Oh dear, inserting glyphs - now what....

[Chris26]

Am I stupid?  Don't answer.  Trying to insert a LOT of inch symbols.  Double clicking the glyh is fine, copy glyph and keep pasting no problem.  But stubborn old me wants to do this without relying on the copy paste method from the clipboard.

Enter the good old Affinity Instructions:

To insert glyphs/Unicode characters directly using Hex code:

1. Click for an insertion point in the text.
2. Do one of the following:
   • For a glyph: Type 'G+' then enter the Hex code, e.g. '02F5' or '2F5'.
   • For a Unicode character: Type 'U+' then the Hex code, e.g. '0040', '040' or '40'.

 

So what does my text look like?

A4 = 8.3 x 11"g+0004

Yes Yes I have tried all sorts of combinations, even the ridiculous internet suggestions of which there are many, Alt + 0148, 0022 Alt + X all usless, they do not work.   But I am stupid and can not interpret affinity's instructions.

[GarryP]

In a Frame Text layer, with the text selection point active, type either G+xxx or U+xxx (where xxx is a hex value) then select the G+xxx or U+xxx and use menu “Text → Toggle Unicode”, or press Alt+U when you have finished typing the xxx bit of the hex code.

(Basically you missed out point 3 of the instructions.)

Video attached.

Edited August 17, 2023 by GarryP
Added video.

[v_kyr]

1 hour ago, Chris26 said:

Yes Yes I have tried all sorts of combinations, even the ridiculous internet suggestions of which there are many, Alt + 0148, 0022 Alt + X all usless, they do not work.   But I am stupid and can not interpret affinity's instructions.

Well you badly didn't told which OS you're using and also for which Affinity app you've tried the whole (?). Thus people have laborious to guess here from interpreting your signature (my guess is macOS). And if it's macOS then the Mac Unicode HeX-Input has to be enabled first, otherwise things obviously won't work the usual keyboard way.

• How to Enter a Unicode Character on a Mac

[Old Bruce]

2 hours ago, Chris26 said:

To insert glyphs/Unicode characters directly using Hex code:

1. Click for an insertion point in the text.
2. Do one of the following:
   • For a glyph: Type 'G+' then enter the Hex code, e.g. '02F5' or '2F5'.
   • For a Unicode character: Type 'U+' then the Hex code, e.g. '0040', '040' or '40'.

 

3. with your text caret at the end of the "code" ) meaning the after the 5 in G+02F5) hit the Toggle Unicode keyboard shortcut Control + U 

[Chris26]

Garry, Kyr, Old Bruce.  I did say I was stupid.  Thank you.  I missed point three but still would not have understood it and would still have posted the question....😜

By the way Kyr, I am using, and embarrassed to say, that over-bloted disorganised shopping mall product called microsoft.

[v_kyr]

1 hour ago, Chris26 said:

...I am using, and embarrassed to say, that over-bloted disorganised shopping mall product called microsoft.

Then see ...

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicode_input

... which tells several applicable ways for Windows!