From d34aef1456cbc8ba10bac44112289f45d0d5c42f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gergely Nagy Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2021 18:53:11 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Unicode: Update the README with Windows instructions Under Windows, we use an input method that requires a registry edit, mention that in the README, and describe how to do it. Fixes #1031. Signed-off-by: Gergely Nagy --- plugins/Kaleidoscope-Unicode/README.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/plugins/Kaleidoscope-Unicode/README.md b/plugins/Kaleidoscope-Unicode/README.md index 912a5ff4..a8bb9bb8 100644 --- a/plugins/Kaleidoscope-Unicode/README.md +++ b/plugins/Kaleidoscope-Unicode/README.md @@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ On OS X/macOS, you'll need to change the input method to be "Unicode Hex Input". You can do this by going to System Preferences > Keyboard > Input Sources, clicking the `+` button, selecting it from the list, then setting it as the active input method. +On Windows, you will need to change a registry key to enable the input method +our unicode plugin uses. Under `HKEY_Current_User/Control Panel/Input Method`, +set `EnableHexNumpad` to `"1"`. If the key does not exist, you need to create +it, and use `REG_SZ` as the type. + ## Further reading Starting from the [example][plugin:example] is the recommended way of getting