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Re: FromCharacterCode

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg106900] Re: FromCharacterCode
• From: David Reiss <dbreiss at gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:36:58 -0500 (EST)
• References: <hjh845$r1s$1@smc.vnet.net> <hjjqir$953$1@smc.vnet.net>

I can see it on my mac and not on Windows.  I assume that, as with all
fonts, you need an actual installed font to support seeing the
character.  I assume that on the Windows machine there is no
supporting font but that it is presnet on a Mac.

--David

On Jan 25, 5:08 am, magma <mader... at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jan 24, 11:41 am, "Bruce Colletti" <bwcolle... at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> > Re 7.0.1 under WinXP.
>
> > On my machine, FromCharacterCode@1301 (as well as sundry other codes)
> > returns an empty square, yet on another machine, it returns the expected
> > characters.  
>
> > Why do the machines return different results?  Or does this suggest system
> > corruption?  Thanks.
>
> > Bruce
>
> I confirm:
> What character should it be?