come on, I hope this is a joke...

[karellen]

I don't want to imply anything, see for yourselves
http://www.koffice.org/kword/euro.php
and all that just for the euro sign
call me "old-fashioned" but I find it inexcusable that there isn't a graphical way of doing this (it's an office suite after all, not vim)
p.s. and I have nothing against the command line, I just think this is ridiculous for wannabe GUI word processor (why not insert->symbol->€ ?!)

[Polygon]

i think there is a character map applet for gnome...and it took me 5 seconds to find the euro using applications>accessories>character map > search > euro

€

wheeeeeee

(although this is in gnome, there must be a kde way of doing it)

[karellen]

i think there is a character map applet for gnome...and it took me 5 seconds to find the euro using applications>accessories>character map > search > euro

€

wheeeeeee

(although this is in gnome, there must be a kde way of doing it)

I agree; but I simply can't understand how on earth an office suite like KOffice doesn't have this basic feature

[Kvark]

(why not insert->symbol->€ ?!)

It would be cumbersome to have to type Alt+I S E or whatever the menu shortcut would be or reach for the mouse every time one wants to type a common sign.

At least for me AltGr+E types € in all applications by default just as the € printed in the lower right corner of the E key on all keyboards around here indicates it should. That makes it just as easy to type € as to type E.

€ should be included in the default keyboard layout even in regions where it's not actually printed on keyboards so you don't need a separate workaround in each application.

[zxscooby]

Just use 3 dollar signs $$$ that would be about the equivalent. lol

(more accurately 1.5 dollar signs $s)

[fatality_uk]

Just use 3 dollar signs $$$ that would be about the equivalent.

- I like that, cheers made me chuckle

[karellen]

Just use 3 dollar signs $$$ that would be about the equivalent. lol

(more accurately 1.5 dollar signs $s)

I never thought of that

[karellen]

It would be cumbersome to have to type Alt+I S E or whatever the menu shortcut would be or reach for the mouse every time one wants to type a common sign.

At least for me AltGr+E types € in all applications by default just as the € printed in the lower right corner of the E key on all keyboards around here indicates it should. That makes it just as easy to type € as to type E.

€ should be included in the default keyboard layout even in regions where it's not actually printed on keyboards so you don't need a separate workaround in each application.

it's not about the actual keyboard shortcut, I'm complaining about the steps that should be followed (cli for something as basic as a symbol, I don't buy it)

[mostwanted]

I just type Alt Gr + e.

[Kvark]

it's not about the actual keyboard shortcut, I'm complaining about the steps that should be followed (cli for something as basic as a symbol, I don't buy it)

I'm saying the steps to follow should be "1. press AltGr+E 2. done" (or another keyboard shortcut). You shouldn't have to do anything else, no CLI stuff and no GUI stuff either.