Re: [libreoffice-users] Special Character Hunting - Libre Writer

On 04/04/2018 05:56 PM, Regina Henschel wrote:
> Hi Charles,
>
> charles meyer schrieb am 04.04.2018 um 22:19:
> > WordPerfect has reveal codes which display the numbers for a special
> > character so they're easy to find instead of scrolling down hundred of
> > symbols in a chart.
> >
> > Ex. ►
> >
> > Will any version of Libre Writer do that, including LO 6?
>
> Yes, it is implemented at least since 5.4. The command is "Toggle 
> Unicode Notation" and it has the shortcut key Alt+X. It toggles the 
> character left from the cursor to U+number and back.
>
> And in LO 6 a new special character dialog is implemented. It has a 
> search field, where you can enter fragments of the Unicode name.
>
> Entering the code point directly in the dialog does not work 
> correctly, but you can enter U+number in the text and toggle it. If 
> you have at least one font on your system, that has a glyph for it, 
> you will get it, at least via font replacement.
>
> If you only know the glyph, then you should use a tool, where you can 
> draw the glyph and get the character. Such is not implemented in LO, 
> but e.g. http://shapecatcher.com/ can help.
>
> Kind regards
> Regina

If you do not remember the "U+number" code, this is a good place to start.

http://unicode.org/charts/

This is my default site to search for Unicode characters via. its place 
in the standard placement. There are several Unicode fonts that I have 
used, but each have their own set of which characters are included. 
Since I do not use many Unicode characters/glyphs, I have to tried 
find/replace for these characters very often.

There are several free Unicode fonts that have a large percent of the 
Unicode character/glyph set. I tend look for good fonts every so often. 
I hope you get your needs met for this issue.



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