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Re:The INTERNET is killing old PC hardware [video] by acuozzo on Wednesday March 05, 2025 @10:49AM (#43268184)
Not OP, but… what? On Windows I have a trigger finger for Alt+0133, Alt+0150, and Alt+0151. I use proper ellipses, en–dash, and em—dash all the time.
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Re:The INTERNET is killing old PC hardware [video] by remote-dev on Wednesday March 05, 2025 @12:14PM (#43269432)
On Linux (maybe only certain distros, not sure) the keys are different, but you can enable a Compose key and enable special character keybinds as well.

For example on Mint en–dash is "<compose> <minus> <minus> <period>" and em—dash is "<compose> <minus> <minus> <minus>"

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Re:The INTERNET is killing old PC hardware [video] by automatic6131 on Wednesday March 05, 2025 @10:59AM (#43268327)
Being aware of Alt character codes puts you in the top 1% of computer users for ability.
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Re:The INTERNET is killing old PC hardware [video] by kibwen on Wednesday March 05, 2025 @11:06AM (#43268433)
Knowing what a file is puts you in the top 1% of computer users for ability. What's your point?
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Re:The INTERNET is killing old PC hardware [video] by blooalien on Wednesday March 05, 2025 @03:51PM (#43272198)
I do a similar thing on Linux with a feature called the "Compose Key". I press the compose key (caps-lock on my keyboard), and then the next couple of keypresses translate into the proper character. "a -> ä, ~n -> ñ, etc.
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Re:The INTERNET is killing old PC hardware [video] by dingaling on Wednesday March 05, 2025 @07:36PM (#43274700)
Good grief, memorising arcane key combos? Doesn't sound ready for the desktop!
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