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[Alan Lewis <alanlewis0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

So what is Bug 553673 if not a bug report?  Or are you trying to avoid
fixing the fault?

On 20 April 2010 13:33, Ricky Campbell <cyberdork33@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> You need to file a bug against gedit in gnome. The mactel-support group
> has nothing to do with that.
>
> ** Changed in: mactel-support
>       Status: New => Invalid
>
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> Gedit 'hash' symbol missing in MAC OS X port
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/553673
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in Mactel Support: Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> Hi Gedit community.
> [GEdit version: 2.28.3]
>
> First can I say thank you for doing a MAC port, great effort.  However,
> there is a REALLY SERIOUS error in that the 'hash' symbol - alt-3 on UK
> (British) keyboards does not work. I use gedit every day on my Linux machine
> and was delighted to discover a MAC port had been developed - yipee, I can
> do all my editing with the same great tool on all my computers :)  However,
> imagine my surprise when trying the MAC port for the first time and
> attempting to write C/C++ code, only to find the # symbol is not available!!
> making (OS X) gedit useless for programming.
>
> I did discover that it is possible to add a # symbol using the built-in
> TextEdit app, then copy and paste hash symbol into Gedit, but that is really
> not a reasonable solution.
>
> I realise that the majority of users are on Linux and that Mac users are
> probably in the minority, but if this can be fixed soon I would be grateful.
>  I would like to use the same great editor on all my machines.
>
> Thanks in anticipation.
> Alan Lewis
>
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Gedit 'hash' symbol missing in MAC OS X port
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/553673
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Status in Mactel Support: Invalid

Bug description:
Hi Gedit community.  
[GEdit version: 2.28.3]

First can I say thank you for doing a MAC port, great effort.  However, there is a REALLY SERIOUS error in that the 'hash' symbol - alt-3 on UK (British) keyboards does not work. I use gedit every day on my Linux machine and was delighted to discover a MAC port had been developed - yipee, I can do all my editing with the same great tool on all my computers :)  However, imagine my surprise when trying the MAC port for the first time and attempting to write C/C++ code, only to find the # symbol is not available!! making (OS X) gedit useless for programming. 

I did discover that it is possible to add a # symbol using the built-in TextEdit app, then copy and paste hash symbol into Gedit, but that is really not a reasonable solution.

I realise that the majority of users are on Linux and that Mac users are probably in the minority, but if this can be fixed soon I would be grateful.  I would like to use the same great editor on all my machines.

Thanks in anticipation.
Alan Lewis