the [btc] macro is retarded | Bitcointalksearch.org

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Quote from: dree12 on August 07, 2012, 02:28:35 PM

The "image based" BTC can be emulated by using combining characters: B⃦.

Code:

LATIN CAPITAL LETTER B + COMBINING DOUBLE VERTICAL STROKE OVERLAY

The symbol: $ is often universally used to represent money, even when a dollar or peso is not the official currency. For example: earning $. B$ to represent Bitcoin money can also be used as an alternative.

Technically, '¤' is the "other" currency sigil. While "B$" has the advantage that is 7-bit ASCII, it has the disadvantage that it is, quite literally, "bullshit".

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The "image based" BTC can be emulated by using combining characters: B⃦.

Code:

LATIN CAPITAL LETTER B + COMBINING DOUBLE VERTICAL STROKE OVERLAY

The symbol: $ is often universally used to represent money, even when a dollar or peso is not the official currency. For example: earning $. B$ to represent Bitcoin money can also be used as an alternative.

Mike Hearn

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That's kind of a weird symbol. If you're gonna push for a new symbol and really get this organized (I move of which I approve entirely), why not pick one that is still unique but doesn't look visually glitched, especially at small sizes? Eg ⓑ or Ⓑ ? There are already instructions on the wiki for how to set up some operating systems for easy typing.

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Hi guys. Just wanted to chime in here that we have an article in the Bitcoin Magazine now (issue #2) that will also be on the website shortly, describing the benefits of moving from the unstandard, image-based BTC and the national Baht currency symbol to Ƀ (ALT+0579).

It is being discussed briefly here as well https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/--93948 and a list of current supporters is here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ajtx05YrHtIydEFmWVVWQWpuYmwybExZY1A1d3Y0Z3c#gid=0

elena.m

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The "฿" symbol seems the most common. It's used for the Thai bhat (currently valued around US¢3), but a ton of currencies use "$", and who uses bhats anyway? "BTC" stands out too much from the rest of the text, and doesn't copypaste well.

Mike Hearn

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What is Ⓑ used for? I never see it outside of unicode tables and cute facebook names.

Maged

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This thing is that those other characters already have another use.

Mike Hearn

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Rather than rely on a custom font, why not just re-use a symbol from Unicode: Ⓑ

It has the advantage that everyone has it already, and you can easily configure Mac/Linux to make it typable without the button. Having the forum-specific button is fantastic, but being able to use the same symbol outside the forum easily seems like a major advantage. Also the ⓑ or Ⓑ symbols don't look excessively bold.

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Quote from: grue on July 07, 2012, 10:02:45 AM

Oh silly me, noscript was blocking the custom font. Embarrassed

Thanks, all working now.

D'oh! Don't feel bad, I've done the same thing many times over.

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Oh silly me, noscript was blocking the custom font. Embarrassed

Thanks, all working now.

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Quote from: grue on July 06, 2012, 08:40:28 PM

Quote from: theymos on July 06, 2012, 05:17:17 PM

So you got almost exactly what you expected?

(Probably your browser doesn't support custom fonts.)

With Firefox 13.0.1:

With Firefox 13.0.1 on Linux: (BlackBox theme)

Do you have the setting "allow websites to choose their own fonts" set?
(Preferences>Content>Fonts & Colors>Advanced)

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Quote from: theymos on July 06, 2012, 05:17:17 PM

So you got almost exactly what you expected?

(Probably your browser doesn't support custom fonts.)

With Firefox 13.0.1:

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I would probably use Blackbox if it would float to the width of my screen instead of leaving copious amounts of space on either side.

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Quote from: theymos on July 06, 2012, 05:17:17 PM

So you got almost exactly what you expected?

(Probably your browser doesn't support custom fonts.)

Also, I noticed that not all themes support the BTC. some show the image, some show BTC.

The BlackBox theme, for instance, does not. Main reason ~~I'm~~ using the default, and not that.

Edit: WAS using that one. BlackBox works great now.

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So you got almost exactly what you expected?

(Probably your browser doesn't support custom fonts.)

grue

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I'm making a post one day and I see this button:

So I decided it use it.
What I expected:

50
What I got: BTC50

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