Comments on: Unicode hearts! http://blog.halon.org.uk/2012/08/unicode-hearts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=unicode-hearts Politics, tech and herding cats from Neil McGovern Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:52:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mkaysi http://blog.halon.org.uk/2012/08/unicode-hearts/#comment-604 Mkaysi Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:46:55 +0000 http://blog.halon.org.uk/?p=91#comment-604 Compose + < + 3 = ♥ Compose key can be set using # dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration Compose + < + 3 = ♥

Compose key can be set using
# dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration

]]> By: Will Thompson http://blog.halon.org.uk/2012/08/unicode-hearts/#comment-603 Will Thompson Fri, 03 Aug 2012 09:26:14 +0000 http://blog.halon.org.uk/?p=91#comment-603 DejaVu Sans, which is extremely free, contains at least SMILING CAT FACE WITH HEART-SHAPED EYES. DejaVu Sans, which is extremely free, contains at least SMILING CAT FACE WITH HEART-SHAPED EYES.

]]> By: Neil McGovern http://blog.halon.org.uk/2012/08/unicode-hearts/#comment-602 Neil McGovern Fri, 03 Aug 2012 07:53:09 +0000 http://blog.halon.org.uk/?p=91#comment-602 Apparently since Unicode 6.0 when there were introduced. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoji#Emoji_in_the_Unicode_standard has some more details, as well as a link to the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictograph reference PDF: http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U1F300.pdf Apparently since Unicode 6.0 when there were introduced. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoji#Emoji_in_the_Unicode_standard has some more details, as well as a link to the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictograph reference PDF: http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U1F300.pdf

]]> By: Elessar http://blog.halon.org.uk/2012/08/unicode-hearts/#comment-601 Elessar Fri, 03 Aug 2012 06:52:32 +0000 http://blog.halon.org.uk/?p=91#comment-601 Thanks, that will be useful. All these new characters however, are really giving me the impression that they are putting into Unicode stuff that should not be there. The colored hearts, for instance: since when color is a character property? Thanks, that will be useful. All these new characters however, are really giving me the impression that they are putting into Unicode stuff that should not be there. The colored hearts, for instance: since when color is a character property?

]]> By: Neil McGovern http://blog.halon.org.uk/2012/08/unicode-hearts/#comment-600 Neil McGovern Thu, 02 Aug 2012 23:49:16 +0000 http://blog.halon.org.uk/?p=91#comment-600 Probably not, I believe they're all non-free at the moment. Google may be able to help? Probably not, I believe they’re all non-free at the moment. Google may be able to help?

]]> By: Nelson http://blog.halon.org.uk/2012/08/unicode-hearts/#comment-599 Nelson Thu, 02 Aug 2012 19:13:05 +0000 http://blog.halon.org.uk/?p=91#comment-599 Can you name one available on Debian, please? :-) Can you name one available on Debian, please? :-)

]]> By: Neil McGovern http://blog.halon.org.uk/2012/08/unicode-hearts/#comment-598 Neil McGovern Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:50:53 +0000 http://blog.halon.org.uk/?p=91#comment-598 Well, you should ensure you have the right fonts installed. For the bottom section, you need an emojii font. Well, you should ensure you have the right fonts installed. For the bottom section, you need an emojii font.

]]> By: Nelson http://blog.halon.org.uk/2012/08/unicode-hearts/#comment-597 Nelson Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:28:21 +0000 http://blog.halon.org.uk/?p=91#comment-597 How do we know what we are missing when we don't see some symbols, please? How do we know what we are missing when we don’t see some symbols, please?

]]> By: sykobee http://blog.halon.org.uk/2012/08/unicode-hearts/#comment-596 sykobee Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:00:05 +0000 http://blog.halon.org.uk/?p=91#comment-596 Finally, SMILING CAT FACE WITH HEART-SHAPED EYES. How I've needed you. Finally, SMILING CAT FACE WITH HEART-SHAPED EYES. How I’ve needed you.

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