Re: Adding Unicode characters to keyboard (was RE: Using hex numbers considered a geek attitude)

From: Michael \(michka\) Kaplan (michka@trigeminal.com)
Date: Fri May 04 2001 - 00:19:45 EDT


From: "Edward Cherlin" <edward.cherlin.sy.67@aya.yale.edu>

> OK, I tried my own advice, and this is the macro code I got back:
>
> Selection.TypeText Text:=ChrW(8204)
>
> I don't claim to understand this code entirely, but it does seem to
> work for Word 2000 under Windows 2000. That is, setting the cursor
> between two meems and inserting U+8204 gives the sequence meem ZWNJ
> meem with no joining. I haven't tried it on the keyboard yet.
>

Actually, if you want to use the hex number, you would use &Hxxxx, not xxxx.

Otherwise, this is right.

> I'm going to test this meme out more thoroughly on a few of my
> favorites among the less accessible CJK characters.

Well, that one change should make it much easier. :-)

michka

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