On Wed 14 Aug 2019 at 23:44:31 (+0200), to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at 02:04:21PM -0700, pe...@easthope.ca wrote: > > * From: deloptes > > * Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 22:16:16 +0200 > > > what DE are you using? > > > > LX > > > > > I open the char selector (each desktop I know has one) and select the char > > > to import - than copy/paste into the text box > > > > Good idea. Copy and paste the character; from the Web browser maybe. > > I was typing the character entity reference in the GIMP tool. > > You might have more luck with the Unicode input method, CTRL-SHIFT-U, then > the hexadecimal code [1] > > For characters you use often, you can set up a compose sequence. > > Just ask :)
You're welcome to use anything from https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2019/07/msg00926.html Most of the methods I see posted have limitations (like non-VC). > [1] > https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/185349/is-there-a-universal-way-to-write-unicode-characters Cheers, David.