[NTG-context] x mark symbol and general symbol guide

[NTG-context] x mark symbol and general symbol guide

[Gerion Entrup]

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Hi,

I recently tried to typeset a table with checkmarks and x marks.
\checkmark exists but is there a predefined x mark symbol (\xmark does
not work)?

In general: For LaTeX there exists the very helpful comprehensive LaTeX symbol list [1].
Is there a similar documentation for ConTeXt somewhere?

Best,
Gerion

[1] https://www.ctan.org/pkg/comprehensive

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[NTG-context] Re: x mark symbol and general symbol guide

[Gerion Entrup]

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Am Freitag, 13. Oktober 2023, 14:33:24 MESZ schrieb Gerion Entrup:
> Hi,
> 
> I recently tried to typeset a table with checkmarks and x marks.
> \checkmark exists but is there a predefined x mark symbol (\xmark does
> not work)?
> 
> In general: For LaTeX there exists the very helpful comprehensive LaTeX symbol list [1].
> Is there a similar documentation for ConTeXt somewhere?
> 
> Best,
> Gerion
> 
> [1] https://www.ctan.org/pkg/comprehensive
> 

Just as an info. I'm using Noto symbols now:
```
\definefont[symbolFont][name:notosanssymbols2regular*default at 11pt]
\define{\yes}{{\symbolFont\utfchar{0x1f5f8}}}
\define{\no}{{\symbolFont\utfchar{0x1f5f4}}}

\starttext
\yes and \no.
\stoptext
```

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[NTG-context] Re: x mark symbol and general symbol guide

[Hans Hagen]

On 6/15/2024 11:02 AM, Gerion Entrup wrote:
> Am Freitag, 13. Oktober 2023, 14:33:24 MESZ schrieb Gerion Entrup:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I recently tried to typeset a table with checkmarks and x marks.
>> \checkmark exists but is there a predefined x mark symbol (\xmark does
>> not work)?
>>
>> In general: For LaTeX there exists the very helpful comprehensive LaTeX symbol list [1].
>> Is there a similar documentation for ConTeXt somewhere?
>>
>> Best,
>> Gerion
>>
>> [1] https://www.ctan.org/pkg/comprehensive
>>
> 
> Just as an info. I'm using Noto symbols now:
> ```
> \definefont[symbolFont][name:notosanssymbols2regular*default at 11pt]
> \define{\yes}{{\symbolFont\utfchar{0x1f5f8}}}
> \define{\no}{{\symbolFont\utfchar{0x1f5f4}}}
> 
> \starttext
> \yes and \no.
> \stoptext
fwiw: 1F5F8 looks pretty bad (in otf) (i checked as i though it was a 
bug in lmtx)

Hans

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[NTG-context] Re: x mark symbol and general symbol guide

[Gerion Entrup]

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Am Samstag, 15. Juni 2024, 12:19:37 MESZ schrieb Hans Hagen:
> On 6/15/2024 11:02 AM, Gerion Entrup wrote:
> > Am Freitag, 13. Oktober 2023, 14:33:24 MESZ schrieb Gerion Entrup:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I recently tried to typeset a table with checkmarks and x marks.
> >> \checkmark exists but is there a predefined x mark symbol (\xmark does
> >> not work)?
> >>
> >> In general: For LaTeX there exists the very helpful comprehensive LaTeX symbol list [1].
> >> Is there a similar documentation for ConTeXt somewhere?
> >>
> >> Best,
> >> Gerion
> >>
> >> [1] https://www.ctan.org/pkg/comprehensive
> >>
> > 
> > Just as an info. I'm using Noto symbols now:
> > ```
> > \definefont[symbolFont][name:notosanssymbols2regular*default at 11pt]
> > \define{\yes}{{\symbolFont\utfchar{0x1f5f8}}}
> > \define{\no}{{\symbolFont\utfchar{0x1f5f4}}}
> > 
> > \starttext
> > \yes and \no.
> > \stoptext
> fwiw: 1F5F8 looks pretty bad (in otf) (i checked as i though it was a 
> bug in lmtx)

Hmm, you are right, like a little frayed. 02713 and 02714 are similar.
I guess, this should look like they were drawn with a brush.

Gerion


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[NTG-context] Re: x mark symbol and general symbol guide

[Hans Hagen]

On 6/16/2024 12:04 AM, Gerion Entrup wrote:

> Hmm, you are right, like a little frayed. 02713 and 02714 are similar.
> I guess, this should look like they were drawn with a brush.
none of the other glyphs has that (afaiks in fontforge) ... more looks 
like some conversion error, also because a brush doesn't look like that 
(control points wrong)

Hans

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