that you can't easily access with other methods, you might find it useful to memorize the code point for those characters so you can enter them quickly.
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To enter a character by its code point, hold down <key>Ctrl</key> and <key>Shift</key>, type <key>u</key> followed by the four-character code point, then release <key>Ctrl</key> and <key>Shift</key>. If you often use characters that you can't easily access with other methods, you might find it useful to memorize the code point for those characters so you can enter them quickly.
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Keyboard layouts
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Keyboard layouts
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Easily launch and receive incoming notifications from messaging applications including email, social networking, and Internet chat.
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Easily launch and receive incoming notifications from messaging applications including email, social networking, and Internet chat.
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Some of the icons used by the indicator menus change according to the status of the application.
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Some of the icons used by the indicator menus change according to the status of the application.
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Other programs such as <app>Tomboy</app> or <app>Transmission</app> can also add indicator menus to the panel.
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Other programs such as <app>Tomboy</app> or <app>Transmission</app> can also add indicator menus to the panel.
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