Insert Ascii Dialog

The Insert ASCII dialog allows the user to insert special ASCII characters that are not available from the keyboard.

 

The following figure shows the Insert ASCII dialog:

 

      

    

 

Accessibility:  From the Insert ASCII Menu option in the Text menu.

 

Description of Components

Component

Description

ASCII Value

Dec

The decimal value of the selected ASCII character

Hex

The hexadecimal value of the selected ASCII character

Oct

The octal value of the selected ASCII character

ASCII

ASCII table

A table listing the available ASCII characters

Control

Insert button

Inserts the selected ASCII value into the active document at the current cursor location

Close after insert

If this checkbox is checked then the dialog is closed after performing a single insert. If not, then the dialog is left open so that multiple inserts may be performed.

Translate ASCII

If this checkbox is checked the ASCII table will be translated into the normal ASCII characters in the displayed ASCII table. This translation is used to translate non-printable ASCII characters into a visible format for display in the dialog itself. The inserted character is inserted in its original un-translated format.

Close button

This button completes the insertion of ASCII characters and returns to the main application.