micro-editor / micro-editor/micro
Ambiguous characters map to full-width characters in East Asian locale
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Description
Description of the problem or steps to reproduce
The following script
let Δt = 0
let α = 0
echo Δt, α
results
Greek characters occupy fullwidth but should be halfwidth.
Specifications
Version: 1.4.0
Commit hash: af520cf
Compiled on January 26, 2018
OS: macOS
Terminal: iTerm2
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the supplied Nim example in micro on macOS with an East Asian locale and iTerm2, then trace the terminal character-width handling. Done means Greek characters such as Δ, α, and the identifier Δt render at half-width rather than full-width.
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- Issue type
- Bug
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