I am oversimplifying because when we get into encodings and stuff we leave the bounds of my knowledge! :) Are you saying I should save myself the hassle of HAVING to worry about encodings by hard-coding a String[] consisting of "NUL", "SOH", "STX", etc., then drawing these characters in grid such as will fit in the space allowed for the selected font? If so, that sounds fairly simple. I appreciate all your input.
-Matt --- Paulo Soares <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think you are over-simplifying. You'll have to > account for the encoding > and showing the glyph will depend on the font > installed. If, for example, > you are showing a Big5 encoding, the font must be in > place if the user wants > to see the glyph. Providing a font just to show > control characters is an > overkill. Draw the characters, such as "ACK", in > another color at a smaller > font size. > > Best Regards, > Paulo Soares > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Matt Benson [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 15:58 > > To: Paulo Soares; Birkelbach, Carsten; > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: AW: [iText-questions] Fonts > > > > Well, the idea was to have three side-by-side > > components in a Hex TextComponent: > > > > address - hex value - character (glyph) > > > > So if I show the hex value as planned and the > control > > picture for the glyph everyone should be happy. > > Similar story for the charmap plugin. > > > > Should it be possible for me to embed a font file > in a > > jar for use on all platforms? Sorry if these > sound > > like dumb questions, but I can't even figure out > how > > to use the Lucida Sans unicorn fonts under my JRE. > > > > Sorry, Paulo, and thanks! :) > > > > -Matt > > > > --- Paulo Soares <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > In my opinion the best way would be to show the > hex > > > value in a single glyph > > > space if possible, maybe show the two hex > characters > > > at half size. The > > > characters at \x2400 are also a good option. > Lucida > > > Sans Unicode has the > > > characters. Switching between both modes would > be > > > great. > > > > > > Best Regards, > > > Paulo Soares > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Matt Benson [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 15:29 > > > > To: Birkelbach, Carsten; Paulo Soares; > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: Re: AW: [iText-questions] Fonts > > > > > > > > The reason I am asking these questions is > because > > > I > > > > have hex-editing interests. I have a Java hex > > > editor > > > > project on the back burner, as well as being a > > > > developer on the Jext Java Text Editor project > > > > (www.jext.org), which has a Character Map > plugin > > > > ported from JEdit. This discussion has been > > > helpful, > > > > especially these links among which was the > Control > > > > pictures glyphs table. I see in the table > that > > > these > > > > are mapped to \u2400+ but they appear to > > > correspond to > > > > what I know as ASCII 00 and up. > > > > > > > > Hypothetically speaking, since I apparently > don't > > > know > > > > much about fonts, only what I am accustomed > to, > > > what > > > > would be the MOST CORRECT glyph to display in > > > > representation of a linefeed, for example? A > box? > > > > > > > The linefeed LF control picture? If these > control > > > > pictures would be the thing for me to use, > where > > > would > > > > I find a font with these glyphs? > > > > > > > > -Matt > > > > > > > > > > > > --- "Birkelbach, Carsten" > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > What is at \u0001 , > > > > > > > > > > NUL > > > > > > > > > > > \u0002 > > > > > > > > > > SOH > > > > > > > > > > > , etc? Nothing? > > > > > > > > > > see > http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U0000.pdf > > > > > > > > > > all UNICODE 3: > http://www.unicode.org/charts/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mit freundlichem Gruß / kind regards > > > > > > > > > > Carsten Birkelbach > > > > > --- > > > > > Siemens AG > > > > > Siemens Business Services GmbH & Co OHG > > > > > BAP HRS 3, PDB HN > > > > > Heinz-Nixdorf-Ring 1 > > > > > 33106 Paderborn > > > > > Deutschland > > > > > Fon: +49 5251 8-25803 > > > > > Fax: +49 5251 8-25209 > > > > > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with > TurboTax > > > > http://taxes.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > iText-questions mailing list > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax > > http://taxes.yahoo.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > iText-questions mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions
