uutr=: 1 : '(uucp 1{::x)&,@, {~ (uucp 0{::x)&,@, i. ]'
('s';'Ï') uutr ":<'s'
+-+
|Ï|
+-+
('sS';'ÏΣ') uutr ":<'s-S'
+---+
|Ï-Σ|
+---+
--- Carl Ledbetter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm trying to use some unicode characters and have encountered a problem I
> just can't seem to solve. Although the characters display nicely in an .ijx
> window, the formatting for boxes around them gets messed up--presumably
> because they're double byte characters. I cannot find a way to solve this,
> although I've spent hours looking in the documentation and trying various
> things. Although the context in which I am trying to use them is much more
> complicated, the matter comes down basically to this problem:
>
> sigma =: 4 u: 963
> sigma
> ��
> <sigma
> ��������
> ���Ҩ�
> ��������
> <'s'
> ������
> ��s��
> ������
> The box around the �� spaces incorrectly (by analogy with a box around
> an ordinary character). The parts of the box not on the �� line appear
> to believe they need an extra space, even though it doesn't.
>
> I have tried converting to U8 characters, among other things, but nothing
> seems to work.
>
> Is there a way to solve this formatting problem? I have tried, for
> instance, to insert an invisible blank appended to the �� to push the
> right side of the box over (not a perfect solution, but it would work)
> but can't even find a way to do that. The best solution would be to find
> a way to create the �� so that it doesn't make the < think it needs to be
> wider.
>
> Anyone have a way to do that?
>
> I am using this, for now, only on the display by employing
>
> W =: (1!:2)&2
>
> as in:
>
> W '��'
> ��
>
> or
>
> W sigma
> ��
> W <sigma
> ��������
> ���Ҩ�
> ��������
>
> Eventually I'll use LaTeX to set type--and I expect to encounter some
> version of this problem again when mixing TeX and J. Any advice on that?
>
> Carl
>
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