On Mon, 29 Nov 1999, Jon Winters wrote:

> Erunantion wrote:
> > 
> > Well, this being my first message to the list, I wonder how the response
> > time and daily load are, but....
> > 
> > To the problem - is there any way to type special characters using the
> > text tool (or any other tool/filter/script-fu)? Special characters being
> > those not included in the regular ascii set (such as the n with the ~ over
> > it, a with ' over it, etc.) Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> I'll try to help.
> 
> I think you just need a font with the special characters.  Try looking
> here and see if they have one:
> 
> http://fonts.linuxpower.org/

I'll check this out, though I did realize how to do it some time after I
sent my previous message - use emacs to get the character, then copy &
paste. Voila. It works.

> Good luck!
> --
> Jon Winters
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