Marco,
Good idea.
>
> Why not a 3x2 digits arrangement?
>
> XXX
> XXX
>
>
The euro could either be:
002 (Horizontal folded hex)
0AC
Or what I like better:
02A (Vertical hex)
00C
Doing mainframe work I used to write a number of utilities that used
vertical hex. It was simple to do with the translate instruction.
Originally I though to keep the character in the same proportions as the
typical characters. This arrangement will sommport smaller font sizes. The
disadvantage is that the text might not fit in a text box and get truncated.
I good compromise might be to only use 4 digits for BMP characters. If you
use vertical hex for the 6 digit version you should use it for the 4 digit
grouping as well.
2A
0C
I also think that having a tool that can help fix the problem is better than
losing some truncated text.
> This is small enough to fit 2 lines of 2 or 3 digits, plus a frame and a
> small white margin, even in a tiny 16x16 bitmapped glyph:
>
Having seen this in action, I don't think that the frame is necessary.
Carl
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