Here is what I'm talking about concerning displaying note names with [canvas].
I have the same text going first to an LCD display (which works fine) and then to the HDMI screen by using [canvas].
I'm talking about the C# (bottom right - circled in red):
The canvas cannot display #. It shows $ instead.
Ingo
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pd-list [mailto:pd-list-bounces@lists.iem.at] On Behalf Of Ingo
> Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 2:36 PM
> To: bill@billp.org; pd-list@lists.iem.at
> Subject: Re: [PD] unicode symbols and Pd
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> Yes, of course it all works fine with [print] !
> That's what I said.
>
> What does not work is sending it to a canvas.
> That's what I need!
>
> Ingo
>
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Pd-list [mailto:pd-list-bounces@lists.iem.at] On Behalf Of Bill
> > Purvis
> > Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 1:42 PM
> > To: pd-list@lists.iem.at
> > Subject: Re: [PD] unicode symbols and Pd
> >
> > On 17/01/2021 11:55, Ingo wrote:
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > I had tried [35( with [makefilename %c] before. Needed a [symbol]
> > > before sending, though.
> > > When I print (in parallel) to the console I get C#, when I send to
> > > the canvas I get C$ on the canvas.
> > >
> > > It has been annoying me for years.
> > >
> > > I don't know if it is a bug in canvas or something that's done on purpose.
> > > And if it is on purpose how I could make it work?
> > >
> > > I tried C \# or C\# but still get C$.
> > > I can't be the only one having this issue.
> > > How does anyone else do this?
> > >
> > > Ingo
> > Hi Ingo,
> > I'm a newbie to Pd, using purr-data on Linux. I put together a patch:
> >
> > [35(
> > |
> > [makefilename C%c]
> > |
> > [symbol\
> > |
> > [print C-sharp]
> >
> > and it seems to work OK for me.
> > See attached screen-shot.
> > (slight difference, I connected the symbol box in parallel, rather
> > than series but I don't see that matters. I haven't worked out how to
> > show that using
> > Ascii-art.)
> >
> > Bill
> >
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