All right, ya’ll. I’m in over my head. I need a way to input small caps versions of Č, Š and Į on a Mac.
I just recently got back to this and installed Keyboard Maestro (I had an old v. 7 license, but I didn’t really like KM, so I wasn’t using it; v. 7 of Keyboard Maestro seems to work on Mac OS 10.14 Mojave).
Following some instructions I found on the internet, I went to System Preferences > Keyboard and installed the “Unicode Hex Input” keyboard (aka input source). One is supposed to be able to hold the Option key while typing in a Unicode code and get the character. I did that with “E060” and in Minion Pro I get
What I want is small caps Š (“s” with caron). Based on what PjotrB said about the needed characters being in the “private” range, I am pretty sure I’m not inputting them correctly. I found on the web that the “Unicode Hex Input” method supposedly only works for 4-character Unicode codes. Maybe those in the “private” range are 5-character codes?
Well, I think you have been given all the information you need. I showed you some font could do exactly what you want. Now it’s up to you to choose another font, providing it has all the glyphs you need.
@benwiggy, You got it! I don’t know why I could not find those codes, but I just tried the ones you supplied with the Hex Input Method, and they work! (Of course.)
However, they are the Regular font face. I forgot to mention that I need them in italic font face. I have been unable to find the codes for them. I tried to find a code table for Minion Pro, have searched the web, etc. I launched Font Book.app thinking maybe a right click on a glyph would give more info, but that didn’t work. Any more advice on where to find the code table?
One of the icons in Font Book’s window is for “Repertoire”, which shows you all the glyphs in a font. Hover over it, and you’ll get the Unicode. You may even be able to paste the glyph directly.
@benwiggy. Thank you once again! I guess I never left the cursor over a glyph long enough to see the popup. Everything is working fine now, and I am very grateful for your help. I’ll put the needed stuff in Keyboard Maestro and be a happy camper.
