Re: Awesome eyecandy in the wikipedia article

[Andrzej Adam Filip <anfi@onet.eu>]

Reiner Steib <reinersteib+gmane@imap.cc> writes:

> On Fri, Jan 11 2008, Andrzej Adam Filip wrote:
>
>> Randy Yates <yates@ieee.org> writes:
>>> Glyn Millington <wistanswick@linuxmail.org> writes:
>>>>          (when window-system
>
> A test for the ability to display UTF-8 might be more suitable.
>
> [...]
>
> I think we should include some example for nice Unicode arrows and
> thelike somewhere.
>
>> P.S.
>> When I tested it I had problems with *bold* version of right arrow.
>> ( square instead of bold version - something with font? )
>
> Yes.
>
> [ Translated from my posting
>   <news:v9eje2w3x3.fsf@marauder.physik.uni-ulm.de> in
>   de.comp.editoren: ]
>
> Instead of %B, you may use %3{%B%} to specify `gnus-face-3' for the
> arrows.  (Note: `gnus-face-3' is a *variable* and its *value* is a
> face.)
>
> (defface my-arrow
>   '((t :inherit fixed-pitch))
>   "Face for Unicode arrows.")
> (setq gnus-face-3 'my-arrow)
>
> If fixed-pitch doesn't produce correct, unbold arrows, you may use
> `M-x customize-face RET my-arrow RET' to specify a different font.
>
> Bye, Reiner.

I have decided to use ">" as right arrow instead of "utf arrow".

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