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:::What's shown in the explanation right now is a G-clef, not a treble-clef; I believe this to be an error. (Also the G-clef symbol doesn't display reliably on mobile.) The symbol 'treble-clef' is only mentioned by name, not shown in the comic; therefore, I think we should show a symbol that is actually ''specifically'' a treble-clef. A clef note only becomes a treble-clef note if the lines are included; otherwise it could mean ''any'' clef note. U+1D11E (π) is specifically a G-clef ''by name'' in its Unicode listing. The Unicode emoji U+1F3BC named 'Musical Score' is defined in Unicode as displaying a staff (or stave) with a clef note laid along the lowest of five horizontal lines, thereby forming a treble-clef. Not only is πΌ (U+1F3BC) a Treble-clef while π (U+1D11E) is ''not'', πΌ displays more universally on mobile than π does. Therefore, I'm going to correct the error. '''Please discuss the issue here if you think π should be used instead.''' | :::What's shown in the explanation right now is a G-clef, not a treble-clef; I believe this to be an error. (Also the G-clef symbol doesn't display reliably on mobile.) The symbol 'treble-clef' is only mentioned by name, not shown in the comic; therefore, I think we should show a symbol that is actually ''specifically'' a treble-clef. A clef note only becomes a treble-clef note if the lines are included; otherwise it could mean ''any'' clef note. U+1D11E (π) is specifically a G-clef ''by name'' in its Unicode listing. The Unicode emoji U+1F3BC named 'Musical Score' is defined in Unicode as displaying a staff (or stave) with a clef note laid along the lowest of five horizontal lines, thereby forming a treble-clef. Not only is πΌ (U+1F3BC) a Treble-clef while π (U+1D11E) is ''not'', πΌ displays more universally on mobile than π does. Therefore, I'm going to correct the error. '''Please discuss the issue here if you think π should be used instead.''' | ||
:::[[User:ProphetZarquon|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon|talk]]) 19:45, 10 August 2020 (UTC) | :::[[User:ProphetZarquon|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon|talk]]) 19:45, 10 August 2020 (UTC) | ||
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These βweaponsβ seem strangely appropriate for xkcdβs stick figures... -cpl | These βweaponsβ seem strangely appropriate for xkcdβs stick figures... -cpl | ||
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:I think you're right! It's a shame Reddit threads lock in less than a year... I hope someone created a new thread based on this comic, linking the only old threads for reference. | :I think you're right! It's a shame Reddit threads lock in less than a year... I hope someone created a new thread based on this comic, linking the only old threads for reference. | ||
:[[User:ProphetZarquon|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon|talk]]) 21:22, 10 August 2020 (UTC) | :[[User:ProphetZarquon|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon|talk]]) 21:22, 10 August 2020 (UTC) | ||
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== Would anyone else like to join me in creating an anti-Gamma interest group? == | == Would anyone else like to join me in creating an anti-Gamma interest group? == | ||
Just asking. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.33.223|172.69.33.223]] 21:47, 9 August 2020 (UTC) | Just asking. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.33.223|172.69.33.223]] 21:47, 9 August 2020 (UTC) | ||
β | :I ''hate'' the U+0393 "Ξ" symbol for Gamma as rendered in sans-serif, as it too closely resembles the Extended ASCII code 218 line-drawing character "β". The lowercase "Ι£" is more distinctive, but it just doesn't look like a voiced-velar fricative "gh" sound to me. The IPA symbol "Ι€" for a close-mid back unrounded vowel actually looks more like a "g" sound to me for some reason, but that's taken & I don't think this situation is worth fighting for it. ''When shown with serifs'' as Randall drew it, the uppercase "<math>\Gamma</math>" Gamma symbol ([https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/svg/4cfde86a3f7ec967af9955d0988592f0693d2b19]) is plenty distinctive enough for me to identify visually. The sans-serif version bears very little resemblance to the symbol displayed | + | :I ''hate'' the U+0393 "Ξ" symbol for Gamma as rendered in sans-serif, as it too closely resembles the Extended ASCII code 218 line-drawing character "β". The lowercase "Ι£" is more distinctive, but it just doesn't look like a voiced-velar fricative "gh" sound to me. The IPA symbol "Ι€" for a close-mid back unrounded vowel actually looks more like a "g" sound to me for some reason, but that's taken & I don't think this situation is worth fighting for it. ''When shown with serifs'' as Randall drew it, the uppercase "<math>\Gamma</math>" Gamma symbol ([https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/svg/4cfde86a3f7ec967af9955d0988592f0693d2b19]) is plenty distinctive enough for me to identify visually. The sans-serif version bears very little resemblance to the symbol displayed on this site. I would go so far as to say that displaying this symbol without its serifs is a bad practice. How do we go about getting some serifs shown on that symbol for more devices\fonts? |
:[[User:ProphetZarquon|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon|talk]]) 21:22, 10 August 2020 (UTC) | :[[User:ProphetZarquon|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon|talk]]) 21:22, 10 August 2020 (UTC) | ||
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