Cannot display this Character

ghostyjack · 08-17-2010, 06:08 AM

I'm trying to put this character ἶ into an epub as it is used in the source file of a document I'm converting but I seem unable to display it in either Sigil of notepad or Edit+ (my current favourite text editor) but it displays fine in my browser.

The source file (html) has it as & #7990; (I had to enter a space between the & and the # or it kept getting converted to the character), but entering this in instead makes no difference.

Anyone got any ideas on what this character is, and what I need to do to put it in the document.

ghostyjack · 08-17-2010, 06:13 AM

Never mind, I think I've got the right character, it appears to be a lower-case i with a tilda above it.

Not sure why the source file didn't used the UTF-8 character as the file uses UFT-8.

pholy · 08-17-2010, 07:14 PM

Well, the 'Extended Greek' set is maybe a little obscure or underused. Perhaps the chosen font doesn't include it? I use FontForge (linux) to check that kind of thing. There probably are other font coverage tools out there.

ghostyjack · 08-18-2010, 03:45 AM

You are probably right.

I'll look into getting a font coverage tool if I can find them at the right price, i.e. free or very cheap.

08-17-2010, 06:08 AM	#1
ghostyjack Guru Posts: 718 Karma: 1085610 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, England Device: PRS-T1, 1825PT, Galaxy Tab, One X, TF700T, Aura HD, Nexus 7	Cannot display this Character I'm trying to put this character ἶ into an epub as it is used in the source file of a document I'm converting but I seem unable to display it in either Sigil of notepad or Edit+ (my current favourite text editor) but it displays fine in my browser. The source file (html) has it as & #7990; (I had to enter a space between the & and the # or it kept getting converted to the character), but entering this in instead makes no difference. Anyone got any ideas on what this character is, and what I need to do to put it in the document.

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08-17-2010, 06:13 AM	#2
ghostyjack Guru Posts: 718 Karma: 1085610 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, England Device: PRS-T1, 1825PT, Galaxy Tab, One X, TF700T, Aura HD, Nexus 7	Never mind, I think I've got the right character, it appears to be a lower-case i with a tilda above it. Not sure why the source file didn't used the UTF-8 character as the file uses UFT-8.

08-17-2010, 07:14 PM	#3
pholy Booklegger Posts: 1,801 Karma: 7999816 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Device: BeBook(1 & 2010), PEZ, PRS-505, Kobo BT, PRS-T1, Playbook, Kobo Touch	Well, the 'Extended Greek' set is maybe a little obscure or underused. Perhaps the chosen font doesn't include it? I use FontForge (linux) to check that kind of thing. There probably are other font coverage tools out there.

08-18-2010, 03:45 AM	#4
ghostyjack Guru Posts: 718 Karma: 1085610 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, England Device: PRS-T1, 1825PT, Galaxy Tab, One X, TF700T, Aura HD, Nexus 7	You are probably right. I'll look into getting a font coverage tool if I can find them at the right price, i.e. free or very cheap.

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