What I really want is for my ฿loody keyboard to give me a way to type ฿.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicode_input
Topic: Support Bitcoin currency sign in Unicode - page 2. (Read 8091 times)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicode_input
What I really want is for my ฿loody keyboard to give me a way to type ฿.
Under Linux you can
Code:
$ xmodmap -e "keycode 56 = b B b B rightdoublequotemark U0E3F"
to have ฿ on Alt+Shift+B.
Cheers,
You can configure X.org/GNOME to generate a Thai Bath sign for a 'B' and '|' with your compose key. But note that that is Bath and not Bitcoin so I would not recommend that and put effort in getting support for the actual Bitcoin currency sign.
Once Unicode has assigned a code for Bitcoin, a B with two bars van be generated via the proposed compose key combinations mentioned earlier.
Once Unicode has assigned a code for Bitcoin, a B with two bars van be generated via the proposed compose key combinations mentioned earlier.
What I really want is for my ฿loody keyboard to give me a way to type ฿.
Alphabets have this nice feature that you can take standard characters and string them together and in that way represent a multitude of new concepts without making a new character for each one! Like this: "BTC". Most of the 100+ "currency signs" are indeed made that way.
Bitcoin is doing a lot of things right and has less of a silly nationalist pride problem than most other currency creators so why not do this right too?
And if some people feel they absolutely must use such a character why not use the already existing "฿" just like tens of different currencies use the "$"?
(The Bitcoin logo, looking like the "฿", is another thing and a good thing.)
Bitcoin is doing a lot of things right and has less of a silly nationalist pride problem than most other currency creators so why not do this right too?
And if some people feel they absolutely must use such a character why not use the already existing "฿" just like tens of different currencies use the "$"?
(The Bitcoin logo, looking like the "฿", is another thing and a good thing.)
Already a many currency signs exist, see http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U20A0.pdf plus the 20 that are in other Unicode ranges. Even https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Currency_sign is listing over one hundred currency signs. Bitcoin has a currency sign and as the currency matures, this might as well be supported by Unicoded, I think.
Most currencies don't have a character. For good reasons. They pollute the character zoo and bring all sorts of trouble for no real benefit.
Hi all,
Please help in requesting Unicode Consortium to support Bitcoin currency sign. If a Unicode has been assigned, free and open fonts can start implementing their own glyphs for the Bitcoin currency sign.
I have made a request two months ago, but haven't heard since from the Unicode Consortium. Perhaps some extra (digital) requests can motivate them more to start supporting the Bitcoin currency sign.
See the following procedure:
http://www.unicode.org/pending/proposals.html
to fill out:
http://std.dkuug.dk/JTC1/SC2/WG2/docs/summaryform.html
with the help of:
http://std.dkuug.dk/JTC1/SC2/WG2/docs/principles.html
Below are details of what to include in the request:
http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/4906/83750806.jpg
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/4017/99838698.jpg
Composite sequences, inspired by euro composite sequences:
b= (b + equal sign)
B= (B + equal sign)
=b (equal sign + b)
=B (equal sign + B)
Please contact me in a personal message to send you the .SVG with the glyph as the upload folder of this forum is full.
Please help in requesting Unicode Consortium to support Bitcoin currency sign. If a Unicode has been assigned, free and open fonts can start implementing their own glyphs for the Bitcoin currency sign.
I have made a request two months ago, but haven't heard since from the Unicode Consortium. Perhaps some extra (digital) requests can motivate them more to start supporting the Bitcoin currency sign.
See the following procedure:
http://www.unicode.org/pending/proposals.html
to fill out:
http://std.dkuug.dk/JTC1/SC2/WG2/docs/summaryform.html
with the help of:
http://std.dkuug.dk/JTC1/SC2/WG2/docs/principles.html
Below are details of what to include in the request:
http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/4906/83750806.jpg
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/4017/99838698.jpg
Composite sequences, inspired by euro composite sequences:
b= (b + equal sign)
B= (B + equal sign)
=b (equal sign + b)
=B (equal sign + B)
Please contact me in a personal message to send you the .SVG with the glyph as the upload folder of this forum is full.
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