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Re: utf8 char display in buffer
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ken |
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Re: utf8 char display in buffer |
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Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:52:57 -0400 |
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On 06/08/2009 03:52 PM Xah Lee wrote:
>> ....
>
> i define keys to insert unicode chars that i frequently use. e.g.
>
> (global-set-key (kbd "<kp-6>") "→")
> (global-set-key (kbd "M-i a") "α")
> (global-set-key (kbd "M-i b") "β")
> (global-set-key (kbd "M-i t") "θ")
It's probably just me, but with the so many foreign characters I use,
remembering all the many key mappings becomes more than my little brain
can manage. So I prefer to create a menu of character entities.
html-helper-mode (i.e., not html-mode) already has such a menu which
I've added to using "(mapchar 'html-helper-add-tag ...". This menu
allows me to look up a 'character' which I can't remember *and* gives me
a reminder of what its key combo is. My (too old) version of emacs,
however, doesn't have a "character entities" menu for regular (non-html)
buffers. I've already got too much on my plate for the moment, so this
isn't a project for me right now. But later....
> ....
>
> some more tips here
>
> • Emacs and Unicode Tips
> http://xahlee.org/emacs/emacs_n_unicode.html
>
> ....
Nice web page. (Bookmarked.) Thanks.
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- Re: utf8 char display in buffer, Bernardo, 2009/06/15
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- Re: utf8 char display in buffer, Lewis Perin, 2009/06/12
- Re: utf8 char display in buffer, B. T. Raven, 2009/06/12
- Re: utf8 char display in buffer, Xah Lee, 2009/06/12
- Re: utf8 char display in buffer, Lennart Borgman, 2009/06/12
- Re: utf8 char display in buffer, ken, 2009/06/12
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- Re: utf8 char display in buffer, ken, 2009/06/13
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- Re: utf8 char display in buffer, Xah Lee, 2009/06/13
- Re: utf8 char display in buffer, Lewis Perin, 2009/06/12
Re: utf8 char display in buffer, Xah Lee, 2009/06/08
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Re: utf8 char display in buffer, Teemu Likonen, 2009/06/11