[Chimera-users] Check Marks in 2D Labels

[Eric Pettersen]

Keep in mind that you can set fonts on a per-character basis, so you  
could switch to serif just for the check mark if you want the rest of  
the text to be in sans serif.

--Eric

On Apr 17, 2012, at 2:05 PM, Greg Couch wrote:

> The check mark is not in the default font that the 3D graphics  
> windows uses, you have to switch to the serif font to get it.  The  
> reason why it appears in the GUI, is that the GUI software is more  
> sophisticated and it uses additional fonts to display missing more  
> unicode characters.
>
>    -- Greg
>
> On 04/17/2012 11:37 AM, Paul Cernek wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm having trouble inserting a check mark (Unicode page here: http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/2713/index.htm) 
>>  into a 2D label, using the Chimera Daily Build from April 10 2012  
>> on Windows Vista.
>>
>> I know that you can reference a special character via its Unicode  
>> escape sequence (in this case \u2713). Indeed, when I specify such  
>> text from the command line, or when I copy/paste the check mark  
>> into the text box of the 2D Labels window, it displays exactly what  
>> I want IN THE 2D LABELS WINDOW. However, in the main Chimera model  
>> display window the check mark is NOT properly depicted in the  
>> label. Instead, I get that empty square you get whenever a program  
>> encounters an unrecognized character.
>>
>> Other more conventional symbols (such as the Greek letter 'alpha')  
>> display normally.
>>
>> Why would the "2D Labels" window display the check mark properly,  
>> while the main display window does not? Any assistance in this  
>> matter is very much appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> -Paul
>>
>
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