First, if you haven't already, you need to turn on the unicode keypad.
It's turned off in Windows by default. Use regedit to find the key
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Input Method". Right-click on it,
choose New and then String to create a new string called
"EnableHexNumpad" with a value of "1". (Don't type the quotes.) REBOOT.
Don't forget to reboot!
Now, you will be able to type unicode characters by holding down the
left-alt key and simultaneously pressing the plus sign on the keypad,
and then (while still holding down the left-alt key) enter the unicode
character. Then release the left-alt key. (Note that the right-alt key
does not work for this.)
So, for your example you would hold down your Left-Alt key, and then
(simultaneously) on the numeric pad:
press +
press 2
press 0
press 0
press 8
and then release the Alt key. Some Unicode characters have the hex
letters a to f in them. Simply enter them from the main keyboard (while
still holding down the Left-Alt key).
PLEASE NOTE that the punctuation space that you want to enter will ONLY
appear if the font you are using contains it as a defined character.
(Most fonts do not.)
Mike Wickham
Now a new question: I thought there was a way to insert a space that's
the width of punctuation, such as a period or comma (similar to Esc
spacebar m for em space, Esc spacebar t for thin space, etc.). I found
the Unicode for it is x2008. I've tried (and had other people) try
this, holding down Alt and typing 2008 on the numeric keypad. We get a
character that looks like a long equal sign with a vertical line
through it.
Does anyone know how to create a punctuation space in FrameMaker?
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