Unicode in Photoshop CS3 Text Layer - doable ?
Henrik Meier
layer? An example: In Word, i can type
261A
followed by
[Alt-key] C
then i see an unicode character in Word (the „left-pointing hand“).
This does not work in Photoshop. I also cannot copy-paste the unicode
character from Word to Photoshop.
What i can do of course:
- do a screenshot of the character
- „print“ the character to PDF and import it hi-res to Photoshop
But is it not possible to type in unicode directly. On the net, i
didn’t find a compact solution.
Is there a way to insert unicode smoothly to a PS text layer?
Btw, I’d like unicode not so much for foreign languages, more for
symbols (I know there are symbol font sets like Dingbats that don't
require unicode). To look up unicode, i use decodeunicode.org and
unicode.org. What else do you recommend to find interesting unicode
symbols, web sites or freeware (for Windows)?
Thanks!
Paul Hartman/Dirty Linen
<henri...@aol.com> wrote:
>Is there a way to insert unicode smoothly to a PS text layer?
Use charmap. It comes with Windows.
Start->run->charmap [OK]
Pick the font you want to use. Doubleclick on the character you want,
then [Copy} to copy it to the clipboard. Go back to Photoshop and
ctrl-V to paste it. (Have the same font selected in Photoshop.)
This is cumbersome if you have a lot of special characters to type. In
that case, look for some other solution.
--
Paul Hartman/Dirty Linen
The Magazine of Folk and World Music
www.dirtylinen.com
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Henrik Meier
Dave
<pa...@dirtylinenSpamBeGone.com> wrote:
>On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:39:03 -0700 (PDT), Henrik Meier
><henri...@aol.com> wrote:
>
>>Is there a way to insert unicode smoothly to a PS text layer?
>
>Use charmap. It comes with Windows.
>
>Start->run->charmap [OK]
>
>Pick the font you want to use. Doubleclick on the character you want,
>then [Copy} to copy it to the clipboard. Go back to Photoshop and
>ctrl-V to paste it. (Have the same font selected in Photoshop.)
>
>This is cumbersome if you have a lot of special characters to type. In
>that case, look for some other solution.
It's not. Simply select all those needed and have them displayed in
the 'Characters to copy' space, copy it and paste them where needed.
Paste, delete, move etc.
Better still, learn the alt codes ie alt136=ę alt130=é alt138=č
alt141=ě alt149=ň etc. etc. etc.
I never use charmap although I use the characters quite often in my
language. I know which alt codes display those I (mostly) use.
Dave
KatWoman
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Thanks!
you can type Unicode into PS
make sure you have chosen TEXT tool
make sure to use the NUM PAD keys (not the numbers above the letters)
and make sure the NUM PAD light is on your keyboard!!
as recommended install char map to Windows it's not added by default- I
rarely use copy paste , you can though, but it also shows the code there
my most frequent symbols are memorized like alt 0233 for e with accent mark
or alt 0169 for copyright
make sure PS is recognizing and loading your symbols fonts
they show in the list??
Paul Hartman/Dirty Linen
>It's not. Simply select all those needed and have them displayed in
>the 'Characters to copy' space, copy it and paste them where needed.
>Paste, delete, move etc.
>
>Better still, learn the alt codes ie alt136=ę alt130=é alt138=č
>alt141=ě alt149=ň etc. etc. etc.
Still a lot of extra effort or memorization required. I would be happy
if Adobe added the Glyph menu from InDesign to Photoshop. Then no
cut/paste to clipboard and no alt-code memorization would be needed.
Henrik Meier
sign through num block works fine here as described. Copy-pasting
through character map works too, if i use same fonts in map and
photoshop.
Still i'd like to know: pages like decodeunicode.org always give a
code like
U+0278
I can use this code in Word as described (type 0278, then Alt-C. But
can i use this code for Photoshop?
The character map shows the font Arial Unicode MS. Why is this font
visible in Word, but not in Photoshop? Thanks a lot!
Dave
<pa...@dirtylinenSpamBeGone.com> wrote:
>On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:45:49 +0200, Dave <da...@durbs.sa> wrote:
>
>>It's not. Simply select all those needed and have them displayed in
>>the 'Characters to copy' space, copy it and paste them where needed.
>>Paste, delete, move etc.
>>
>>Better still, learn the alt codes ie alt136=ę alt130=é alt138=č
>>alt141=ě alt149=ň etc. etc. etc.
>
>Still a lot of extra effort or memorization required. I would be happy
>if Adobe added the Glyph menu from InDesign to Photoshop. Then no
>cut/paste to clipboard and no alt-code memorization would be needed.
Yeah, you are right. Can somebody become to lazy even to press a
button..!! At a stage a mother stop holding her baby's spoon. Then
they should be able to do it themselves.
KatWoman
Henrik it is not something I ever need so I don't know much
the keystrokes work but not the Unicode
what about a work around using a custom shapes palette??
Henrik Meier
so nice if - when necessary - one could easily use all the many
symbols available in unicode. Also i was a bit surprised that "Adobe
Photoshop", that powerful software from that powerful graphic design
software company, should not make unicode available? I thought i
missed something, but now i guess it's just not fully there.
Chris Cox
Just type in your characters (using an IME if necessary).
Chris
On 8/21/08 11:10 AM, in article
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