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ß ∂ ∆ µ π ∏ ∑ Ω … √ ∫ ≤ ≥ ≠ ± #
I have a Mac, and I have been typing symbols like the above by using the alt key, and wondering why other people don't use the alt key.
As a result of an in-thread discussion with mkbh_10, and of looking at wikipedia, it now seems that PC keyboards simply don't work that way.
(Why?? Macs have always done so. )
It's a nuisance to have to type sqrt and pi, in particular, and even more of a nuisance to have to read them!
Or to have to go into LaTeX where a Mac can type ∫.
And µ can be used instead of theta.
I have a Mac, and I have been typing symbols like the above by using the alt key, and wondering why other people don't use the alt key.
As a result of an in-thread discussion with mkbh_10, and of looking at wikipedia, it now seems that PC keyboards simply don't work that way.
(Why?? Macs have always done so. )
It's a nuisance to have to type sqrt and pi, in particular, and even more of a nuisance to have to read them!
Or to have to go into LaTeX where a Mac can type ∫.
And µ can be used instead of theta.
(a) Does anyone know how to type symbols such as the above on a PC?
(b) If it's not possible on a PC, could they be incorporated into the standard Reply page so that people can simply copy-and-paste them?
They wouldn't need buttons, they could just be ordinary type.
(b) If it's not possible on a PC, could they be incorporated into the standard Reply page so that people can simply copy-and-paste them?
They wouldn't need buttons, they could just be ordinary type.