Title: TinyMCE Backslash Button
Author: redcocker
Published: <strong>October 22, 2011</strong>
Last modified: February 1, 2012

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It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
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# TinyMCE Backslash Button

 By [redcocker](https://profiles.wordpress.org/redcocker/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/tinymce-backslash-button.0.2.6.zip)

 * [Details](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tinymce-backslash-button/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tinymce-backslash-button/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tinymce-backslash-button/#installation)
 * [Development](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tinymce-backslash-button/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tinymce-backslash-button/)

## Description

When using Japanese or Korean font, backlash appear as Yen or Won sign, beacuse 
Yen and Won sign have the same ASCII code as backslash.

This plugin provides a TinyMCE button and Quicktag to enter backslash. Even when
using Japanese or Korean font, backslash doesn’t appear as Yen or Won sign.

#### Features

 * Easy to enter backslashes even when using Japanese or Korean font.
 * Localization: English(Default), 日本語(Japanese, UTF-8).

#### Notes

 * This plugin requires the default visual editor(TinyMCE). Other visual editors
   are not supported.
 * On some clients(Visitor’s PC, mobile), backslash may appear as Yen or Won sign.

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * This is the button on Visual editor(TinyMCE).
 * [[
 * This is the button on HTML editor.
 * [[
 * This is entered backslashes.
 * [[
 * This is setting panel.

## Installation

#### Installation

 1. Upload plugin folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
 2. Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu in WordPress.
 3. If you need, go to “Settings” -> “TinyMCE Backslash” to configure.

#### Usage

Click “backslash” button to enter backslashes.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“TinyMCE Backslash Button” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ redcocker ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/redcocker/)

[Translate “TinyMCE Backslash Button” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/tinymce-backslash-button)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tinymce-backslash-button/),
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## Changelog

#### 0.2.6

 * Fix a bug: Using bloginfo() in the wrong way.
 * Fix a bug: A missing textdomain.
 * Fix a bug: The function name which may conflict with “SyntaxHighlighter TinyMCE
   Button” someday.

#### 0.2.5

 * Modified Quicktag processing to be compliant with WordPress 3.3.
 * Added Quicktag button into the Comment editor.

#### 0.2

 * Added the button into HTML editor. The button makes easy to enter backslashes
   even when using Japanese or Korean font.
 * Rewrote the code using class.

#### 0.1

 * This is the initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **0.2.6**
 *  Last updated **14 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 2.8 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **3.3.2**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tinymce-backslash-button/)
 * Tags
 * [Japanese](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/japanese/)[korean](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/korean/)
   [quicktag](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/quicktag/)[tinyMCE](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/tinymce/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tinymce-backslash-button/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ redcocker ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/redcocker/)

## Support

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