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Article #8558Re: Can't get character in Macrite II
From: John DeRosa
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1991 15:18
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1991 15:18
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kentiler@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Kent Iler) writes: >Hello, > I was trying to get the command symbol to use in my text, which is >the control-q sequence under CHICAGO font. It just beeps when I do this. I >try the same thing under WORD and it works fine, using the same font and >everything. Does anyone know what's wrong? I am sorry that I DON'T know the source of your problem. I assume that control-q in MacWrite means something in particular that is illegal where you are doing it. A glance through the manual does not indicate what a control-q does. Fortunately, I do know a great workaround. Get a shareware utility called PopChar from the archives. It allows you to rapidly access the entire character set of the currently active font by pulling down a menu from the upper left hand corner. Select the needed character from the menu, release the mouse and "pop", the character is inserted into your document. This tool is great for Zapf Dingbats, Symbols or accents that take two or more keystrokes for entry. I have also noticed that there are characters in most every font that *CANNOT* be reached from the keyboard. Go figure that out. Enjoy. -- = John DeRosa, Motorola, Inc, Cellular Infrastructure Group = = e-mail: ...uunet!motcid!derosaj, motcid!derosaj@uunet.uu.net = = Applelink: N1111 = =I do not hold by employer responsible for any information in this message =
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!casbah.acns.nwu.edu!ftpbox!motsrd!motcid!derosa From: derosa@motcid.UUCP (John DeRosa) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.misc Subject: Re: Can't get character in Macrite II Message-ID: <6233@crystal.UUCP> Date: 22 Apr 91 15:18:03 GMT References: <1991Apr19.191136.18750@maverick.ksu.ksu.edu> Distribution: na Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Div., Arlington Heights, IL Lines: 32