The unicode numbers for the box characters are 9!:6 ''
┌┬┐├┼┤└┴┘│─ 3 u: 9!:6 '' 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 3 u: 7 u: '┌┬┐├┼┤└┴┘│─' 9484 9516 9488 9500 9532 9508 9492 9524 9496 9474 9472 9!:7]4 u: 9484 9516 9488 9500 9532 9508 9492 9524 9496 9474 9472 |domain error | 9!:7]4 u:9484 9516 9488 9500 9532 9508 9492 9524 9496 9474 9472 JVERSION Engine: j701/2011-01-10/11:25 Library: 8.01.011 Qt IDE: 1.0.8 Platform: Win 64 Installer: j801 beta install InstallPath: c:/j/j64-801a The third line made by copying and pasting the output from the output of the first line. Looks like J is doing a translation from the old box characters to the unicode box characters. What would happen if the unicode characters were displayed directly instead of using the 9!:6 '' numbers? And maybe it would be nice to allow unicode values for 9!:7 so one could use rounded corners or other unicode box characters if one wanted? On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 6:23 AM, Raul Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > It's perhaps time to start thinking about implementing native font > support in J (for the box characters, and perhaps also for wd and > perhaps also for better session support in general). > > With that in mind, I think this is an interesting paper: > > http://www.valvesoftware.com/publications/2007/SIGGRAPH2007_AlphaTestedMagnification.pdf > > -- > Raul > > > On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 7:36 AM, chris burke <[email protected]> wrote: > > The defaults are: > > > > Monspace (linux) > > Menlo (OSX) > > Lucida Console (windows) > > > > There is no problem in us changing any of these. Please let us know what > > works on your system. > > > > > > On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 5:10 PM, Fraser Jackson > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > >> Like some others I have been puzzled with the handling of mono spaced > >> fonts for Jqt. Most contributors to this thread appear to have either > Linux > >> or OS machines. Menlo appears to be an Apple font, and unlikely to be > on > >> Windows machines. > >> > >> > >> JVERSION > >> Engine: j701/2011-01-10/11:25 > >> Library: 8.01.011 > >> Qt IDE: 1.0.7 > >> Platform: Win 32 > >> Installer: j801 beta install > >> InstallPath: c:/users/fraser/j801 > >> > >> On this machine Menlo is not available but DejaVu Sans Mono which > differs > >> from it very little is available. > >> > >> This is one matter which should not require additional user input for a > >> default installation. If there is a modern font available across the > >> operating systems that would be fine, but if not then downloading and > >> installing an appropriate font should be a part of the installation > process. > >> > >> The Edit/Session Font menu item provides good control for advanced > users, > >> but the new user should not have to go near it. > >> > >> Fraser > >> > ------------------------------**------------------------------**---------- > >> For information about J forums see > http://www.jsoftware.com/**forums.htm<http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm> > >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
