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Not OP, but… what? On Windows I have a trigger finger for Alt+0133, Alt+0150, and Alt+0151. I use proper ellipses, en–dash, and em—dash all the time.
by acuozzo 2y ago
Not OP, but… what? On Windows I have a trigger finger for Alt+0133, Alt+0150, and Alt+0151. I use proper ellipses, en–dash, and em—dash all the time.
- automatic6131 2y agoBeing aware of Alt character codes puts you in the top 1% of computer users for ability.
- kibwen 2y agoKnowing what a file is puts you in the top 1% of computer users for ability. What's your point?
- remote-dev 2y agoOn Linux (maybe only certain distros, not sure) the keys are different, but you can enable a Compose key and enable special character keybinds as well. For example on Mint en–dash is "<compose> <minus> <minus> <period>" and em—dash is "<compose> <minus> <minus> <minus>"
- blooalien 2y agoI do a similar thing on Linux with a feature called the "Compose Key". I press the compose key (caps-lock on my keyboard), and then the next couple of keypresses translate into the proper character. "a -> ä, ~n -> ñ, etc.
- dingaling 2y agoGood grief, memorising arcane key combos? Doesn't sound ready for the desktop!