This is my first post at AskDifferent, hopefully it works out.
My problem:
- i want to insert the symbol "λ" aka 'lamda' everytime i use the Option-L key. However, by default my OS Mountain Lion inserts "¬".
My question:
- How can i change this permanently and for every application i open (i.e. any browser, MS Word, Finder, etc…). I've never used "¬" but as an
engineering student i very often require "λ."
This post was very informative and in depth:
How can I expand the number of special characters I can type using my keyboard?
However i have no desire to change my overall layout – only a couple keys. It didn't really address the simple question i have.
Is there a way to do this without creating a new keyboard layout? Can i not simply change a single special character from "¬" to "λ" ?
I am currently looking at the "Ukelele" application but i don't want to be creating all sorts of new stuff.
Thank You.
Best Answer
You might want to try just defining ¬ as λ in system prefs/language & text/text/symbol and text substitutions. Normally you need to type a space or another character to get the switch, and there may be some apps it does not work in (Pages and Word have their own symbol and text substitution settings).