If you go to /usr/lib/kbd/consolefonts, will probably find you have a
bunch of fonts. I think c.fnt has the line-graphics characters you are
looking for. You can try it out with "setfont c.fnt" if you have it.
"setfont" by itself will reload the default, unless of course you have a
diferent default set in your startup rc files.
201 and 200 for the left corners, and 205 for top and bottom, but where
are the right corners? :-)
Lawson
=09 >< Microsoft free environment
This mail client runs on Wine. Your mileage may vary.
On Sat, 17 Apr 1999, Ralph Gesler wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >=20
> > On Fri, 16 Apr 1999, INKEY$ wrote:
> >=20
> > > > In vim in insert mode, type cntrl-V. Then the decimal number of
th=
e
> > > > character you want. Actually this will work for everything from
0-=
255.
> > > > For numbers less than 100 type a '0' or '00' first, as needed.
I
> > > > don't have a vanilla vi to see if this is a vim enhancement.
> > >
> > > Well, it sort of works. I type cntrl-v and the decimal value of the
> > > character I want. Only problem is that the character I want is not
> > > appearing. I'm using an old qbasic book with an ASCII chart at the
ba=
ck as
> > > my reference, so does *nix use a different organization of
characters=
? (if
> > > so, could you point me to a web reference?) BTW, the character I
trie=
d to
> > > put in was the little upper left hand double line box corner (im
tryi=
ng to
> > > make a nice box to put around the quote of the day
> > > when i login) and the resulting one is a capital E with (something,
c=
ant
> > > remember) on top of it.
> > >
> > > Any help would be appreciated (and dammit, i better not be posting
in
> > > html....)
> >=20
> > You are right--I obtain those characters too. I'm out of my depth--I
> > don't know if this is a function of the software keyboard choices or
th=
e
> > hardware or what? Sorry,
> >=20
> > Gordon A. Gallup =20
>=20
> Correct me if I am wrong, but I gather you are using a code 201 hoping
> to see a 'upper left double-box corner' but getting an accented capitol
> E (=C9). (I don't know if you see the example at the end of the last
> sentence). Checking a large number of font styles, I found that this is
> the mapping in all but two styles (excluding special symbol fonts). One
> of the font styles that mapped to the symbol you are trying to obtain
is
> MS Line Draw (which makes 'some' sense since you are using a qbasic
> reference). Another font giving the desired result is 'Terminal' which
I
> believe is packaged with Star Office. Sorry I can't be of more help in
> how to incorporate one of these fonts into your project. Maybe someone
> else on this list can if you ask the right question.
>=20
> Ralph
>=20
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