how can we use math symbols in a widget label??

[RajVerma]

hi,

in the label of my widget I want to use some math symbols like quantifications(Universal or Existential), Sigma etc. what is the best way to do that?

thanx in adv,
Raj.

 

[Bong]

You can set the font for the label to symbol (-font {symbol}), but that will only work if you want to have the whole label in that font.

Bob Rashkin
rrashkin@csc.com

 

[RajVerma]

hi,

the font, symbols, only has the greek symbols. but I want to have the symbols of greater-than-or-equal, less-than-or-equal, universal quantification, existential quantification, conjunction, disjunction and negation.

is there a way to get these symbols in a fairly simple way?

cheers,
Raj.

 

[Bong]

The simplest way is probably to build each symbol as a bitmap and use the -image option or the -bitmap option to put it in the label.

A less robust way would be to find a font that has the symbols you want, if such exists, and use that. This makes the application very platform-specific, though.

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Bob Rashkin
rrashkin@csc.com