On Sat, 8 Feb 2025 12:21:15 +0000 gfp <g...@posteo.at> wrote: > AFAI remember there was an app in the MATE desktop with the different > languages > and I was able to use the ancient greek symbols and letters. > > In Guix SD with MATE desktop there are not all symbols available. > AFAI remember in using Manjaro Linux I had all ancient greek symbols. > > In using "Musescore" there you can enter symbols. > But there are missing some ancient greek symbols. > I don´t know if that depends on Guix or on something else. > > In using Manjaro, may be Trisquel (I am not sure any more) > I had all ancient Greek symbols available.
I confirm that those symbols are missing in Musescore on Guix. I also confirm that those symbols are available in Musescore on Trisquel. It is, apparently, a fonts issue. However, for some reason, Musescore on Guix does not use the correct fonts. Musescore package comes with bundled fonts. Maybe, that results in such a side effect. It looks like the issue has not been reported yet with the Guix issue tracker. Before the issue is corrected, you could use another application to find and copy symbols. I remember that you are already using one. Probably, gnome-characters or gucharmap. If that application does not show the needed symbols, you need to find and install a font that has the glyphs. Trisquel comes with a lot of fonts pre-installed. Google Noto is one of them and it usually has more glyphs than others. As a last resort, you could install font-google-noto package on guix to get the missing glyphs. Google Noto has some issues, but I do not know whether there is a better quality free font for the glyphs that you need. Roman
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