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How to print unicode characters in SKILL?

berndf

 Hi,

 How to print unicode characters in SKILL?

Is it possible?

If yes, how? 

 

Thanks,

 Bernd

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  • SKILL strings can store the bytes making up Unicode characters, but the CIW does not know how to interpret them for display.  E.g.,

    printf("\342\210\236")

    This is the UTF-8 encoding of an infinity symbol, but if you try that in the CIW, you'll see some other character depending on your font, e.g. an "a" with a circumflex.

    Nevertheless, you can still write the character to a file and display it in another application.  E.g.,

     

    fp = outfile("~/unicode_test.txt")
    port:"~/unicode_test.txt"
    fprintf(fp "\342\210\236\n")
    t
    close(fp)

    View the file in an application that understands Unicode (e.g. Emacs) with a font that has a glyph for the infinity symbol, and you'll see it.

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  • SKILL strings can store the bytes making up Unicode characters, but the CIW does not know how to interpret them for display.  E.g.,

    printf("\342\210\236")

    This is the UTF-8 encoding of an infinity symbol, but if you try that in the CIW, you'll see some other character depending on your font, e.g. an "a" with a circumflex.

    Nevertheless, you can still write the character to a file and display it in another application.  E.g.,

     

    fp = outfile("~/unicode_test.txt")
    port:"~/unicode_test.txt"
    fprintf(fp "\342\210\236\n")
    t
    close(fp)

    View the file in an application that understands Unicode (e.g. Emacs) with a font that has a glyph for the infinity symbol, and you'll see it.

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