Twitter/Identi.ca pretty print
— Last update Sep 18, 2009 — Installed 12 times.|
Script Summary:
Does various character substitutions as you type to make your twitter or identi.ca messages prettier and use less characters. |
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Performs various character substitutions as you type to make your twitter or identi.ca messages prettier and use less characters.
Although the list of substitutions below is extensive, the intent is that the key sequences are intuitive and you don't need to memorise every single one. See Tweet Symbols for a nice way of inserting various extended characters via a pop-up menu in twitter.
It performs the following substitutions:
| Typed In | Becomes | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| " | “ or ” | Converts double-quotes to the left or right slanted version as appropriate. |
| ' | ‘ or ’ | Converts apostrophe to the left or right slanted version as appropriate. |
| ... | … | Three periods becomes a single ellipses character. |
| - | — | A hyphen surrounded by white space becomes a long dash. |
| (c) | ¢ | |
| (C) | © | |
| (R) | ® | |
| (TM) | ™ | |
| (bull) | • | |
| <= | ≤ | |
| >= | ≥ | |
| == | ≡ | |
| ~= | ≅ | |
| != | ≠ | |
| << | « | |
| >> | » | |
| (+) | ⊕ | |
| (x) | ⊗ | |
| +- | ± | |
| 1/2 | ½ | |
| 1/4 | ¼ | |
| 3/4 | ¾ | |
| <- | ← | |
| -> | → | |
| <-> | ↔ | Actually converts to ← first, then when you type > converts to ↔ |
| <== | ⇐ | Actually converts to ≤ first, then when you type the second = converts to ⇐ |
| => | ⇒ | |
| <=> | ⇔ | Actually converts to ≤ first, then when you type > converts to ⇔ |
| (heart) | ♥ | |
| (club) | ♣ | |
| (spade) | ♠ | |
| (diamond) | ♦ |
