Re: MATE desktop application "character map"

[Luis Felipe <sirgazil@zoho.com>]

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Hi Gottfried,

On 5/01/25 13:15, gfp wrote:
> Hi Guix,
>
> Guix System, installing MATE desktop
> does not include
> mate-character map.
>
> I used this earlier when I have ubuntu intalled.
>
> Guix doesn´t include this application.
> Does somebody know why?

I don't know, but


> I would use it for ancient greek letters
> to pick some letters which I can´t create.

Maybe you could use ibus? See 
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/689826/input-methods-for-anceint-greek-and-other-diacritic-heavy-languages

Also, I don't know Greek, but using ibus you can also insert any UNICODE 
characters with the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+U. For example, to 
insert ᾇ (Greek small letter alpha with dasia and perispomeni and 
ipogegrammeni, whose UNICODE is 1F87):

 1. Ctrl+Shift+U
 2. 1F87
 3. Enter

Finally, even though you're not using GNOME, you could install the GNOME 
Characters app 
(https://packages.guix.gnu.org/packages/gnome-characters/), which I 
allows you to search and copy any UNICODE character.

Hope that helps.


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