11-03-2018, 01:28 PM | #1 |
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Inserting special symbols
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When editing pages, is there a way to insert symbols, such as these ones, which are not in Calibre Edit Menu ? |
11-03-2018, 02:25 PM | #2 | |
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11-03-2018, 04:20 PM | #4 | |
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IIRC Wingdings is a Licensed font that just happens to be included in Windows (can be printed, but not embedded without permission) |
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11-03-2018, 04:26 PM | #5 |
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There are special characters very much like those you linked to in Calibre:
Edit window > Edit > Insert Special Character > Mathematical Symbols > Arrows |
11-03-2018, 05:55 PM | #6 | |
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Yes, this is what I was referring to. But these symbols are not included. Other are not as thick and clear |
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11-03-2018, 07:38 PM | #7 | |
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Those characters are different forms of "Double Arrow": ⇔⇕⇐⇖⇑⇗⇒⇘⇓⇙ Their looks may change completely dependent on font. If you want a specific look, you'll have to embed your specific font. All characters from the Symbol/Wingdings/Webdings fonts have Unicode equivalents now. I wrote about that in another post (with links to other helpful sites). I would highly recommend you stop using those ancient fonts in your documents as they are not Unicode compatible. If someone doesn't have those specific fonts installed (like e-readers), it shows up as gibberish. For example, if you used the Wingdings font to type your document: Q LOOKS like: ✈ (Airplane) & LOOKS like: 🕮 (Book) 7 LOOKS like: 🖮 (Wired Keyboard) In an ebook would look like "Q & 7" + Text-to-Speech would read "Q and 7". Side Note: Earlier this year, Kovid added functionality to Calibre to change Symbol/Wingdings/Webdings fonts into their Unicode equivalent. So if you use those ancient fonts in your DOCXs, they'll automatically be converted when going to EPUB. Last edited by Tex2002ans; 11-03-2018 at 08:12 PM. |
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I did not notice I could use the unicode equivalent |
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