RDE wrote:
I use more than one OS, and I won't want an OS-dependent solution unless there is no other choice. The systems presently used are running Win9x, but the work will probably be moved to a linux box.
I also won't want to be messing with _fonts_, but with the _character_set_, which is something distinct from any font.
I understand that, but not all fonts support the full character set. So like it or not, you *will* be messing with fonts. Specifically, finding one that has the particular character you're looking for. Lots of fonts -- particularly decorative ones -- only have the basic letters, numbers, and symbols from a qwerty keyboard. I've even seen sets that only have the upper case letters.
Unicode defines a character set of around 20,000 characters IIRC. Good luck finding a font that actually has all those characters in it. So if you're looking for a specialized math character, I would suggest googling for a good math font.
In fact, I'll save you the trouble. Go to http://www.mozilla.org/projects/mathml/fonts/
U+227B is there.
No; I'm sorry; it's not.
What is _there_ are descriptions of _glyphs_, including at least one that would be quite appropriate for U+227B. Unfortunately, the font file does not assign this description to that _character_ but to another; and, hence, cutting and pasting would put the wrong _character_ into the expression. Math (or perhaps the word processor) will map this _character_ to some other font, and hence the wrong glyph will be generated.
(Mozilla, in order to be able to render Unicode characters correctly, does some remapping with particular fonts in mind. OpenOffice has no special awareness of the peculiar properties of these fonts.)
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