SCRIPT: makeUnicode.js

VERSION: 0.1

RELEASE DATE: Thursday 10th, March, 2011

BRIEF:

Off Keyboard Symbols - Characters

Will take a string of unicode(s) hexidecimal numbers and insert as unicode character(s) 

INSTALL:

Unzip to any directory under you TeXworks script directory - Use Menu Scripting/Scripting TeXworks/ Show Script Folder to open the Scirpts' main folder

Allow decompression to `use folder names'.  

Change the Alt key combination if you want/need to avoid conflicts with any existing scripts.

Then use Tw Menu item, Scripts/Scripting TeXworks/Reload Scripts List

USAGE:

Any Os.

Write one or a list of hexadecimal for unicode characters separated by one space (as below) use a double  space to get a word space 
 e.g. 006c 006f  0054 0065
 
Select (highlight) the codes, and use short cut Alt+M&Alt+U, or position cursor with nothing selected and run shortcut

For example..

 0048 0065 006c 006c 006f  0054 0065 0058 0077 006f 0072 006b 0073

Would yield:
  
      Hello TeXworks 

UPDATES:

    http://TwScript.PaulANorman.com/downloads

BACKGROUND:

Many requests over the last couple of years to insert a symbol or other directly into the editor

Thanks to http://javascript.about.com/library/blunicode.htm
      and http://www.techmynd.com/tools/hexa-asci-unicode-generator.php

Paul
paul.a.norman@gmail.com
TwScript.paulanorman.com

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