Comments on: I want my ↩! http://tewha.net/2007/10/i-want-my-%e2%86%a9/ Links and writings on software development, mostly for iPhone and Mac OS X. Thu, 22 Apr 2010 04:52:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Steven Fisher http://tewha.net/2007/10/i-want-my-%e2%86%a9/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Steven Fisher Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:23:21 +0000 http://pyile.com/2007/10/i-want-my-%e2%86%a9/#comment-100 I have to admit, WordPress stands up to unicode better than I expected. I remember a few years ago, the situation was a lot worse. I was never surprised to see encodings broken. Now it's really unexpected to see something modern not handle it with grace! I've barely begun exploring the unicode character set. I've been in a bit of a web development coma for the last few years and am only now starting to come out of it. First my blog, tomorrow the world! I have to admit, WordPress stands up to unicode better than I expected. I remember a few years ago, the situation was a lot worse. I was never surprised to see encodings broken. Now it’s really unexpected to see something modern not handle it with grace!

I’ve barely begun exploring the unicode character set. I’ve been in a bit of a web development coma for the last few years and am only now starting to come out of it. First my blog, tomorrow the world!

]]> By: David Phillip Oster http://tewha.net/2007/10/i-want-my-%e2%86%a9/comment-page-1/#comment-99 David Phillip Oster Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:00:29 +0000 http://pyile.com/2007/10/i-want-my-%e2%86%a9/#comment-99 I use the familiar triangle characters for an outliner I wrote in Javascript, and I did file a bug with Apple that some, but not all of these, exist on the iPhone: (Let's see if this web comment feature can handle unicode!) white right pointing triangle: ▷ \u25B7 (present on iPhone) black right pointing triangle: ► \u25BA (absent on iPhone) white down pointing triangle: ▽ \u25BD (present on iPhone) black down pointing triangle: ▼ \u25BC I like to use characters rather than images, where possible, because the characters will scale smoothly with the font size. I use the familiar triangle characters for an outliner I wrote in Javascript, and I did file a bug with Apple that some, but not all of these, exist on the iPhone: (Let’s see if this web comment feature can handle unicode!)

white right pointing triangle: ▷ \u25B7 (present on iPhone)

black right pointing triangle: ► \u25BA (absent on iPhone)

white down pointing triangle: ▽ \u25BD (present on iPhone)

black down pointing triangle: ▼ \u25BC

I like to use characters rather than images, where possible, because the characters will scale smoothly with the font size.

]]> By: Steven Fisher http://tewha.net/2007/10/i-want-my-%e2%86%a9/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Steven Fisher Sat, 20 Oct 2007 05:22:14 +0000 http://pyile.com/2007/10/i-want-my-%e2%86%a9/#comment-98 Safari/WebKit will switch fonts to get a glyph it needs. The launcher won't. Safari/WebKit will switch fonts to get a glyph it needs. The launcher won’t.

]]> By: Chaness http://tewha.net/2007/10/i-want-my-%e2%86%a9/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Chaness Sat, 20 Oct 2007 04:52:13 +0000 http://pyile.com/2007/10/i-want-my-%e2%86%a9/#comment-97 I have a touch as well, and I can see it in the comments as well. However, I renamed some simple URL-launching apps to have a  at the beginning of the name and the Touch screen just showed a question mark in its place. Things like ° and • work, but not a whole lot else. My firmware is also the latest, 1.1.1. I don't have an iPhone. Why would the system and the browser have varying degrees of character support? I have a touch as well, and I can see it in the comments as well.

However, I renamed some simple URL-launching apps to have a  at the beginning of the name and the Touch screen just showed a question mark in its place. Things like ° and • work, but not a whole lot else.

My firmware is also the latest, 1.1.1. I don’t have an iPhone.

Why would the system and the browser have varying degrees of character support?

]]> By: Steven Fisher http://tewha.net/2007/10/i-want-my-%e2%86%a9/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Steven Fisher Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:47:14 +0000 http://pyile.com/2007/10/i-want-my-%e2%86%a9/#comment-96 Hmm, I just checked (using your comment). The  logo is rendering on my iPod touch with the latest firmware. Was it missing in the first release of the iPhone? Hmm, I just checked (using your comment). The  logo is rendering on my iPod touch with the latest firmware. Was it missing in the first release of the iPhone?

]]> By: Chaness http://tewha.net/2007/10/i-want-my-%e2%86%a9/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Chaness Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:40:19 +0000 http://pyile.com/2007/10/i-want-my-%e2%86%a9/#comment-95 Also the , and a number of other ones. Also the , and a number of other ones.

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