How to input characters that are not present in a keyboard to a VB

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Hi,

I have developed a font, which has ~30 new characters in the Unicode Private
Area (starting from U+E000). Now, since these characters are not present in
the standard keyboard, can you suggest me a way of inputting them ?

In MS Word, I can enter the characters in my new font by
1) selecting my font, and
2) using a customised keyboard created using Microsoft Keyboard Layout
creator.
Within this keyboard, I can map such that pressing 'Ctrl + Alt + 'A'' gives
me one of my characters, and so on.

So, I was wondering if there exists some way in which I could do that within
my VB app as well.

Thanks in advance,
TC
 
TC,

In the OS there is a function which has a complete different name in my
language than in English, and I am now after a Dutch OS.

It is something as Special Characters, you can copy from that special
characters.

It is to find with Start -> Desktop parts -> and than it is direct in that
probably somewhere on the bottom. (If it is not there you have to add it
using the add programs and than the Microsoft part of that).

I hope you find it and than it helps,

Cor
 
TC said:
I have developed a font, which has ~30 new characters in the Unicode
Private Area (starting from U+E000). Now, since these characters are
not present in the standard keyboard, can you suggest me a way of
inputting them ?

In MS Word, I can enter the characters in my new font by
1) selecting my font, and
2) using a customised keyboard created using Microsoft Keyboard Layout
creator.
Within this keyboard, I can map such that pressing 'Ctrl + Alt + 'A''
gives me one of my characters, and so on.
Click to expand...

I can see that being a problem for users who have set shortcuts in Windows
for programs, e.g. I have ctrl-alt-c for calculator, ctrl-alt-w for Word...

As Cor wrote, Character Map looks to be the (tedious) way to get those
characters.

Andrew
 
TC said:
Hi,

I have developed a font, which has ~30 new characters in the Unicode Private
Area (starting from U+E000). Now, since these characters are not present in
the standard keyboard, can you suggest me a way of inputting them ?

In MS Word, I can enter the characters in my new font by
1) selecting my font, and
2) using a customised keyboard created using Microsoft Keyboard Layout
creator.
Within this keyboard, I can map such that pressing 'Ctrl + Alt + 'A'' gives
me one of my characters, and so on.

So, I was wondering if there exists some way in which I could do that within
my VB app as well.

Thanks in advance,
TC
Click to expand...

What comes to mind:
Add a button for these special characters or a dropdownlist where you
can select them. Add an option to the context menu of the entry boxes
that would accept these special characters.
 
C-Services Holland b.v. said:
What comes to mind:
Add a button for these special characters or a dropdownlist where you
can select them. Add an option to the context menu of the entry boxes
that would accept these special characters.
Click to expand...

Thanks. I like this. But, still I am not sure how to output these
characters to the screen/printer. All the TextOut routines take a 'String'
as input. How do I compose my string consisting of the new characters. Is
there a way to construct a string with UNICODE code points ? Can you clear
this missing link ?

Thanks,
TC
 
Thanks. I like this. But, still I am not sure how to output these
characters to the screen/printer. All the TextOut routines take a 'String'
as input. How do I compose my string consisting of the new characters. Is
there a way to construct a string with UNICODE code points ? Can you clear
this missing link ?

Thanks,
TC
Click to expand...

I haven't done much work with stuff like this, but if you set the font
of the textbox to your font then you can just add the characters you
need to it. If I remember correctly you can use the ChrW() function to
access those unicode characters of yours.

If it's a truetype font, printing it shouldn't be a problem.
 
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