Casey LissMar 10, 2025
I slept like trash last night, so I may be a having a dunce moment, but… uh… how does one get an endash out of a SwiftUI.Text()? Simply typing it doesn't *seem* to do the trick…?
Show threadPaulMar 10, 2025

@caseyliss Hm. Just typing one with option + - seemed to work for me.

Text("–")

Show threadCasey LissMar 10, 2025
@brzz I don’t think it’s rendered when presented though. But I could be holding it wrong
Show threadJohn SiracusaMar 10, 2025
@caseyliss (I would just like to remind everyone that the Mac does not have an “Alt” key, regardless of what may be printed on your key caps.)
Show threadDr. DrangMar 10, 2025
@siracusa @caseyliss I salute you, but this is a lost cause.
Show threadJohn Siracusa
@drdrang That’s madness. I’ll surrender when Apple does.
Mar 10, 2025 at 7:42pmIvory for iOS
Show threadtilo 🌱Mar 10, 2025
@siracusa @drdrang I don’t know about that John:
Show threadDan Morgan Mar 10, 2025
@codemusings @siracusa @drdrang
I’m still pining for the lost solid (closed) Apple key.
Show threadbazbt3 🦣Mar 10, 2025
@codemusings @siracusa @drdrang
Show threadJohn SiracusaMar 10, 2025
@codemusings
Show threadDr. DrangMar 10, 2025
@siracusa Oh, I refuse to call it anything but Option, but I’ve given up fighting about it. There are just too many arrivistes to deal with.
Show threadBrendan B.Mar 10, 2025
@drdrang @siracusa The Endless September Event.
Show threadJohn SiracusaMar 10, 2025
@drdrang Next you’ll be agreeing that copy is Control-C.
Show threadDr. DrangMar 10, 2025
@siracusa Fighting words!
Show threadChristina JenniferMar 11, 2025
@siracusa @drdrang But Control+C is SIGINT
Show threadAprilMar 11, 2025
@siracusa @drdrang Working 20 years in IT, I still have to remember to say Enter and not Return when speaking with a Windows user.
Show threadMark PauleyMar 11, 2025
@siracusa @drdrang pretty sure copy is middle click
Show threadChuck PlaterMar 10, 2025
@drdrang @siracusa I still think of it as the Closed-Apple key.
Show threadScott Wright 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Mar 11, 2025
@drdrang great word choice: arrivistes
Show threadRob NeeMar 10, 2025
@siracusa ...and then the next thing you know Delete is getting called Backspace or Rubout!
Show threadStuart McHattie 👨🏼‍💻Mar 10, 2025
@robnee @siracusa let’s not forget the ⌧ Clear key that no-one really knows what to do with these days.
Show threadKonrad KołakowskiMar 10, 2025

@sdjmchattie What? 😅 I use it all the time in calculator! 🤓

Best key ever!