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Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac

From Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system, uk.comp.sys.mac
Subject Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac
Date 2020-08-12 09:58 +1200
Organization Aioe.org NNTP Server
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On 2020-08-11 08:32:41 +0000, David_B said:
> On 10/08/2020 23:02, Your Name wrote:
>> On 2020-08-10 21:33:54 +0000, David_B said:
>>> On 09/08/2020 21:05, Snit wrote:
>>>> On Aug 9, 2020 at 12:03:06 PM MST, "Snit" <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> On Aug 9, 2020 at 1:59:38 AM MST, "David_B" <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
>>>>>> On 09/08/2020 09:16, Snit wrote:
>>>>>>> David_B <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Most readers here probably know already but, just in case some don't, 
>>>>>>>> there's a comprehensive summary here:-
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> https://setapp.com/how-to/type-special-keyboard-symbols-on-mac
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> It's always good to have a reminder anyway!
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> As an addition to that: any System Service you have that shows up in 
>>>>>>> the Application > Services menu can be given a custom hotkey the same 
>>>>>>> way.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Please will you show me that?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> TIA
>>>>> 
>>>>> I might make a video of it if needed, but here is one example:
>>>>> 
>>>>> In the Finder you can press Command+Up and move up a directory. You 
>>>>> used to be able to do this in Safari as well. No more... now you have 
>>>>> to edit the URL itself to go up a directory in a website. Sometimes 
>>>>> this makes sense to do.
>>>>> Sometimes not. I can see why Apple stopped backing it as an easy 
>>>>> option... even if I liked it.
>>>>> 
>>>>> So I created a System Service to do so (I can share the code if you 
>>>>> want) and set it to run just in Safari. For some time I had it set to 
>>>>> be the "standard" Command+Up, but later changed it to be 
>>>>> Command+Control+Option+Up... most of my custom ones are like that.
>>>>> 
>>>>> To set the hot key I did much what is described in the article: I went 
>>>>> to System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts ... but instead of going 
>>>>> to App Shortcuts I went to Services. From there you get a list of all 
>>>>> Services (both Apple provided and ones you have added) and you can set 
>>>>> the hot key by clicking the option to the right of the name of the 
>>>>> service.
>>>>> 
>>>>> If that does not make sense I can show you a video of it later.
>>>> 
>>>> In this video I do show using one of the System Services and mention 
>>>> that I have a hot key (and you can see them in the menu). I set them up 
>>>> the way described... but can make a more specific video if needed:
>>>> 
>>>> https://youtu.be/LO3pfF7xX1o
>>> 
>>> Thanks for showing me that. I've no idea WHY you'd want to be doing 
>>> that though! ;-)
>>> 
>>> Sadly, I do not understand "Command+Up"
>>> 
>>> Is this a joke, perhaps?  I never HAVE found the 'ANY' key!
>>> 
>>> Now I cannot find the 'Up' key!
>> 
>> Obviously it's the upwards arrow cursor key, or if you've got an 
>> extended keyboard there's the Page Up key too.
> 
> It's more complicated than some folk might think!
> 
> https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk01PvwhjTgcQspP-20tHZo2koKzKZg:1597134529243&q=Where+is+up+arrow+on+Mac+keyboard%3F&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjxmZji3ZLrAhVdRhUIHYdSCicQzmd6BAgMEAs&biw=2482&bih=1249&dpr=2 
> 
> 
> Thanks for replying. :-D

The ^ symbol is called a "Caret", bt is also known as "hat", "roof", or 
"house" ... but not "up" nor "arrow", (at least not by 'normal' 
people). It is also often used as a stand-in for the Control key / Ctrl 
key in keyboard shortcuts (for example shown on the right-hand side of 
some menu options).

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How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac David_B <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-08-09 08:13 +0100
  Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-08-09 08:16 +0000
    Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac David_B <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-08-09 09:59 +0100
      Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-08-09 19:03 +0000
        Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-08-09 20:05 +0000
          Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac David_B <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-08-10 22:33 +0100
            Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2020-08-11 10:02 +1200
              Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-08-10 22:11 +0000
              Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac David_B <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-08-11 09:32 +0100
                Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2020-08-12 09:58 +1200
                Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2020-08-16 08:35 -0400
            Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-08-10 22:10 +0000
              Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac David_B <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-08-11 09:24 +0100
                Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2020-08-11 09:28 +0100
                Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac David_B <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-08-11 09:36 +0100
                Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac John Hill <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> - 2020-08-12 09:07 +0000
                Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2020-08-12 09:50 +1200
                Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2020-08-16 08:33 -0400
            Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2020-08-11 17:10 +0000
              Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Wolffan <akwolffan@zoho.com> - 2020-08-11 15:33 -0400
                Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac David_B <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-08-12 13:09 +0100
                Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Wolffan <akwolffan@zoho.com> - 2020-08-12 08:30 -0400
                Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Wolffan <akwolffan@zoho.com> - 2020-08-19 19:26 -0400
              Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac David_B <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-08-12 13:07 +0100
                Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2020-08-12 15:17 +0000
                Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Wolffan <akwolffan@zoho.com> - 2020-08-12 14:38 -0400
  Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Alan Baker <notonyourlife@no.no.no.no> - 2020-08-19 16:48 -0700
    Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2020-08-20 12:56 +1200
    Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac David_B <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-08-20 09:27 +0100
      Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Wolffan <akwolffan@zoho.com> - 2020-08-20 07:13 -0400
      Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Panthera Tigris Altaica <northerntiger@outlook.com> - 2020-08-20 09:20 -0400
        Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac David_B <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-08-20 22:02 +0100
          Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Wolffan <akwolffan@zoho.com> - 2020-08-20 17:11 -0400
            Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-20 17:19 -0400
            Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac David_B <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-08-21 00:03 +0100
              Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Wolffan <akwolffan@zoho.com> - 2020-08-20 19:21 -0400
              Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Panthera Tigris <northerntiger@outlook.com> - 2020-10-09 08:03 -0400
          Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac Panthera Tigris <northerntiger@outlook.com> - 2020-08-21 07:34 -0400
      Re: How To Type Special Keyboard Symbols On Mac John Hill <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> - 2020-08-20 17:55 +0000

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