How do I make keyboard shortcuts for unicode characters?(for example: binding alt + t for þ)
Hi @Cynemund
Welcome to the wonderful world of OnlyOffice!
I’m not certain what solutions may be on offer, but I can at least advise how I do such things. I use a third-part tool called “AutoHotKey”, which runs across all applications on my platform, which is Windows.
It uses a command configuration file of keystrokes and actions resulting from them.
If I want the character “à”, I configure AutoHotKey to insert that character when I type “!ag”, via the entry → :*?:!ag::à
I use the “!” as a “hook” as I am unlikely to use that character with any other characters following without a space. While “ag” would work, I don’t want words like “again” ending up like “àain”
I use it for many other characters like “>>” which gets me “»”, or “…” which gets me “…”, and most importantly “uong” which gets me “ương” ( part of my partner’s name )
… something you can consider if no other more desirable option presents.
/David…
Hello @Cynemund
I’m not quite sure about this exact combination, but in general there are several ways to add Unicode characters to a document, you can find more information here:
https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/onlyoffice-editors/onlyoffice-document-editor/UsageInstructions/InsertSymbols.aspx
If you know how to assign insertion of unique characters or words to custom key combination in other editors, you can provide a link to documentation about it so we can consider registering it as a suggestion to add in future releases.
Thank you much. That seems like a very useful tool.
It can be done in MS Word(but it doesn’t apply across Office or 365). I could not find any official documentation from MS(it may be hiding somewhere), but this explains how it is done.
Thank you for the valuable information.
We will take a closer look it and I will share the feedback afterwards.
I found out that similar suggestion is already registered - I’ve added your request to it.
Thank you for showing interest in this feature. It will be added in one of the future releases.
As of now, I think method suggested by @DavidRGreen is most suitable for given task.