I'm trying to type a transliteration of Sanskrit devanagari in Word 2003,
using Times New Roman. I know the Unicode hexadecimals for those letters
that have diacritcal marks. However, most of the hexadecimals contain a
Roman letter, e.g., 1E47 for the underdotted n, preventing me from using the
ALT-X shortcut method of typing the transliterated letter (since there is no
E on the numbers keypad).

So my question is as follows: Is there a way I can still use the shorcut
method, or do I have to use, instead, either the copy-and-paste-the-symbol
method or the Autocorrect method?

On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 17:38:03 -0700, gfross
wrote:

e.g., 1E47 for the underdotted n, preventing me from using the
ALT-X shortcut method of typing the transliterated letter (since there is no
E on the numbers keypad).

Have you tried this? The Alt-X works for me and is not dependent on
the numeric keypad (inline Alt-nnnn).

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/
"My theory was a perfectly good one. The facts were misleading."
-- /The Lady Vanishes/ (1938)

What happens if you type 1E47 from the regular keyboard, and then
press Alt+X from the regular keyboard?

gfross wrote:

I'm trying to type a transliteration of Sanskrit devanagari in Word 2003,
using Times New Roman. I know the Unicode hexadecimals for those letters
that have diacritcal marks. However, most of the hexadecimals contain a
Roman letter, e.g., 1E47 for the underdotted n, preventing me from using the
ALT-X shortcut method of typing the transliterated letter (since there is no
E on the numbers keypad).

So my question is as follows: Is there a way I can still use the shorcut
method, or do I have to use, instead, either the copy-and-paste-the-symbol
method or the Autocorrect method?

You don't need to use the numeric keypad; just enter the number from the
keyboard and press Alt+X. The numeric keypad is required only for the
Alt+0nnn entry of ASCII codes.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"gfross" wrote in message
...
I'm trying to type a transliteration of Sanskrit devanagari in Word 2003,
using Times New Roman. I know the Unicode hexadecimals for those letters
that have diacritcal marks. However, most of the hexadecimals contain a
Roman letter, e.g., 1E47 for the underdotted n, preventing me from using
the
ALT-X shortcut method of typing the transliterated letter (since there is
no
E on the numbers keypad).

So my question is as follows: Is there a way I can still use the shorcut
method, or do I have to use, instead, either the copy-and-paste-the-symbol
method or the Autocorrect method?

I see what the problem is. It occurs only when I type the unicode number
after an a, b, c, d, or e -- one of the five letters used in Unicode
hexadecimal. For example, hasta1E25. The ALT-X command groups "a1E25"
together as a unit, which then produces an empty square. The only way I have
been able to get the program to recognize 1E25 as the correct unit in this
context is to highlight 1E25 and then press ALT-X. This method is very
clumsy, however.

What I've done to solve this problem, however, is to use Autocorrect for the
transliterated Sanskrit letters, e.g., *hu* for an underdotted h, *sa* for an
s with acute accent over it, *am* for an a with a macron over it, etc.

Thanks for all of your replies!

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

You don't need to use the numeric keypad; just enter the number from the
keyboard and press Alt+X. The numeric keypad is required only for the
Alt+0nnn entry of ASCII codes.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"gfross" wrote in message
...
I'm trying to type a transliteration of Sanskrit devanagari in Word 2003,
using Times New Roman. I know the Unicode hexadecimals for those letters
that have diacritcal marks. However, most of the hexadecimals contain a
Roman letter, e.g., 1E47 for the underdotted n, preventing me from using
the
ALT-X shortcut method of typing the transliterated letter (since there is
no
E on the numbers keypad).

So my question is as follows: Is there a way I can still use the shorcut
method, or do I have to use, instead, either the copy-and-paste-the-symbol
method or the Autocorrect method?

Sounds like a good workaround.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"gfross" wrote in message
...
I see what the problem is. It occurs only when I type the unicode number
after an a, b, c, d, or e -- one of the five letters used in Unicode
hexadecimal. For example, hasta1E25. The ALT-X command groups "a1E25"
together as a unit, which then produces an empty square. The only way I
have
been able to get the program to recognize 1E25 as the correct unit in this
context is to highlight 1E25 and then press ALT-X. This method is very
clumsy, however.

