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Allow character u-codes to be entered in text objects and text boxes
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Description
Your idea
Allow character u-codes to be entered in text objects and text boxes. This could be entered in the standard way (?) such as Ctrl+Shif+U then the number then a space; or some other convenient method (e.g. u-code number followed by Alt+X ).
Problem to be solved
It's inconvenient to have to search through the Special Characters dialogue for relatively common characters such as en/em dashes or ellipses, for example. U-code entry would be so much more convenient especially for characters which are often used.
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the text-object and text-box input handling, then inspect how the Special Characters dialogue is invoked. Test the proposed Unicode entry behavior in both text objects and text boxes, including the described keyboard sequences, and consider the work done when commonly used characters can be entered without opening that dialogue.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100