gucharmap shows characters not in selected font

[Edward Cherlin]

Binary package hint: gucharmap

Feature request:

Currently, I can select a font and a character range (by script or by Unicode block) but I see a glyph for each character supported in the fonts I have installed, whether or not it is in the selected font. What I want to see some of the time is just the characters in the selected font, perhaps with an indication of which other characters _can_ be displayed using other installed fonts.

I would like to be able to toggle display of characters not in the currently selected font in gucharmap, either on the View menu or on the font menu, perhaps identified as "All". This would enable me to see either the total coverage of installed fonts, or the coverage of a selected font, as appropriate to my need. In particular, it would allow me to find fonts covering a Unicode block or the characters required for some application, and let others know which fonts to install for those purposes.

Ubuntu 8.10
gucharmap 2.24.1

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gucharmap
Package: gucharmap 1:2.24.1-0ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/home/username/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gucharmap
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-11-generic x86_64

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please answer these questions:

 * Is this reproducible?
 * If so, what specific steps should we take to recreate this bug?

 This will help us to find and resolve the problem.

[Edward Cherlin (echerlin)]

On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 1:31 PM, Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> wrote:
> Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please answer these questions:
>
>  * Is this reproducible?

Yes, it is always visible.

>  * If so, what specific steps should we take to recreate this bug?

Find a Unicode block for which gucharmap does not display characters.
Install a font for that block. Observe that the block is now filled,
regardless of which font is selected.

>  This will help us to find and resolve the problem.
>
> ** Changed in: gucharmap (Ubuntu)
>   Importance: Undecided => Low
>
> ** Changed in: gucharmap (Ubuntu)
>       Status: New => Incomplete
>
> ** Changed in: gucharmap (Ubuntu)
>     Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs)
>
> --
> gucharmap shows characters not in selected font
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/364777
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “gucharmap” source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: gucharmap
>
> Feature request:
>
> Currently, I can select a font and a character range (by script or by Unicode block) but I see a glyph for each character supported in the fonts I have installed, whether or not it is in the selected font. What I want to see some of the time is just the characters in the selected font, perhaps with an indication of which other characters _can_ be displayed using other installed fonts.
>
> I would like to be able to toggle display of characters not in the currently selected font in gucharmap, either on the View menu or on the font menu, perhaps identified as "All". This would enable me to see either the total coverage of installed fonts, or the coverage of a selected font, as appropriate to my need. In particular, it would allow me to find fonts covering a Unicode block or the characters required for some application, and let others know which fonts to install for those purposes.
>
> Ubuntu 8.10
> gucharmap 2.24.1
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: amd64
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
> ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gucharmap
> Package: gucharmap 1:2.24.1-0ubuntu1
> ProcEnviron:
>  PATH=/home/username/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
>  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>  SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: gucharmap
> Uname: Linux 2.6.27-11-generic x86_64
>

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[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

why would it be font specific? that's an unicode table and the goal is to display the table not to browse chars for a font specifically, you should open a bug on bugzilla.gnome.org to discuss that with the people writting the software rather if you disagree

[Edward Cherlin (echerlin)]

On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 2:36 AM, Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> wrote:
> why would it be font specific? that's an unicode table and the goal is
> to display the table not to browse chars for a font specifically,

If that were true, there would be no reason to allow users to select
fonts at all. Given the ability to select a font, I want that ability
to mean something.

> you
> should open a bug on bugzilla.gnome.org to discuss that with the people
> writing the software rather if you disagree

OK.

> --
> gucharmap shows characters not in selected font
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/364777
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “gucharmap” source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: gucharmap
>
> Feature request:
>
> Currently, I can select a font and a character range (by script or by Unicode block) but I see a glyph for each character supported in the fonts I have installed, whether or not it is in the selected font. What I want to see some of the time is just the characters in the selected font, perhaps with an indication of which other characters _can_ be displayed using other installed fonts.
>
> I would like to be able to toggle display of characters not in the currently selected font in gucharmap, either on the View menu or on the font menu, perhaps identified as "All". This would enable me to see either the total coverage of installed fonts, or the coverage of a selected font, as appropriate to my need. In particular, it would allow me to find fonts covering a Unicode block or the characters required for some application, and let others know which fonts to install for those purposes.
>
> Ubuntu 8.10
> gucharmap 2.24.1
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: amd64
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
> ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gucharmap
> Package: gucharmap 1:2.24.1-0ubuntu1
> ProcEnviron:
>  PATH=/home/username/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
>  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>  SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: gucharmap
> Uname: Linux 2.6.27-11-generic x86_64
>

--
Silent Thunder (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) is my name
And Children are my nation.
The Cosmos is my dwelling place, The Truth my destination.
http://earthtreasury.org/worknet (Edward Mokurai Cherlin)

[Nicolas Spalinger (yosch)]

There is an upstream bug in gucharmap to add a tab that allows the user to compare all fonts that implement the chosen codepoint: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=509075