Restore keyboard shortcut for EN dash
 

Hi there,
it seems to me the keyboard shortcut for creating an EN dash was overridden. According to the Realm Works Reference Guide, "Control" + "Subtract" should create a EN dash, "Control" + "Alt" + "Subtract" should create a EM dash. The later works, but "Control" + "Subtract" will collapse topics, not create an EN dash.

Would be great to have this somehow restored.

looks like the collapse and expand topics shortcuts were mapped onto the fairly obvious ctrl "-" and ctrl "+" respectively. I think many users would be very mad if that changed just to get EN dash back.

I'd check if EN dash is in the symbol library instead, it probably is.

They're also Alt-0150 (–) and Alt-0151 (—).

Hi Parody,
yeah, I know, but my laptop refuses to accept Alt-0150 as EN. I guess it is because of the missing NumPad. :-(

The alt + 4 digit codes must be entered from a numpad.

Whether the Alt-replacements work with a laptop with a reduced keyboard depends on if and how the laptop manufacturer managed their numeric keypad replacement (commonly enabled with Fn + numpad replacement keys or Fn + a key designated as Num Lock when used with Fn).

Regardless, it's an option. So is leaving up the Character Map (or copy-pasting it from anywhere in general), using another application with better symbol support for typing up main text, using -- and --- for now and search-and-replacing it later, or buying a keyboard to use with your laptop. Personally I like the last one, as I don't like typing on modern short-throw laptop keys. :(

I agree on this one. I'm something of a keyboard snob. Nothing like typing on a good mechanical keyboard.

Agreed Here... tooo many years exposure to the likes of Wordstar, Wordperfect (god they were kings of the "shift" key alternates!!), Autocad (yea before the pulldown window tab days).
Still out of habit CTRL C and CTRL V and others... just second nature....:D
Too cumbersome on these "new smaller laptops...:rolleyes: