From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Alexis Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#22919: calc should use square root symbol to denote square root Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2016 16:58:49 +1100 Message-ID: <8737s4xi3q.fsf@gmail.com> References: <56DB9DCA.1080308@gmail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1457243968 27658 80.91.229.3 (6 Mar 2016 05:59:28 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2016 05:59:28 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 22919@debbugs.gnu.org To: Zephyr Pellerin Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Mar 06 06:59:17 2016 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1acRil-0007rL-UU for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 06:59:16 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:49317 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1acRih-00050T-Tm for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 00:59:11 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:50291) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1acRid-0004zd-Ov for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 00:59:08 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1acRiY-0006kD-QW for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 00:59:07 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:38949) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1acRiY-0006k9-Nh for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 00:59:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1acRiY-0008Qb-Hz for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 00:59:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Alexis Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2016 05:59:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 22919 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 22919-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B22919.145724394132390 (code B ref 22919); Sun, 06 Mar 2016 05:59:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 22919) by debbugs.gnu.org; 6 Mar 2016 05:59:01 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:36076 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1acRiX-0008QM-Jt for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 00:59:01 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-pf0-f171.google.com ([209.85.192.171]:35270) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1acRiV-0008QA-Jr for 22919@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 00:59:00 -0500 Original-Received: by mail-pf0-f171.google.com with SMTP id x188so36307987pfb.2 for <22919@debbugs.gnu.org>; Sat, 05 Mar 2016 21:58:59 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=from:to:cc:subject:references:user-agent:in-reply-to:date :message-id:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=FJCwOXdSAbFvoY/c15qg8f3hO7xfOvIbWSFQMhCyZ60=; b=P91y6bDgsluTAM5weNDAlKrtkEwv7/kLl61fysVvniuj+jm1adZmyGAscWM5YmtzMA OZgjDrk5dJL6auvdchKOWCF14isQKCR82+yO1j80KZYYSesyCnyFqjCLswdQz3+8crkr QZOL3zXk5zZ6oQlwpJPNQaEK0HHtUXpBX6q1BA/XFImaeQ+WEx61k99CSMW+ze8P5+rR Ad+gr/f3MzqdrZAvyCPpmHoVIfOkkHyMj9+eyvtoiqf0a/Bb5T9daZRHPHUaOeAziWbt eIANVLsoaOJtmp3SyqDKJMTmfu4vHQshCfB5ik7TGyK1SYiIqGXgwsFpHlHKmS+fO+yW D2Hw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:references:user-agent :in-reply-to:date:message-id:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=FJCwOXdSAbFvoY/c15qg8f3hO7xfOvIbWSFQMhCyZ60=; b=ekd0o8nHt4z2+V+Ph/s4ASwdsnqSlImUmVpfeB7Z0YJaBTxc/c2TAlOVm7Vts4OldK I3UHjHK6XJ1jSBJVlHIgktx3tnCDusVkw/KHlNw2AJ9iVQT3/bPR3qQlzMWaQ7q3WsPW CjUw6T0G7C19A5Z1T5OGJOeFAcKHATDnnNHOW+7DCYgFipFYklaUGsYayrAr2fZvWoMt K0ayfYxK2SMMihFkrSdSMxkScx9e/HRTjm1G/mmVOivZnzNUOIRAsnULvaabnwvkkomr OX3sMzWiYIRz4GKzDYo6t8NGlFI5d6OaXs4BFmKCLLZqcvi6zxL3ltkqQSu1ljjlLgO1 FcAQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AD7BkJIhHJ96oSlZ6viulYJ041Cyw3mqeJ6qAg0wzWCOozAk2HFIDr1zngiM/F3wqOIScA== X-Received: by 10.98.64.4 with SMTP id n4mr24498108pfa.58.1457243933793; Sat, 05 Mar 2016 21:58:53 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: from localhost (203-217-76-188.dyn.iinet.net.au. [203.217.76.188]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id xn8sm15816614pab.15.2016.03.05.21.58.52 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Sat, 05 Mar 2016 21:58:53 -0800 (PST) User-agent: mu4e 0.9.16; emacs 24.5.3 In-reply-to: <56DB9DCA.1080308@gmail.com> X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:114472 Archived-At: Whilst i like the aesthetics of using the actual square root=20 symbol rather than 'V', i use character sets and fonts that make this=20 character available. Not everyone does, however, and this change=20 would result in those people getting something like the equivalent of the Unicode=20 REPLACEMENT CHARACTER, =EF=BF=BD (0xFFFD), or a blank space. So i would=20 like to suggest this patch not be applied without also either=20 adding a way to customise which character gets used as the square=20 root symbol, or logic to only display a square root glyph when=20 it's certain it's available. Alexis.