● NEWS ● #AralBalkan ☞ How to count #Unicode glyphs in #Vala using #Gtk https://ar.al/2021/10/31/how-to-count-unicode-glyphs-in-vala-using-gtk/
#unicode
#TrojanSource #SupplyChainAttack
Apparently, virtually all modern software can be attacked by injecting #Unicode's right-to-left/ltr #BidiOverride characters into comments and strings.
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/11/trojan-source-bug-threatens-the-security-of-all-code/
“Melting face,” “pregnant person,” and 35 other emoji approved for Unicode 14.0 | Ars Technica
The Unicode Consortium has finalized Unicode 14.0, adding a total of 838 new characters to the standard, which dictates how text and other written characters are handled in most of the world's software. Most notably for everyday users, Unicode 14.0 includes 37 new emoji characters, including multiple hand gestures and additions like "melting face," "biting lip," "troll," "beans," "pouring liquid," "pregnant man," and "pregnant person."
I don't even recognise some of these, but the third face (peering from behind the hands) might be very useful.
"I recently discovered that #Unicode domains exist so I thought it'd be to explain how this is possible while still keeping the internet compatible with all manor of ancient hardware still in use." https://yewtu.be/watch?v=zRekXAeJAsQ
Gestern beim PENNY ein paar Gr]ne [pfel gekauft.
Ja, Schei� Encodings! (Wer die Geschichte von ASCII und den nationalen Varianten kennt, weiss, was da bei PENNY schief läuft :D)
#encodings #ascii #unicode #din66003 #PENNY #kassenzettel #kassenbons
I've just been looking at #unicode characters for use in something. Why is it that, for #subscript and #superscript characters (for #Latin, anyway) only some letters are included. It's not as if space is very limited in it like it was in #Ascii.
● NEWS ● #JonUdell #Standards ☞ The Tao of #Unicode Sparklines https://blog.jonudell.net/2021/08/05/the-tao-of-unicode-sparklines/
Opening of the first modules a new Gemini station https://lists.orbitalfox.eu/archives/gemini/2021/006522.html #geminiSpace #geminiProtocol #internet #unicode
WHOA!!
hot new tip for the 0 followers out there who regularly use a bluetooth keyboard for text entry on their iOS device!!
you know the band Alt-J? well… alternative characters are supported!! so that’s ∆.
and there’s more!
like
å ∫ ç ∂ ´ ƒ © ˙ ˆ ∆ ˚ ¬ µ ˜ ø π œ ® ß † ¨ √ ∑ ≈ ¥ Ω
¡ ™ £ ¢ ∞ § ¶ • ª º
≤ ≥ ÷ æ … « ‘ “ – ≠
Unicode support for retro computer character sets - Is this finally happening? :o https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2019/19025-terminals-prop.pdf
I've dreamt of this for decades! I mean, Unicode gave us U+1F4A9 (PILE OF POO) but still could not represent valid C64 filenames...
Whereas some platforms have had unofficial mappings in the Unicode custom area (such as PETSCII: http://www.df.lth.se/~triad/krad/recode/petscii.html) support has been limited and sometimes competing with other custom mappings. This is a huge deal for preserving content in a portable fashion for the future, and even for tooling and accessories still being built for our beloved retro machines.
Source: "The Unicode Consortium Consortium recently accepted proposal to add retro computer and teletex characters to Unicode" @ https://retro-hardware.com/2019/01/17/unicode-and-retro-computer/ via Zoran Davidovac on G+ #retrocomputing #unicode #petscii #teletex #minitel
