Note that Windows keyboard drivers do not support input of Unicode code points. What you have is (below, replace AltGr by Alt+Ctrl on US keyboards that don't have a AltGr key):
1) AltGr+NumPad(decimal number): enter the character with the character code between 1 and 255 in your local DOS/OEM codepage (for example "CP850" on Western European versions of Windows or if you use Windows XP with your current driver set to a language mapped to that codepage). 2) AltGr+NumPad(0+decimal number): enter the character with the character code between 1 and 255 in your local "Windows ANSI" codepage (for example "Windows-1252" on Western European versions of Windows or if you use Windows XP with your current driver set to a language mapped to that codepage). Both codepages contain "approximately" the same characters, but there are characters that only exist in one set and not in the other one. The first input method is good for ASCII characters, the second method with AltGr+0 is generally prefered for characters needed in a Windows GUI application. Note that on East-Asian versions of Windows, the DOS/OEM and Windows ANSI codepages are the same and are derived (extended) from SJIS in Japanese, or Big5 in Traditional Chinese, or GB2312 in Simplified Chinese, or KSC5601 in Korean. So the two methods return the same character. There's no support in the default keyboard drivers for Windows to enter hexadecimal or decimal codepoints directly. Unicode codepoints are _distinct_ from codes in the DOS/OEM and Windows ANSI codepages, except for ASCII characters. To know the keystrokes to use on Windows, run "charmap", locate the characters you want, and look at the status bar which indicates the keystroke supported by your current keyboard driver... If there's no defined keystroke displayed, you'll need to use "charmap" to locate a character and copy/paste it in your favorite application... > -----Message d'origine----- > De : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] la > part de Chris Jacobs > Envoyà : vendredi 12 dÃcembre 2003 03:13 > à : wjbm820; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Objet : Re: character map in Microsoft Word > > > U+2153 is a hex number. The decimal value of it can be found at > > http://www.unicode.org/cgi-bin/GetUnihanData.pl?codepoint=2153 > > it is 8531 > > so the alt-code should be <alt 8531> > > In my wordpad <alt 8531> indeed gives ? > Somehow in my Outlook Express it does not however :-( __________________________________________________________________ << ella for Spam Control >> has removed Spam messages and set aside Newsletters for me You can use it too - and it's FREE! http://www.ellaforspam.com
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