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how do I access ascii codes in ubuntu

Asked by Andrew Dungan

I am trying to include Spanish language letters in my e-mails and open office documents. In MS applications I am able to access Spanish letters by using the ALT key and the ASCII code for the letter. This does not work in my linux based apps - Open Office and Evolution e-mail.

Any suggestions?

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Best Andree (dreewill-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#1

Try Ctrl+Shift and then type the code

or

Applications->Accessories->Character Map

hope that this helps you

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Andrew Dungan (magpiehouse) said : 		#2

Thanks - Ctrl+Shift does not work

the Character Map is a solution but it is kinda clunky

I will keep looking for a better solution

-----Original Message-----
From: Andree Wille <email address hidden>
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Subject: Re: [Question #140745]: how do I access ascii codes in ubuntu
Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2011 10:20:45 -0000

Your question #140745 on evolution in ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution/+question/140745

    Status: Open => Answered

Andree Wille proposed the following answer:
Try Ctrl+Shift and then type the code

or

Applications->Accessories->Character Map

hope that this helps you

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Andree (dreewill-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#3

i've tried it in open office (gnome) and for me it worked like that:

hold Ctrl+Shift type u0056 and hit enter while still holding Ctrl+Shift (that should show å)

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Andrew Dungan (magpiehouse) said : 		#4

I solved my problem which was accessing spanish characters another way as per the attached link:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=262112

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Andrew Dungan (magpiehouse) said : 		#5

Hey Andree

I found the answer - a very simple solution as per the attached

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=262112

Thaks for your assistance

Andrew

-----Original Message-----
From: Andree Wille <email address hidden>
Reply-to: <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: [Question #140745]: how do I access ascii codes in ubuntu
Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2011 10:20:45 -0000

Your question #140745 on evolution in ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution/+question/140745

    Status: Open => Answered

Andree Wille proposed the following answer:
Try Ctrl+Shift and then type the code

or

Applications->Accessories->Character Map

hope that this helps you