": converts unicode into character. Otherwise you get an "error in graph definition" One can actually even copy the characters into a string: pd 'ycaption λΛ'
On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 3:19 PM, Dan Bron <[email protected]> wrote: > Christoph von Basum wrote: > > pd 'ycaption ',":u:955 923 > > You don't need the ": here, u: already produces characters. > > Also, my preference is for using hex notation to specify unicode code > points, because that's how they're generally documented and referenced > (and it makes it easier to google). > > So, instead of 955 923, I would say 16b3bb 16b39b . If you know the > decimal code points but not the hex (or vice versa), you can use the > utilities in the 'convert' script to switch between bases. For example: > > load'convert' > > hfd 955 923 NB. hfd=Hex From Decimal > 3BB > 39B > > '16b',"1 tolower hfd 955 923 NB. J requires lowercase alphanum > 16b3bb > 16b39b > > }. ,' 16b',"1 tolower hfd 955 923 NB. Make vector > 16b3bb 16b39b > > u: 16b3bb 16b39b > ?? > > -Dan > > ----- Original Message --------------- > > Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] Greek characters on plots > From: Christoph von Basum <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2013 14:40:36 +0100 > To: Programming forum <[email protected]> > > pd 'ycaption ',":u:955 923 > > 955 is small, 923 capital lambda. > > Cheers---Christoph > > > On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 1:42 PM, Dan Bron <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I'm not in front of an interpreter now, so I can't test, by have you > tried > > using u: (Unicode)? As in > > > > pd 'ycaption ', u:16b03bb > > > > -Dan > > > > Please, excuse typos; composed on a handheld device. > > > > > On Nov 4, 2013, at 6:43 AM, Piet de Jong <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Is there a way to label axes with "Greek" (or non ascii) characters ? > > > > > > pd 'ycaption lambda' NB. an example > > > > > > I want "lambda" to be an actual Greek lambda. How to achieve this? > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
