Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [Writer] cant insert unicode with ctrl+shift+u

On 12/24/2014 03:29 PM, Doug wrote:
> On 12/24/2014 10:34 AM, CVAlkan wrote:
> > Alexander:
> >
> > I've used this facility through many versions of LO and still do 
> > under 4.4
> > pre-releases, so I can confirm that the Ctrl+Shift+U command definitely
> > works in LibreOffice under Debian and several derivatives, so it is 
> > possible
> > that that key combination has been trapped in LO.
>
> I wonder if the original poster is aware of the availability and use 
> of the
> Compose key? Linux has available the ability to make some key on the 
> keyboard
> a Compose key. Then when you need a special character, like ö or ñ or 
> µ or €
> you can get it without looking up the code--most of the sequences are 
> pretty
> obvious.
>
> It is true that there are many symbols in Unicode that the Compose 
> sequence
> can't generate, but they are not common to a speaker of English or most
> European languages.
>
> --doug

Compose Key?  I use Linux Mint and Ubuntu/MINT and I do not know where 
such a key would be located on my standard keyboard[s] for both my 
desktop and laptops.



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