[XeTeX] encoding radicals in traditional Chinese

[Daniel Greenhoe]

> You just need to write the actual radical directly into
> your document, use a unicode editor and you're all set.
> I use Mac OS X, so even TextEdit works fine in combination
> with the unicode hex input keyboard layout. Just  press alt
> while typing the unicode number, as in your example 2F39.
> ⼹

That is a good idea; and that is definitely the way it should work. However, Ｉam using a PC with Windows XP; and in this case, it doesn't seem to work. For example, if I try holding down the alt and type in the decimal equivalent of 2F00 hex (12032 decimal), the character generated is simply the forward slash character "/". Apparently this is because the ASCII code for "/" is 2F hex (47 decimal), and the operating system accepts the first byte of what I type and discards the rest.

If you know of any way around this problem (besides buying a Mac), please let me know. Thanks!  ^___^

Dan


--- On Fri, 11/28/08, Cyril Niklaus <cyril.niklaus at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Cyril Niklaus <cyril.niklaus at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [XeTeX] encoding radicals in traditional Chinese
> To: dgreenhoe at yahoo.com
> Date: Friday, November 28, 2008, 12:49 PM
> Hi,
> 
> You just need to write the actual radical directly into
> your document, use a unicode editor and you're all set.
> I use Mac OS X, so even TextEdit works fine in combination
> with the unicode hex input keyboard layout. Just  press alt
> while typing the unicode number, as in your example 2F39.
> ⼹
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Cyril