Sometimes, I want to create s̶t̶r̶i̶k̶e̶o̶u̶t̶ strikethrough text quickly and easily. What's a quick way to do this that is usable in any program?
P.S. Someone should add 'strikethrough' as a tag for this -- I'm just not reputable enough to create a new tag.
This is what I did to make this globally available:
I have a folder for stuff I install locally in my user account called ~/.local/bin, but you don't have to put this there, you can put it wherever is most convenient. This only affects my login.
Install xsel to enable manipulation of clipboard contents:
sudo apt install xsel
Create a bash script to add strikethrough to copied text. I call mine strikethrough.sh. You can comment out one of the two lines by putting a # character in front of the line starting with xsel:
#!/bin/sh
# affects only highight/middle click
xsel --primary | sed $"s/./&\xCC\xB6/g" | xsel --primary
affects only clipboard text (ctrl-c/ctrl-x and ctrl-v)
xsel --clipboard | sed $"s/./&\xCC\xB6/g" | xsel --clipboard
Create a keyboard shortcut that executes the script. I use Ctrl+Shift+X. If you're unfamiliar with how to do this, check out How to add keyboard shortcuts?
Use it whenever you need strikethrough text! Cut/Copy your text as normal, press your keyboard shortcut, then paste as normal -- V̶i̶o̶l̶a̶ Voilà!
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