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Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters

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Subject Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters
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On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 8:52 AM, Wiktor <look@signature.invalid> wrote:
> I have to ask - is there a way to make that original concept work? I know,
> that CP437 has symbols "╖", "╢" and "╘", but does not have polish letters -
> and I need to display them too.

Yeah, that's exactly the problem with codepages :)

The best way to do it is to use the Unicode codepage, but cmd.exe just
plain has issues. There are underlying Windows APIs for displaying
text that have problems with astral characters (I think that's what it
is), so ultimately, you're largely stuck.

One option would be to render the whole thing graphically, abandoning
cmd.exe altogether. That would be how a lot of telnet and SSH clients
will do the work. Get a proper Unicode-supporting toolkit (Tkinter has
issues with astral characters too, AIUI), and yes, you'll have to do a
lot of work yourself. Or maybe, grab an actual telnet client, and
write this as a socket server. I'd be delighted to help you with that
option - I'm a MUDder and have spent innumerable dev hours on telnet
clients!

ChrisA

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cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Wiktor <look@signature.invalid> - 2014-08-04 00:52 +0200
  Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-08-04 09:08 +1000
    Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de> - 2014-08-04 22:35 +0200
  Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-08-04 00:20 +0100
  Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Andrew Berg <aberg010@my.hennepintech.edu> - 2014-08-03 18:25 -0500
  Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-08-04 00:29 +0100
  Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-08-04 09:39 +1000
  Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-08-04 10:14 +1000
  Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Glenn Linderman <v+python@g.nevcal.com> - 2014-08-03 17:17 -0700
    Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2014-08-04 01:47 -0700
  Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Glenn Linderman <v+python@g.nevcal.com> - 2014-08-03 21:14 -0700
  Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Andrew Berg <aberg010@my.hennepintech.edu> - 2014-08-04 00:06 -0500
  Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-08-04 04:39 -0400
    Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Wiktor <look@signature.invalid> - 2014-08-04 17:00 +0200
      Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Wolfgang Maier <wolfgang.maier@biologie.uni-freiburg.de> - 2014-08-04 17:43 +0200
        Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Wiktor <look@signature.invalid> - 2014-08-04 18:48 +0200
          Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-08-05 03:06 +1000
            Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Wiktor <look@signature.invalid> - 2014-08-04 19:22 +0200
              Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-08-04 15:43 -0400
      Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-08-04 15:17 -0400
        Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Wiktor <look@signature.invalid> - 2014-08-04 22:24 +0200
          Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Akira Li <4kir4.1i@gmail.com> - 2014-08-05 04:51 +0400
            Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2014-08-05 00:38 -0700
            Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Wiktor <look@signature.invalid> - 2014-08-05 11:39 +0200
      Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-08-05 06:11 +1000
      Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters giacomo boffi <g@boffi.net> - 2014-08-04 22:53 +0200
  Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Chris “Kwpolska” Warrick <kwpolska@gmail.com> - 2014-08-04 10:46 +0200
  Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Glenn Linderman <v+python@g.nevcal.com> - 2014-08-04 02:46 -0700
  Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Glenn Linderman <v+python@g.nevcal.com> - 2014-08-04 02:53 -0700
  Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Wolfgang Maier <wolfgang.maier@biologie.uni-freiburg.de> - 2014-08-04 12:24 +0200
  Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Andrew Berg <aberg010@my.hennepintech.edu> - 2014-08-04 05:33 -0500
  Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Glenn Linderman <v+python@g.nevcal.com> - 2014-08-04 11:04 -0700
  Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Glenn Linderman <v+python@g.nevcal.com> - 2014-08-04 11:15 -0700
    Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-08-04 19:30 +0000
  Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-08-04 15:25 -0400
  Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Tony the Tiger <tony@tiger.invalid> - 2014-08-05 20:26 +0000
    Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-08-05 20:41 +0000
    Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Wiktor <look@signature.invalid> - 2014-08-06 00:16 +0200
      Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Tony the Tiger <tony@tiger.invalid> - 2014-08-06 18:27 +0000
    Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2014-08-05 23:30 -0700

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