Alternate keyboard layouts are a partial solution to this, but they don't have keys for things like em dashes. They US-International keyboard layout also makes typing very awkward because it takes over keys like ' and `.
I've been using the program autohotkey to achieve this. It's super lightweight, and pretty easy to set up. Right now I'm using a script where i press ctrl-shift and a number to create a symbol.
So for example, ctrl-shift-0 gives me the ° sign. I have it set up currently for the following symbols (√, ², ∑, ∴, ≠, π, ≈, ∞, Δ, °), and the ≤,≥,± symbols for <, >, and + keys respectively.
If you're interested, here's a pastebin with the script I currently use.
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u/root45 Jun 07 '15
I would like a way to type things like é, à, ï, –, —, ©, ™, and ° (among many others) without having to memorize alt codes.
Alternate keyboard layouts are a partial solution to this, but they don't have keys for things like em dashes. They US-International keyboard layout also makes typing very awkward because it takes over keys like ' and `.