How to enter Unicode Character in FrameMaker 10?

[Mike Wickham]

It still works in Windows 7.

Mike Wickham

On 8/25/2011 4:00 AM, Simon BUCH wrote:
> There is a Windows input method to 'type' Unicode characters, using the
> numeric pad to type the unicode hex number.
>
> Steps required:
> 1. You'll need to enable the Windows 'hex numpad' option.
> As there's no user interface option for this [AFAIK], you'll need to
> modify the Windows registry:
> 1a. Click Start>  Run and launch the registry editor: RegEdit.exe
> 1b. Navigate to [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Input Method]
> 1c. Locate the key named "EnableHexNumpad".
> 	If there isn't one, use the right mouse menu to create a new
> string value with the type REG_SZ
> 1d. Double-click the EnableHexNumpad key to give it a value of 1
> 1e. Close RegEdit.
>
> 2. Reboot.   Because it's Windows.
>
> 3. Log back in, and then you can then start inserting Unicode characters
> - if you know their hex code.
> For example: Hold down your Left-Alt key, and then on the numeric pad:
> 	press +
> 	press 2
> 	press 1
> 	press 9
> 	press 2
> and then release the Alt key.  You will how have a right-arrow.
> Hex a to f is done using your main keyboard.
>
> NOTE: I'm not certain if this still works in Windows 7, but knowing
> Microsoft they'll still support it in the same way that you can't have
> specific file names, such as: con.doc ; prn.txt ; aux.html etc. still!
>
>
> By reading the Wikipedia page:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicode_input#In_Microsoft_Windows
> ... I discovered that Microsoft have a 'RichEdit' mode in some
> applications, which will allow a user to type a number, followed by
> Alt+x - but it appears that Adobe / FrameMaker do not support that.
>
>
> Regards
> // Simon BUCH -- M-AIS eAIP consultant
>
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