https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_Unicode_typefaces is also interesting.
Phil On Sat, Sep 27, 2014 at 12:41 PM, Alain Rastoul <alf.mmm....@gmail.com> wrote: > Le 27/09/2014 12:32, Sven Van Caekenberghe a écrit : > >> >> On 27 Sep 2014, at 05:51, Alain Rastoul <alf.mmm....@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Le 27/09/2014 01:02, Sven Van Caekenberghe a écrit : >>> >>>> >>>> On 26 Sep 2014, at 23:22, Alain Rastoul <alf.mmm....@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Pasting a Greek string in a workspace shows hieroglyphs (editors? >>>>> morph?), but GT Inspector display is ok. >>>>> >>>> >>>> That is a font issue. Check your font settings in the Settings Browser. >>>> >>>> Like I mentioned in the chapter, you could try to use 'Arial Unicode >>>> MS'. >>>> >>>> I would guess you use Source Code Pro for code panes (like the >>>> workspace) and Open Sans for the rest. Source Code Pro has limited Unicode >>>> support. GT probably uses only Open Sans. >>>> >>>> Ouch, forgot about different font settings for morphic elements, and >>> evident, GTInspector could not display correctly if editor would not deal >>> with WideString (forgot about bytestring/widestring transparency?). >>> BTW I do not have Arial unicode MS on my system, it comes with MS >>> Office, but Deja Vu and Bitmap Deja vu display some Greek chars correctly. >>> >> >> It is a TrueType font, you have to enable it in System Setting, then you >> should see a very long list of fonts to choose from, not just one or two. >> >> >> >> True type fonts are enabled on my system and I have a lot of fonts, but > no Arial unicode MS. It doesn't hurt me not to have it, it's my personal > laptop :) > List of "products that supply this font" here: > http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/font.aspx?FMID=1081 > > Regards, > > Alain > > > >
