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Do symbols for legacy computing work with it? Especially the 1/8ths vertical/horizontal blocks?

• cosmos0072 1y ago
  If you mean the Unicode glyphs listed at https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_Elements https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_Elements they are supported - you just need a display driver that can render them. For example, `twin --hw=xft` (it's the default) or `twin --hw=X11`, both with a font that contains them
  • JdeBP 1y ago
    Xe means the Unicode block that is actually named "Symbols For Legacy Computing". It's not in the BMP. Some bloke named Bruce was doing TUI windows with scrollbars and sizer/menu boxes some years before TurboVision and code page 437. (-:
    • panzi 1y ago
      Indeed I meant these: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbols_for_Legacy_Computing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbols_for_Legacy_Computing I use them in some tiny hobby projects like these: https://github.com/panzi/progress-pride-bar https://github.com/panzi/progress-pride-bar https://github.com/panzi/bad-apple-terminal https://github.com/panzi/bad-apple-terminal https://github.com/panzi/js-unicode-bar-chart https://github.com/panzi/js-unicode-bar-chart https://github.com/panzi/js-unicode-plot https://github.com/panzi/js-unicode-plot https://github.com/panzi/js-unicode-progress-bar https://github.com/panzi/js-unicode-progress-bar https://github.com/panzi/python-term-flags https://github.com/panzi/python-term-flags
      • JdeBP 1y ago
        Reading the flags one: Unscii has font coverage, if you want to try that out on the emulators whose fonts were problems. * https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43812026 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43812026
• JdeBP 1y ago
  Given that it's drawing TUI windows, the MouseText characters for doing that very thing on the Apple IIe would seem even more pertinent. * https://tty0.social/@JdeBP/114409020672330885 https://tty0.social/@JdeBP/114409020672330885