Re: How to insert symbols into emails

From	fxkl47BF@protonmail.com
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: How to insert symbols into emails
Date	2024-01-31 03:50 +0100
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On Tue, 30 Jan 2024, Franco Martelli wrote:

> On 30/01/24 at 01:14, fxkl47BF@protonmail.com wrote:
>> so i defined my compose key
>> in "/usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose" file i see a definition
>> <Multi_key> <U22a5> <U22a4>
>> how do i type this
>>
>
> I dunno if it's possible to type it using the COMPOSE key, however as
> workaround you can install "gucharmap" if your desktop is GTK based or
> "kcharselect" if your desktop is KDE, then search the character by name
> (I-BEAM) then copy into the clipboard, finally create your own custom
> ~/.XCompose and define your key sequence to associate i.e. <Multi_key>
> <i> <b> : "⌶" as explained in the Debian wiki:
>
> https://wiki.debian.org/XCompose

thanks
that helps
in "/usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose" file i see a definition
<Multi_key> <U22a5> <U22a4> : "⌶"U2336 # ⊥ ⊤ APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL I-BEAM
i can directly enter the symbol above using the U2336 value without a compose key
ctrl + shift + u and type 2336 and enter

Thread

Changing The PSI Definition Thomas George <debianlist@mailfence.com> - 2024-01-26 01:40 +0100
  Re: Changing The PSI Definition Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2024-01-26 02:00 +0100
    Re: Changing The PSI Definition Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2024-01-26 13:50 +0100
      Re: Changing The PSI Definition Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2024-01-26 14:20 +0100
      Monospace fonts, Re: Changing The PSI Definition David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2024-01-26 21:00 +0100
        Re: Monospace fonts, Re: Changing The PSI Definition Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2024-01-27 17:20 +0100
        How to insert symbols into emails (was: Re: Monospace fonts, Re:  Changing The PSI Definition) Franco Martelli <martellif67@gmail.com> - 2024-01-29 15:40 +0100
          Re: How to insert symbols into emails (was: Re: Monospace fonts, Re:  Changing The PSI Definition) <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-01-29 16:00 +0100
            Re: How to insert symbols into emails (was: Re: Monospace fonts, Re:  Changing The PSI Definition) Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2024-01-29 16:40 +0100
              Re: How to insert symbols into emails Franco Martelli <martellif67@gmail.com> - 2024-01-29 22:10 +0100
                Re: How to insert symbols into emails Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2024-01-29 22:20 +0100
                Re: How to insert symbols into emails Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2024-01-29 23:40 +0100
                Re: How to insert symbols into emails fxkl47BF@protonmail.com - 2024-01-30 01:20 +0100
                Re: How to insert symbols into emails Franco Martelli <martellif67@gmail.com> - 2024-01-30 21:20 +0100
                Re: How to insert symbols into emails fxkl47BF@protonmail.com - 2024-01-31 03:50 +0100
                Re: How to insert symbols into emails David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2024-01-31 05:40 +0100
                Re: How to insert symbols into emails Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-01-31 05:40 +0100
                Re: How to insert symbols into emails Franco Martelli <martellif67@gmail.com> - 2024-01-30 20:10 +0100
                Re: How to insert symbols into emails Franco Martelli <martellif67@gmail.com> - 2024-01-30 21:40 +0100
                Re: How to insert symbols into emails Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-01-31 03:40 +0100
              Re: How to insert symbols into emails Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-01-30 04:30 +0100
                Re: How to insert symbols into emails Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2024-01-30 20:20 +0100
            Re: How to insert symbols into emails (was: Re: Monospace fonts, Re:  Changing The PSI Definition) Bret Busby <bret@busby.net> - 2024-01-29 17:00 +0100
          Re: How to insert symbols into emails (was: Re: Monospace fonts, Re:  Changing The PSI Definition) Michael Grant <mgrant@grant.org> - 2024-01-29 16:00 +0100
          Re: How to insert symbols into emails davenull@tuxfamily.org - 2024-01-29 16:40 +0100
      Re: Changing The PSI Definition Karl Vogel <vogelke@pobox.com> - 2024-01-27 11:30 +0100
      Re: Changing The PSI Definition hw <hw@adminart.net> - 2024-01-29 18:20 +0100

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