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From: Noam Postavsky <npostavs@gmail.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: Help Gnu Emacs mailing list <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: "ctrl+shift+u codepoint enter"
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 14:13:02 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAM-tV-_O8uu1a2ex36X=VBFvibgZVXizSwC5w=PK4jMK+SF97w@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <jwvd0l466el.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org>

On Mon, 29 Apr 2019 at 13:58, Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:
>
> >>> (Emacs' default binding for insert-char is C-x 8 RET).
> >> With the neat feature that you don't have to hammer in the hex code,
> >> but you can also start typing "smi" and TAB and you are offered all
> >> the codes whose Unicode name starts with SMI, from "SMILE" through
> >> "SMILING CAT FACE WITH HEART-SHAPED EYES" up to "SMIRKING FACE".
> > And if you use Helm, C-c h 8 (bound to `helm-ucs`) is like C-x 8 RET but
> > also shows the characters themselves, not just their unicode names
>
> AFAIK `C-x 8 RET` also shows the characters themselves (next to their
> name).

For plain C-x 8 RET, you need to press TAB (once or twice) before
those show up (whereas I think Helm will show completion candidates
more eagerly).



  reply	other threads:[~2019-04-29 18:13 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-04-28 21:35 "ctrl+shift+u codepoint enter" Pierre-Henry F.
2019-04-28 23:24 ` Noam Postavsky
2019-04-29  7:25   ` tomas
2019-04-29  7:31     ` Pierre-Henry F.
2019-04-29  8:00     ` Damien Collard
2019-04-29  9:06       ` Joost Kremers
2019-04-29 17:58       ` Stefan Monnier
2019-04-29 18:13         ` Noam Postavsky [this message]
2019-04-29 18:29           ` Stefan Monnier
2019-04-29 19:16         ` Damien Collard
2019-04-29 20:06           ` Pierre-Henry F.
2019-05-06  3:47 ` Dan Sommers

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