On Sun, May 30, 2004 at 03:33:34PM +0000, Smylers wrote:
> Gabriel Ebner writes:
>
> > Joe Gottman wrote:
> >
> > > The zip operator is now the Yen sign (¥).
> >
> > How are those without a US keyboard supposed to type this?
>
> Probably the same way as those with US keyboards do -- US keyboards
> don't have a yen symbol on them either.
>
> In 'Vim' I got lucky in guessing it first time as Ctrl+K Y e. On
> Windows you can probably press Alt Gr then type in some number. Or
> pick it from the character map utility. Or keep Joe's mail handy so
> that you can copy and paste it whenever you need it.
>
> Or spell it out as zip and not use the operator form ...
>
> Smylers
>
What advantages have to use characters not in standard keyboards? Isn't
it a little scary?
Regards.
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