[Solved] Paste special characters

nickdutz · Post by **nickdutz** » 28.04.2021 14:16

I can paste some special characters, like a bullet • but not other official characters like a vertical elipsis. When I try to paste ⋮ into a CudaText document I get a box with a question mark in it. Is there a configuration I need to make?

uvviewsoft · Post by **uvviewsoft** » 28.04.2021 15:05

I just pasted this 'dots char' on linux w/o problems. what OS do you have?
EDIT
Also OK on Wine with windows version.

Shovel · Post by **Shovel** » 28.04.2021 15:16

Wouldn't it depend solely on the font?

uvviewsoft · Post by **uvviewsoft** » 28.04.2021 15:21

yes, if font supports that char, it must be pasted + shown.

nickdutz · Post by **nickdutz** » 28.04.2021 15:53

Thanks for the replies! (I'm on Windows 10)

I've changed to Courier New, Roboto, Ariel, Calibri, Consolas, and other popular fonts (Options > Settings-user) but the behavior doesn't change. I still cannot past the ⋮ symbol into CudaText — it appears as a box with a question mark inside. I can paste other special characters like • or ¶ and even Spanish characters like á é Ñ and ¿. But not the ⋮ symbol.

Did I change fonts in the correct place? Any other ideas?

Shovel · Post by **Shovel** » 28.04.2021 16:24

In main menu: "Options > Fonts > Select text font..."

You can try opening a document that already contains the character in question to see if it will display then, maybe that will help to narrow down the problem... if it's not the font

nickdutz · Post by **nickdutz** » 28.04.2021 19:44

Thanks for Replying, Shovel.

Unfortunately, changing the font using the font selector did not work. I also opened Microsoft Notepad and pasted the symbol. It works. I saved the file and reopened it in CudaText. No luck — it still shows the box-with-question-mark.

Do you think it could be another setting? I tried modifying a couple of the "unprinted" settings, but that didn't do anything.

uvviewsoft · Post by **uvviewsoft** » 28.04.2021 20:02

no other setting must affect it. I will check it on win10 (I am on Ubuntu).

Shovel · Post by **Shovel** » 29.04.2021 15:29

@uvviewsoft I see the same problem on win7 - CudaText vs Notepad ('Consolas' font in both) on screenshot

uvviewsoft · Post by **uvviewsoft** » 29.04.2021 15:46

yes I confirm it, on Notepad Win10. it is either the
a) Notepad special rendering code, which handles this unicode stuff and makes font subst
or
b) issue in Lazarus API

I think it must be a)