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I can't help but feel bothered by the fact that the author didn't use the standard 7-segment display nomenclature/order for the segments (a-f clockwise starting
by marcan_42 5y ago
I can't help but feel bothered by the fact that the author didn't use the standard 7-segment display nomenclature/order for the segments (a-f clockwise starting from the top, middle is g) :-)
Another thing to note is that there isn't one standard 7-segment display font; in fact, whole papers have been written on the "optimal" font. The differences are the extra serifs that are optional on 7, 9, 6. It would be interesting to add this variability to the problem, where you don't know exactly what variant the clock is using.
- andersource 5y agoI didn't know there was a standard nomenclature for that! Though of course there is :) And yes, another commenter noted on that, it would make for an interesting addition to the problem.
- lokedhs 5y ago7-segment numbers are available in Unicode now though. Take a look at U+1FBF0 to U+1FBF9. To be fair, they are there for Atari ST character set compatibility, but it may be an interesting fact.