A bit silly, but I can't type this character ಠ, on ubuntu.
Some page say it should be this way
Ctrl+Shift type u0CA0
But it doesnt do anything. Even I find a shortcut for sublime that I didn't know that exist before try this.
In Mac OS X there are ways to input punctuation marks by combination of some keystrokes. For example, Alt + ; inputs a precomposed ellipsis character (…, U+2026). Alt + [ opens a curly double quote character (“, U+201C). Is there any way to input such punctuation marks in simple combination of keystrokes in Ubuntu?
The following is a list of characters I want to use:
‘(U+2018): Single quote opening’(U+2019): Single quote closing“(U+201C): Double quote opening”(U+201D): Double quote closing…(U+2026): Precomposed ellipsis—(U+2014): Em dash–(U+2013): En dash
I have many folders in my home directory that have names that begin with special characters such as _OLD_500GB_HD or !FolderIWantToSeeAtTheTop, but for some reason these folders are sorted according to their first alphanumeric character rather than the leading special character.
So how can I force the folder to not ignore the special character, or how else can I make the sort view organize certain folders at the top or bottom of the sort? Thanks.
At the risk of being flamed, I'd like to understand why some people prefer to use a ``construction'' of accent and single quote characters rather than the "double-quote" character when quoting things?
Example:
Why do some users write quotes using ``weird'' quotes?
This is not command-line wizardry; I see this in written texts that are intended for humans to read. Here's an example I could quickly dig up. I find this construction ugly because it's asymmetrical, and because it abuses typographical characters for a purpose they weren't meant for. For some reason, this use of characters is mostly (exclusively?) done by Linux ((La)TeX?) users and not by the average computer user.
If the intention is to create “curly quotes” then I don't get why only the opening quote is made "curly" using the grave accent (`) -- why is a plain apostrophe used for closing quotes, rather than the acute accent (´) which would make the whole thing symmetrical?
If the intention is to create “curly quotes” then why are actual curly quotes (as created by MS Word) frowned upon? Modern computer systems handle actual curly quotes well, so it can't simply be a tradition from the Gopher days, can it?
Why are two single characters used even though the same can be achieved with a single character?
I often use the Gnome Character Map accessory to find characters I didn't know, with a view to surprising friends with exclusive drawings. However the program is not complete and lacks some characters like the Mongol or the Birman ones.
How do I install all of them in one time? Notice that I don't care what precise font it is.