How to configure keyboard shortcuts for special character on OS X? For example, one would set ALT+C to ©.
To type © on a Mac, it's Alt+g
To configure keyboard shortcuts for special characters on OS X:
System Preferences > Language & Text > Text > Symbol & Text substitution. Use the + on the bottom of the list to add the ones you want.
According to http://www.macworld.com/article/1160500/text_substitutions.html, you can make
Applying changes requires reopening applications. The custom keybindings don't work in all applications or views, but they do seem to work in Sublime Text 2.
For more information, see hcs.harvard.edu/~jrus/Site/Cocoa%20Text%20System.html and lri.me/keybindings.html.
You can trick your computer into auto-correcting some string of text into the symbol of your choice.
On Mavericks, go to: System Preferences > Keyboard > Text
I told mine to replace "theta" with "θ"
Yep, that worked.