[lug] Non Keyboard Chars WAS: (no subject)

[Timothy Klein]

Sorry, I forgot to give a good subject

* Timothy Klein (teece at silverklein.net) wrote:
> Hey all,
> 
> I just decided to insert a copyright symbol (c) into a source file I was
> editing, rather than type out 'copyright.'  I found out that, to insert
> that character (ASCII/ISO 169 or something like that) in Vim, one types
> Ctrl-V followed by the decimal ASCII code.
> 
> But this has got me wondering:  does the Linux console, or X, have any
> generalized way to enter characters that are not on your
> keyboard?  Or are we stuck with a program by program approach. (Indeed, if
> any such technique exists in a given program).  I recall from my Windows
> days (only half remembered now, and then only in nightmares ;-) that M$
> provides that little keyboard app for this, as well as some
> Crtl-Something sequence followed by the ASCII decimal code.  These
> seemed to work in most places.  Does such exist for Linux?  If not,
> we'll just have to implement it!
> 
> Tim
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== Timothy Klein         || And what rough beast                   ==
== teece at silverklein.net || Its hour come round at last            ==
== Aufwiedersehen!       || Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born? ==
== Aufwiedersehen!       || The beast of Redmond, nothing more.    ==
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