2.4.0~RC4 Keyboard shortcut Command-period

Fatihcan Atay f.atay at bilkent.edu.tr
Thu May 9 18:40:15 UTC 2024


> > Version 2.4.0~RC4 on Mac seems to have assigned the shortcut Command-
> > period to a strange character that looks like a grey dot on screen.
> > The Code Preview Pane reveals that it writes “\@.” to the file. Does
> > anyone know what this is for? 
> 
> That's an "end of sentence period". This is only relevant for some
> languages (such as English) where periods at the end of sentences have
> more space than within sentences (e.g., after abbreviations).


Ah, I see. 

> 
> Might be a variant of
> https://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/12973
> -- 
> Jürgen

Likely so. I can also confirm that several other key combinations including Command+(number) cannot be user assigned in 2.4.0~RC4 on Mac.

Fatihcan Atay 


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