Em 23/04/2023 14:25, Gunnar Hjalmarsson
escreveu:
On 2023-04-21 12:08, Dedeco Balaco wrote:
Em 19/04/2023 06:24, Gunnar Hjalmarsson escreveu:
On 2023-04-18 22:55, Dedeco Balaco wrote:
Em 18/04/2023 13:00, Gunnar Hjalmarsson escreveu:
On 2023-04-18 16:15, Dedeco Balaco wrote:
I recently discovered *ibus* as a way to input unicode symbols anywhere,
and not only GTK software. The example i discovered is one _right
arrow__symbol_ "shortcut" that is:
1. Press and hold *ctrl *and *shift *keys.
2. Type the 5 keys: *u 2 1 9 2*
3. Release the *ctrl *and *shift *keys.
What happens with the above is that we see the keys typed in step 2
appearing in the screen, but they will be substituted by the symbol "→"
when we release the held keys, in step 3.
That method does not work for me on Gtk either. This method does, though:
https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/tips-specialchars.html.en#ctrlshiftu
But this link content describes _exactly__what i said_! 🤔🧐
Not quite. You are supposed to release the Ctrl and Shift keys when you
see an underlined u on the screen. Then enter the code and confirm with
Space or Enter.
Indeed. We interpreted that Gnome documentation in different ways. I
would rewrite that to make it clear. And the truth is: both ways work. I
prefer the steps i made because i do not need space or enter use to make
the character appear. When i release ctrl+shift, the *code pointed*
character appears.
Well, both ways work in some environments. Only the way described in
GNOME Help works for me on Ubuntu, for instance.
Actually, that specific docs section was rewritten a few years ago. And
I'm guilty of that.
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-user-docs/-/commit/10201c14
The conclusion from the discussion in the related bug was that it's best
to describe the universally working method rather than a method which
only works for some users.
I see. But what i am suggesting here is another change. In the
current version of the documentation, it is not clear where the ctrl
and shift keys should be released. Your change removed
this "detail". Now, it is ambiguous. I released them after typing
(where "typing" is to "press and release") all
the five keys: u and the 4 digit hex character code,
in this order. You released them after typing the u
key. If one of these methods do not work, the ambiguity should be
removed - right? Mentioning when the ctrl and shift
keys should be released solves it, in my opinion.
My environment is Debian with Mate Desktop. It started forking
from Gnome 2. This explains why both, where they work, for me: the
are software which it does not work at all; for these, i started
to use any other open window, which is usually open - and i have
the habit of always having the Pluma text editor opened in all my
virtual desktops, and it works in it.