Re: Typing Mac cloverleaf symbol

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From: Paul H. Calamai
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1985 13:21

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In article <1873@tekig1.UUCP> briand@tekig1.UUCP (Brian Diehm) writes:
>> I am trying to output the Mac control key symbol - the cloverleaf - from
>> the keyboard. I cannot find the correct hidden character from the various
>> fonts. Does anyone know which key/font/point size to type?
>
>
>The Chicago 12 font contains several menu-associated characters as follows:
>
>	"ASCII" Decimal		ASCII Name	MacSymbol
>
>	17			DC1		Control Cloverleaf
>	18			DC2		Menu Check Mark
>	19			DC3		Filled Diamond
>	20			DC4		The Apple Symbol of DA Menu
>
>Good luck typing these control characters into an application for printing!  It
>is possible to type them into Microsoft BASIC, but the obvious control
>character key sequences might not work.
>
The Cloverleaf symbol is directly available in the enhanced Geneva font that
accompanies the Princeton fonts. I believe this symbol is mapped to
the `-key (in the upper-left corner of the Mac keyboard (shifted)). This, I
beleive is printable in an application! (?).

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Subject: Re: Typing Mac cloverleaf symbol
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