Re: [libreoffice-users] Feature Request - Categories for special characters

At 21:54 16/11/2013 +0200, Paul Steyn wrote:
> On Sat, 16 Nov 2013 19:35:53 +0000 Brian Barker wrote:
> > Some people think "~" is a tilde.  (Hint: it's a swung dash.)
>
> Actually, it *is* a tilde (or at least looks identical to).

The character I typed is mid-height and wouldn't fit over even a 
lower-case "n", as a tilde needs to.

> See the section "Keyboards" here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilde

Actually, if you read that page generally, it talks of swung dashes 
and appears to make the distinction I do.  But yes: it does think 
that what you get directly from the keyboard is a tilde.

> My keyboard only has one such symbol on it that I am aware of, so it 
> has to be the tilde.
> The aforementioned key on my keyboard is used for this, ergo it must 
> be a tilde.

I think these just tell you that some people call the swung dash a 
tilde: I know that, of course, and I don't expect everyone (or indeed 
anyone) to agree with me.  And I have to confess to a bit of cheek in 
adding a reference to this character to my serious point about "&" 
and "@".  I shall not press my case!

Brian Barker


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