codepage in windows console can be changed using the chcp command, IIRC chcp 65001
However stdio under windows does not support utf8 in the same ways as the rest of the world. It needs an alternate set of api using ucs2/utf16 to display unicode. This is not limited to console, but apply to all gui windows. windows jconsole needs some fix in order to display unicode characters. On Jul 13, 2016 12:46 AM, "Eric Iverson" <[email protected]> wrote: > J805 has improvements in the boxed display of utf-8. > > Ascii chars such as * are encoded in 1 data byte and take 1 display space. > > European chars such as á are encoded in 2 data bytes but take 1 one display > space. > > CJK (Chinese/Japanese/Korean) chars such as 沒 are encoded in 3 data bytes > but take 2 display spaces. > > The mismatch in data bytes vs display space caused boxed display in > previous releases to have misaligned vertical bars. > > J805 does a better job of aligning vertical bars in many cases. It takes > into account that some utf-8 sequences take 1 display space and that others > take 2 display spaces. > > European chars are a simpler problem and are supported by most modern fixed > pitch fonts. > > CJK chars are more complicated and most fixed pitch fonts don't properly > display them in 2 display spaces so the J boxed display calculations still > won't align the vertical bars. > > unifont is a popular fixed pitch font that will work with J boxed CJK > display. For Windows and Mac download and install the standard unifont ttf > from: http://unifoundry.com/unifont.html > For linux, use apt-get (or similar commands) to install unifont from distro > repos. > > On your new 805 install try: > <'áèäç' NB. should display properly with most fixed pitch fonts > <'沒有問題' NB. should display properly with unifont - be sure unifont is > the font that is used > > Pleasing boxed display depends on valid utf-8 sequences in the unicode > ranges that are handled. For example, unicode chars that require 3 display > spaces or are not supported in unifont will not have aligned vertical bars. > > Windows console and powershell do not support unicode and instead use > codepages. Does anyone know how to get windows console or powershell to > work with utf-8 instead of codepages? > > JHS does not currently have an easy way to specify the use of unifont. > Following steps will let you play with unifont in JHS: > f=. '~addons/ide/jhs/jijx.ijs' > d=. fread f > (d rplc 'courier new';'unifont')fwrite f > load f > NB. press f5 to refresh the ijx page > > *** > Documentation similar to the above will eventually be incorporated into the > general docs, but this should be enough to get started with now if you are > interested in these issues. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
