On 07/21/2018 12:25 PM, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: > Le 21/07/2018 à 17:47, Richard Kimberly Heck a écrit : >> On 07/21/2018 09:56 AM, Tank Panzer wrote: >>> In LyX one can cunfigure the shortcuts and even add new ones under >>> preferences. >>> Like I was able to add a new shortcut by typing "math-insert \bullet" >>> and passing a shortcut to it >>> >>> I would like to know if it is possible to add shortcuts to normal >>> symbols in text, like "\textbullet" which i am able to add through the >>> UI with mouse. >>> I tryed to type "insert \textbullet" and few others, but it said >>> "wrong LyX function". >>> Do you know what i need to type? >> >> Try self-insert. But you will have to do something special with the >> backslash, I think? > > Why a backslash? The best would be "self-insert ⦁"
I had the general case in mind, but of course one can just directly insert such symbols. Note, for other readers (JMarc knows this), that you can also use unicode-insert and give the unicode value. Riki
