From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Patricia J. Hawkins" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Insert for each symbol (upside down A) in an emacs text document Date: Fri, 23 May 2014 18:21:05 -0400 Message-ID: <87oayop25q.fsf@hawkinsia.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1400883703 10414 80.91.229.3 (23 May 2014 22:21:43 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 23 May 2014 22:21:43 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Emacs Help To: Angus Comber Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat May 24 00:21:37 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1WnxqL-0000iu-3t for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 24 May 2014 00:21:37 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:45895 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WnxqK-0006CV-L7 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 23 May 2014 18:21:36 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:35169) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wnxq3-0006CD-7P for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 23 May 2014 18:21:25 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wnxpx-0008L1-2a for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 23 May 2014 18:21:19 -0400 Original-Received: from smtp4.connactivity.com ([192.241.142.250]:50078) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wnxpw-0008Ku-UE for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 23 May 2014 18:21:12 -0400 Original-Received: from shell.connactivity.com (shell.connactivity.com [198.50.162.66]) by smtp4.connactivity.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id s4NMLBKp022569; Fri, 23 May 2014 18:21:11 -0400 Original-Received: from pjh-laptop.hawkinsia.com (shell.connactivity.com [198.50.162.66]) by shell.connactivity.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id s4NML5Yb032347; Fri, 23 May 2014 18:21:11 -0400 In-Reply-To: (Angus Comber's message of "Fri, 23 May 2014 22:47:30 +0100") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3 (gnu/linux) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 192.241.142.250 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:97796 Archived-At: >>>>> "AC" =3D=3D Angus Comber writes: AC> I am writing up some mathematical documents and would like to use the f= or AC> all (upside down A) and there exists symbol (backwards E). AC> Firstly, how do I insert these symbols? Quick & dirty way, if it's just a few characters, is just to find them on the web, copy and paste, save to file, keep the file open in a window, and then copy and paste when you need them. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_logic_symbols: =E2=88=80=E2=88=83 AC> Secondly, can I insert into a text document? Or does it have to be a AC> unicode document? Your text file is already using unicode. Nothing defaults to ASCII anymore.=20 AC> Thirdly, will the symbols be visible in the document when viewing on - AC> screen?? If it survives the initial cut and paste from the web to your Emacs file, it should be fine. (Notice that the symbols in the TEX column here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mathematical_symbols don't survive!)=20 Now, there are ways to assign things to keys, or keystroke combinations; and further, there are also systems like SWEAVE and Auctex to let you write complicated equations, but this should get you started. --=20 Patricia J. Hawkins