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Hi for everyone, I would like to ask about entering special characters with in Text tool with method ALT + number.
My target is to enter a c which have a small comma above it, in Word that is the ALT - 263. For more such combinations the link is http://www.altcharactermap.co.nr/.
The problem is that in Designer Pro the ALT - 263 results some different character, do you have idea why?
thanks
I believe you need to use the number pad on your keyboard.
Yes I know and using that, but the difference is that a different character comes applying the same in Word and different if in Designer Pro.
Maybe it is some difference in standards? At least I thought this ALT and number technic is standard
thanks,
I can confirm the difference - not only in Designer Pro, but also in Serif PagePlus, CorelDraw X4 and Illustrator CS5. a • instead of a c with an accent. This is using a variety of fonts, MS Word seems to be able to produce the c with an accent with each different font.
Bob.
I can insert the correct character using the windows character map (as long as the character exists in the font) , there doesn't seem to be an alt code for it in the WCM though.
Angelize yes it is the same at me, if I put the ALT + 263 so ć sign to clipboard from the character map or Word, then with simple paste the Designer Pro appears it correctly.
So far my best practice in this way is putting this character to clipboard, and at continuous typing in Text tool the Ctrl + V so the paste is giving this c character.
Basically I would think that if the Designer Pro is a fact that can appear the ć, in that case I assume probably exist also some way to enter it through keyboard. Not only with copy
I don't claim expertise here but from practice I know that xara only recognises ALT codes up to 255 [which is space] - if you enter a higher code ATL+256 appears to do nothing and from ALT+257 it 'starts again' so ALT+257 gives you ALT+1.. and ALT+263 gives you ALT+7... and so on
if there is a way round this I don't know it [I use character map] - but what you actually get within the 255 set may depend on your language/keyboard settings...
Steve yes you seems right, the ALT + 7 in Word, that gives the same character like the Designer Pro to the ALT + 263.
Thanks so I will use the storing on clipboard method and Ctrl + V.
I needed to use an "n" with a tilde over it today. Fortunately, I remembered this thread saying that the character could be copied and pasted from the Character Map. It worked just fine. I just had to change the font size after pasting it in.
Lynn
After copying the accented character [or whatever] into Xara, preview the page and view the source ... should have the code it used there would have thought :)
Just out of curiosity I tried that and there is a code there for the character but I tried to use that code to no avail the character still does not display on the page so the windows character map is still the best solution. The Character map also shows you all the characters in each font so it's handy for that too.
Yeah ... my bad ... special characters are converted to HTML codes. Not reversible it seems.
For example ALT+16 becomes ► in HTML. These are not Unicodes or ALT codes
Glad this thread was here :D or I'd be :banghead::banghead: Strange how an app that deals in text etc doesn't have this function - my basic html web text editor app has an 'insert special character'. I'm dumbfounded :-O lol.
Thank you guys :salute: =D>
Thank you also for the link - bookmarkedQuote:
ñ or copy and paste this one Lynn.
Other than puw revitalizing this old thread, Gary, I think Lynn resolved this a few years ago ;)
Agreed, but since then we have the Web Catalogue and the Font Awesome Symbol... utility as a trailblazer.
This is a Dear Xara... topic I thought I had raised whereby the same approach for special characters (regardless of font in use) could be easily inserted (as text) in-line.
Acorn
Actually, if ya want a Dear Xara thread...then start one because this is the wrong section.
Like in PagePlus (mentioned earlier in this old thread), because Windows provides alt codes only up to 255, Serif handles this by typing the unicode number followed by an alt+x keystroke. Then the Unicode number is exchanged to its Unicode equivalent for the font in use.
Mike
The easiest method is to simply open up the start menu (or start ugly icon barf if you're on windows 8) and search for 'CHAR'. A program called 'Character Map' should be the first one that pops up. It is a list of every standardized ASCII character. Select the icon with the mouse then push the 'SELECT' button and it will fill in the box at the bottom of the program. Hit the 'COPY' button to copy it to the text clipboard for pasting into Xara. If the ASCII shows up as gibberish or not at all, that means the font used does not have the extended ASCII character set and you must use another typeface.
I hope this helps...feel free to forget every special code forever. :)
Mike, I said that I had raised it as such and was pointing to it for others for closure.Quote:
Originally Posted by mwenz
Acorn
Sorry, didn't mean to begin a debate. It's good this is here for when you get stuck and need to write something like deja vu lol.
Absolutely no worries. I started a thread in the dear Xara section.