[C++] outputting unicode strings...

[Pixel_Outlaw]

I currently have the need to output some unicode characters into the console window.
I wish to output some braille characters like shown  here...
http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/international/bylanguage/braillechart.html

These will be dithering patterns in a crude image to text program.
Please help if you can.

[hellfire]

Like this ?

[Pixel_Outlaw]

I'm using GCC\Linux and it looks like that code may not be compatible.

Resulting debug:

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C:\Users\ryan\Desktop\blarg_test\main.cpp||In function 'int main()':|
C:\Users\ryan\Desktop\blarg_test\main.cpp|8|error: 'WCHAR' was not declared in this scope|
C:\Users\ryan\Desktop\blarg_test\main.cpp|8|error: expected ';' before 'c'|
C:\Users\ryan\Desktop\blarg_test\main.cpp|9|error: 'c' was not declared in this scope|
||=== Build finished: 3 errors, 0 warnings ===|



[Jim]

Correct, that code is for Microsoft C runtime only.

[Jim]

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#include <stdio.h>
int main(void)
{
printf("%lc", 0x280F);
return 0;
}

Does this work?

Jim

[Pixel_Outlaw]

Oddly enough I dont see any character printed from that code Jim.

I'm fairly sure Debian supports Unicode in the terminal but I see nothing printed out. It does not have any errors or exceptions when debugging either. 

I did try a few things before posting here but still came up empty handed.

[Jim]

Yes, your terminal probably supports unicode via utf-8 encoding, but the question is if your C runtime can spit them out properly.

How about:

printf("\x28\x0F");
or
printf("\x0F\x28");

Jim

[Pixel_Outlaw]

That time I got something Jim.

The character (   was printed for both calls.

I did one character then called printf with the other.
You can see the output "((" then my command prompt returned.

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#include <stdio.h>
int main(void)
{
     printf("\x28\x0F");
     printf("\x0F\x28");
     return 0;
}



[Pixel_Outlaw]

Hmm I can output a block character from unicode directly with my compiler:

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cout << "▒" << endl;


However I have a feeling that this is not portable nor standard usage...

[Jim]

Does this help?
http://mielke.cc/pipermail/brltty/2008-January/003239.html

Jim

[Pixel_Outlaw]

Jim, thanks for the information.  Looks like I am running the correct kernel version. (2.6.32)

I've decided to just use standard cout calls with the braille character plopped directly into the editor.
I won't worry about a Windows port of my image viewer simply because most of the time Windows users use only the GUI.