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Screenshot of Vial (app for configuring supported keyboards) showing the set up of a macro that types a true minus glyph (not a dash) by simulating the press of left-control + shift + e (to launch ibus character entry mode) then taps 2, waits 1 ms, taps 2 again, then taps 1 and 2 (to write out the unicode code point of the minus glyph, with is U+2212) then taps space to confirm the selection and enter to exit ibus character entry mode.

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Screenshot of Vial (app for configuring supported keyboards) showing the set up of a macro that types a true minus glyph (not a dash) by simulating the press of left-control + shift + e (to launch ibus character entry mode) then taps 2, waits 1 ms, taps 2 again, then taps 1 and 2 (to write out the unicode code point of the minus glyph, with is U+2212) then taps space to confirm the selection and enter to exit ibus character entry mode.
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Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Sunday, 18-Feb-2024 22:10:48 JST Aral Balkan

You’d think that in 2024 you’d have an easier way to enter a true minus sign glyph (−) instead of a dash (-) in Linux.
And this isn’t just one for typography geeks either, it’s an accessibility issue. Imagine you have a minus button. A screenreader would read it as a dash button unless you used the proper character. (The workaround, of course, is to use aria-label.)
#typography #characters #accessibility #a11y #linux #web

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