Re: you don\u2019t know if you don\u2019t ask
On 11/05/14 17:06, Sharon Kimble wrote:
> When copying and pasting some text from a text document into
> emacs, it starts out as - ╭──── │Remember, most breast lumps are
> not cancerous, but you don't know if you don't ask. ╰────
>
> but appears as - ╭──── │Remember, most breast lumps are not
> cancerous, but you don\u2019t know if you don\u2019t ask ╰────
>
> As I've experimented, I've found that if I copy from a pdf in
> "evince" this is the original text ╭──── │Injection = £ 23.69 (US
> $ 44.53) ╰────
>
> Which when pasted gives ╭──── │Injection = \u2194 23.69 (US \u2729
> 44.53) ╰────
>
> So when it can't read something, it gives it its numeric coding.
>
> The font being used is "DejaVu Sans Mono" which is emacs default.
> So what font can render those symbols correctly from the clipboard
> and is the same size as the present font? I've tried "Ubuntu" and
> also "Times New Roman" but both failed the test. And I can't find
> anything about it in google either.
>
> But is there a system-wide solution, just in case it starts
> happening in some other programme please?
>
> Sharon.
>
Try enabling utf (it's the "in" thing).
Kind regards
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