Re: [ jEdit-users ] Backslash/pipe how?

[Pete P. <pet...@cy...>]

Robin wrote:
> On an ASCII only Apple extended keyboard - the 2nd from top row of keys 
> (the numbers and !"#$% etc) ends in the delete key, the key next to the 
> delete is the caret/tilde.
> On an ASCII/JApanese input Apple extended keyboard the dete key is half 
> the size leaving space for an extra key which is yen sign/ verticle slash.
> 
> Though the Japanese Standards office assigns he same character value to 
> both yen and backslash, traditionally in Mac programming software the 
> yen sign is modified to blackslash by pressing the option key, and 
> infact in JEdit's Abbreviations setting (Under global options) respects 
> this convention (I had infact set the Yen sign as an abbreviation of 
> backslash when the editor wouldn't co-operate the first time).
> 
> However the code editor doesn't accept input from this key it seems - 
> what do I need to change?

Ah, sounds like the old "accented characters" problem, where the buffer 
area cannot see the keystrokes to create accented characters, even 
though the dialog and option boxes elsewhere in jEdit can.

Simple summary: On Mac OS X 10.3.5 in the Search and Replace dialog box 
I hold down the option key, type the letter 'u' then release the option 
key, type the letter 'u' again and get this -> ü (Which is a u with an 
accent over it.)

Do the same thing in the main text area and jEdit never seems to 
recognize the holding of the option key and the initial pressing of the 
'u' key.

Still no fix for this?


Pete