Writing special characters in the new interface
I read Purodha's comment that you can't write special characters in the new translation editor interface, using the special character set below the edit window. I also can't find a way to enter special characters except by using the special keyboard software that I have on my personal computer. It seems that if I am not on that computer I would have to open another page on translatewiki.net, click Edit, choose a character from the set below the edit window, then copy it from there. Am I missing something?
Does ULS have input methods that support those special characters? I don't think this is a regression in TUX.
I don't know, what ULS is, but while I am typing these words, I have a list of clickable special characters and character sequences below the editing field:
- Edittools ("
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We had that once with message editing, too. If I'm not mistaken, we got three new versions of editing meanwhile, with this most useful feature disabled, or missing. I would like to have it back, or something similar, and I am truly sad that I do not have the means and the capacity at the moment to add it to the new editor, if possible.
I for one would be happy already if I could easily switch to single message editing. I.e. solving bugzilla:46955 would do for me.
I tried clicking on the keyboard symbol which appears when you edit, which goes to the ULS (Universal Language Selector). But that only has the International Phonetic Alphabet, which I don't know how to use and the non-Latin scripts on it.
It is the additional character set under the edit window (displayed by Purodha above) which I use all the time to type in letters with the 4 accents on them; â ä á and `. So I also would consider the problem solved if bug 46955 were actioned.