I am using a linux system with console Vim 7.3 in an xterm.
If I start the xterm with font 10x20, then if I enter Cntl-V u 250C I see BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT DOWN AND RIGHT character and entering 'ga' shows that its there. If I enter Cntl-V u 2554 the BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE DOWN AND RIGHT does not show up, but entering 'ga' shows that its there. On the other hand, if I start the xterm with font '-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal-*-20-*-*-*-*-*-iso10646-*' then both characters are displayed and using 'ga' shows them both just like using the 10x20 font. Clearly, the non-unicode font 10x20 does not support the extended BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE character and it does not get rendered. Is there a way in Vim to tell if a character will actually be rendered for the end viewer? So, a script can know not to use that character. Or, must the end user of the script always have to figure out that they must set some configuration options to disable the use of such characters? Thanks Richard -- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
