[oXygen-user] Easy insertion of en/em-dash

Jirka Kosek
Thu Oct 2 07:30:48 CDT 2014


On 2.10.2014 14:11, Syd Bauman wrote:
> I'm with David S. on this. oXygen is an editor, not a word
> processor. So if you (SyncRO) create such a feature, please leave it
> disabled by default.

I tend to disagree -- oXygen has two different products hidden below
"Text" and "Author" tabs. From author mode one would expect word
processor like features and current auto-correct options for smart
quotes can already be enabled/disabled. Of course in text mode editor
shouldn't mess with typed characters.

> That said, David's right. It's plenty easy to insert an en-dash or an
> em-dash in Mac OS X using the standard input method. One could also
> use the Unicode Hex input method (opt-2 opt-0 opt-1 opt-4, e.g.). Not
> as convenient, but it allows insertion of arbitrary Unicode
> characters. 

Well, on Windows its Alt + 0 1 5 0 which is really headache compared to - -

				Jirka

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