On 11/05/14 17:06, Sharon Kimble wrote: > When copying and pasting some text from a text document into > emacs, it starts out as - ╭──── │Remember, most breast lumps are > not cancerous, but you don't know if you don't ask. ╰──── > > but appears as - ╭──── │Remember, most breast lumps are not > cancerous, but you don\u2019t know if you don\u2019t ask ╰──── > > As I've experimented, I've found that if I copy from a pdf in > "evince" this is the original text ╭──── │Injection = £ 23.69 (US > $ 44.53) ╰──── > > Which when pasted gives ╭──── │Injection = \u2194 23.69 (US \u2729 > 44.53) ╰──── > > So when it can't read something, it gives it its numeric coding. > > The font being used is "DejaVu Sans Mono" which is emacs default. > So what font can render those symbols correctly from the clipboard > and is the same size as the present font? I've tried "Ubuntu" and > also "Times New Roman" but both failed the test. And I can't find > anything about it in google either. > > But is there a system-wide solution, just in case it starts > happening in some other programme please? > > Sharon. >
Try enabling utf (it's the "in" thing). Kind regards -- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
