Missing glyphs on Windows PowerShell/Command Prompt/WSL

[leesoh]

Hi there,

First off thanks for the beautiful font! Second, it looks like some glyphs are missing in WSL. Here's a screenshot of a repo:

Also missing in vim:

I've tried both running the installer, rebooting, and rerunning the installer as well as uninstalling it completely, rebooting, and then reinstalling it. Still no love.

TODO:

• add U+2713 '✓'
• add U+2716 '✖'
• add U+2717 '✗'

[chrissimpkins]

Thanks for the report Liam. Can I ask you to confirm that this is with the current version of the Windows installer and let us know what glyphs you are expecting to see in those blank areas (ideally with Unicode code points if they are not standard alphanumeric glyphs)?

[chrissimpkins]

You can use this tool to identify the Unicode code points https://github.com/source-foundry/uni or refer to the Unicode charts on the web. If WSL is using glyphs that are not defined by the Unicode standard in the same fashion as the Powerline project, this could be the source of the problem. I am not familiar with WSL and what you are expecting to see there.

[leesoh]

Sorry, guess that would help. I'm just running out - I'll have to dig up the unicode characters when I get back. Here are some screenshots though:

Installer version is 1.5

[leesoh]

I should have also mentioned that the X shows up fine when using Deja Vu Sans Mono for Powerline. No luck on the vim things though.

From my screenshots, the ✗ is http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/2717/index.htm

The ☰is https://codepoints.net/U+2630?lang=en

The ☲ is https://codepoints.net/U+2632?lang=en

None of the above appear to work in a regular PowerShell/CMD prompt either, although they seem to work in Notepad.

[chrissimpkins]

@iamjamestl are the stacked horizontal line glyphs still available in your repo? Possible to help him build these into his set?

@leesoh We may not have included the 'x' shaped glyph from the DejaVu set. Will check. Thanks for posting the additional info!

[chrissimpkins]

For my information as I research this issue:

CHECK MARK (U+2713) ✓
BALLOT X (U+2717)  ✗

[Sparticuz]

✖ (U+2716) is missing from mine also build (1709) 16299.192

[chrissimpkins]

@Sparticuz Is there a terminal UI style application that uses that glyph on your platform or are you commenting about the glyphs in this code range with check mark and x mark semantics? Trying to understand the various Powerline like derivatives out there and what type of glyph support is necessary for them.

[Sparticuz]

It's from https://stylelint.io/.

DejaVu sans mono

Hack

(I'm in normal cmd.exe/bash.exe)

[chrissimpkins]

@Sparticuz ty!

We should use this thread as an opportunity to gather these terminal UI style glyphs that are in common use out there. Anyone aware of others that would be useful to have in the sets?

[chrissimpkins]

@leesoh @Sparticuz

I can confirm that we do not have the following glyphs U+2630, U+2632. You may need to reach out to @iamjamestl directly to discuss these. He designed the glyphs in this range for a PR but withdrew the PR with the explantation here #236 (comment)

The following:

U+2713 '✓'
U+2716 '✖'
U+2717 '✗'

are all glyphs that are not currently included in the Hack sets. We can definitely consider adding them to support this request. I've updated the OP with a TODO list for these glyphs. (cc @jublo if you are interested in designing these)