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why does the standard keyboard have so many shifts, ctrls & alts but no em-dash?
@mfgaede curse my clanking old linux machine, I need those dashes
@mfgaede
ps
I also still like rss
protocols > websites
@tomharris Compose key? http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/type-em-en-dashes-word-processor/ (sorry I try to solve everything. internalized librarian self.)
@mfgaede Seems disabled :(
Not to worry, I do most of my typing in LaTeX, which has a great system: - typesets as a hyphen, -- is an en-dash, and --- is an em-dash
@tomharris LaTeX foreverrrrr. I love Overleaf a lot. They've done great stuff for open science initiatives in addition to developing their platform: https://www.overleaf.com/
@tomharris To make people like you ask questions. :P
@tomharris Apple's auto-em-dash was a revelation when I got my first MacBook. I abuse it mightily.