Entering alt codes; was: Question

[John Ralls]

> On Jan 25, 2015, at 2:53 AM, Wm <wm+gnc at tarrcity.demon.co.uk> wrote:
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> Sat, 24 Jan 2015 23:54:15 <54C42297.1090809 at gmail.com>  Frank H. Ellenberger <frank.h.ellenberger at gmail.com>
> 
> Ummm, I'm top posting.  Sorry
> 
> I've no idea what the original question was but using the sqlite3 storage backend may help if special characters are confusing the xml storage.

No, the original question was how to enter all those characters in Gtk-driven apps like GnuCash when running windows. Apparently the old DOS trick of entering the character code on the numeric keypad while holding down the Alt key doesn't work.

I suggest that the OP take a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicode_input#In_X11_.28Linux_and_other_Unix_variants.29.

Regards,
John Ralls