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Keycaps: Using Unicode or Not?

  • 1.  Keycaps: Using Unicode or Not?

    Posted 07-06-2012 12:41
    Hi,

    currently, I'm trying to create the context for keycaps to support the
    @function attribute (see RFE#3540451) for other languages. This maps a
    general, constant name to a localized string.

    However, I'm facing a "strategy problem" now. For example, some keys
    can be represented by different strings:

    ? (U+21B9) or "Tab"
    ? (U+21E7) or "Shift"
    ? (U+21E6) or "Backspace"

    The question is where should we go?

    The Unicode representation may look nicer and more correct. On the
    other side, it may create problems when the respective glyphs are
    unsupported in fonts.

    What do you think? Should we embrace the Unicode glyphs or should we
    be on the safe side?


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    Gruß/Regards,
    Thomas Schraitle