2. Characters tool

2. Characters tool
	Chapter 7. Tools

Click on a character to insert^[11] it at caret position in the document being edited.

Figure 7.2. The Characters tool

In addition to the combobox which may be used to select and display a range of Unicode characters, this tool has two buttons:

Insert special character by name

Displays a dialog box letting the user select and insert at caret position a character specified using its entity name (e.g. mdash).

Figure 7.3. The dialog box displayed by the "Insert special character by name" button

Note that the command invoked by this button, insertCharByName in XMLmind XML Editor - Commands (keyboard shortcut Esc n) does not insert a reference to a character entity (e.g. —); it inserts a character (e.g. U+2024). It must be considered as a handy alternative to using the Characters tool.

Change font

Displays the following menu:

Change Font: Change the font used by the Characters tool. This menu item displays a dialog box letting the user choose any font present on your system. The chosen font is automatically saved as a user preference.
Revert to Default Font: Revert to the font used by default by the Character tool (which is generally Serif-14).

^[11]Note that this tool honors the Overwrite Mode (OVR) when this mode has been turned on.


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