What I've done to solve this problem, however, is to use Autocorrect for
the
transliterated Sanskrit letters, e.g., *hu* for an underdotted h, *sa* for
an
s with acute accent over it, *am* for an a with a macron over it, etc.

Thanks for all of your replies!

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

You don't need to use the numeric keypad; just enter the number from the
keyboard and press Alt+X. The numeric keypad is required only for the
Alt+0nnn entry of ASCII codes.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"gfross" wrote in message
...
I'm trying to type a transliteration of Sanskrit devanagari in Word
2003,
using Times New Roman. I know the Unicode hexadecimals for those
letters
that have diacritcal marks. However, most of the hexadecimals contain
a
Roman letter, e.g., 1E47 for the underdotted n, preventing me from
using
the
ALT-X shortcut method of typing the transliterated letter (since there
is
no
E on the numbers keypad).

So my question is as follows: Is there a way I can still use the
shorcut
method, or do I have to use, instead, either the
copy-and-paste-the-symbol
method or the Autocorrect method?

Allegedly, you can also use Alt+Num+ (Alt and the "+" on the numeric =
keypad), then type the hex number (likely using the regular keyboard?).
See for example =
http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/r.../glossary.mspx under =
Alt+Numpad.

I have never gotten that to work though (in WinXP)...=20
Maybe it'll work as advertised in the next consumer version of Windows?

On the Mac, you can use an IME for hexadecimal input (Alt+####), and =
it's really better than Alt+X because of the problems mentioned (=3D =
character follows a number or some letter a-f).

Regards,
Klaus



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" schrieb im Newsbeitrag =
...
Sounds like a good workaround.
=20
--=20
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the =
newsgroup so
all may benefit.
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"gfross" wrote in message
...
I see what the problem is. It occurs only when I type the unicode =
number
after an a, b, c, d, or e -- one of the five letters used in Unicode
hexadecimal. For example, hasta1E25. The ALT-X command groups =
"a1E25"
together as a unit, which then produces an empty square. The only =
way I
have
been able to get the program to recognize 1E25 as the correct unit in =
this
context is to highlight 1E25 and then press ALT-X. This method is =
very
clumsy, however.

What I've done to solve this problem, however, is to use Autocorrect =
for
the
transliterated Sanskrit letters, e.g., *hu* for an underdotted h, =
*sa* for
an
s with acute accent over it, *am* for an a with a macron over it, =
etc.

Thanks for all of your replies!

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

You don't need to use the numeric keypad; just enter the number =
from the
keyboard and press Alt+X. The numeric keypad is required only for =
the
Alt+0nnn entry of ASCII codes.

--=20
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"gfross" wrote in message
...
I'm trying to type a transliteration of Sanskrit devanagari in =
Word
2003,
using Times New Roman. I know the Unicode hexadecimals for those
letters
that have diacritcal marks. However, most of the hexadecimals =
contain
a
Roman letter, e.g., 1E47 for the underdotted n, preventing me =
from
using
the
ALT-X shortcut method of typing the transliterated letter (since =
there
is
no
E on the numbers keypad).

So my question is as follows: Is there a way I can still use the
shorcut
method, or do I have to use, instead, either the
copy-and-paste-the-symbol
method or the Autocorrect method?

On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 19:01:03 -0700, gfross
wrote:

when I type the unicode number
after an a, b, c, d, or e -- one of the five letters used in Unicode
hexadecimal. For example, hasta1E25. The ALT-X command groups "a1E25"
together as a unit, which then produces an empty square. The only way I have
been able to get the program to recognize 1E25 as the correct unit in this
context is to highlight 1E25 and then press ALT-X. This method is very
clumsy, however.

If you have only a few possibilities, or you know up front all the
characters you'll need, your Autocorrect technique is good.

If you have unanticipated Unicode characters, you can always press
the space bar before pressing the four digits and then Alt-X. Then
left arrow (not backspace) once, backspace once to get rid of the
space, right arrow once, and continue typing. At least this method
is all on the keyboard.

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/
"My theory was a perfectly good one. The facts were misleading."
-- /The Lady Vanishes/ (1938)