bullet chars in Linux?

[Warren Samples]

On Sunday, March 20, 2011 05:50:11 PM Richard Gaskin wrote:
> Whiskey tango?
> 
> How do I get bullet chars in Linux, and why would reading htmlText
> behave so differently from setting it?


Hi Richard,

The decimal entity 8226 also inserts the double quote character in Windows in 
Livecode. It is, according to the character info supplied by KCharSelect, the 
correct number for the bullet character, but it seems that decimal entities 
are goofy above a certain range in Livecode. Your illustration demonstrates 
what could be a problem if one is retrieving and storing or manipulating the 
htmlText and then hoping to redisplay it, in Linux. 

If what you want is a way to insert these characters as you type, you can use 
the clipboard, although it isn't as simple as it should be. My searching 
doesn't turn up anything hopeful along the lines of snippet managers in Gnome. 
I'm now working in openSuse (tentatively!) and there are several useful 
clipboard and snippet tools available for the panel which Linux Mint, and I 
would guess Ubuntu also, does not offer. 

The character pallet in Mint is practically unusable. Ubuntu's?  You could 
easily build one that includes only the special chars you want and have them 
sent to the clipboard as you need them. If you're not using Parcellite now, 
you could install that and fill it with the chars you need and deselect "Use 
Copy"  in its preferences so it won't add anything else. You can then call it 
from its panel icon and set whatever char you need as the current clipboard 
selection.

You could also look into your keyboard layout. Some of them offer very 
interesting shortcuts, although not all of them are convenient for all users. 
You can also create one or customize a standard one to add the chars you need. 
There's a reasonable amount of information about this available on the net if 
you feel so inclined.

Good Luck!

Warren