This is a small Julia package that enables the user to obtain any Unicode character in the Julia REPL if the Unicode codepoint is known (and if the system fonts can display it).
In the Julia REPL type:
import Pkg
Pkg.add("UnicodeREPL")(Because UnicodeREPL.jl uses non-public Julia interface components,
the official version is only compatible with stable Julia versions.
You can bypass this check with
Pkg.add(url="https://github.com/GHTaarn/UnicodeREPL.jl", rev="nocompat")
if you are using an unstable version of Julia)
In the Julia REPL type:
using UnicodeREPLHerafter you can use the docstring (by typing ?UnicodeREPL) to get a
quick overview of how to use UnicodeREPL.
The main feature is "unicode repl" mode, which can be entered by typing
the ^ character at the start of a line.
When the Tab key is pressed in "unicode repl" mode, patterns matching
\u(XXXX) will be
converted to the Unicode character corresponding to XXXX, where XXXX is a
string of any length containing the hexadecimal
Unicode codepoint of a valid Unicode character.
Pressing the Backspace key when the cursor is on the first character of a
"unicode repl" mode line reverts back to "julia" mode while preserving
the contents of the input line.
"unicode repl" mode has most features that "julia" mode has.
julia> using UnicodeREPL
REPL mode unicode_completion initialized. Press ^ to enter and backspace to exit.
unicode repl> println("\u(2560)\u(2563)ello World\u(266c)")
╠╣ello World♬
unicode repl> println("╠\u(2563)ello World\u(266c)")
╠╣ello World♬
unicode repl> println("╠╣ello World♬")
╠╣ello World♬
unicode repl> println("20\u(0b0)C")
20°C
unicode repl> println("20\u(B0)C")
20°C
unicode repl> println("20°C")
20°C
unicode repl> The first "unicode repl" line shows what happens when merely pressing
Enter in this mode.
The second "unicode repl" line shows what would happen if the Tab key
was pressed when the cursor was on the second \ character of the first
"unicode repl" line: The Tab key immediately substitutes to the left
of the cursor. Hereafter Enter was pressed.
The third "unicode repl" line is what most people want: It was
initially identical to the first "unicode repl" line, hereafter the
Tab key was pressed when the cursor was at the end of the line followed by
the Enter key.
The next two "unicode repl" lines show that leading zeros and both upper and lower case codepoints are allowed.
The final "unicode repl" line shows the effect of pressing the Tab
key at the end of either of the previous two input lines.
Note that while any Unicode character can be entered in this way, characters
such as ° that can be handled in "julia" mode should normally be entered
using standard tab completion sequences
as this minimises the risk of confusion with similar looking characters.
Glyphy.jl is a very convenient Julia package to search for the Unicode codepoint of a Unicode character.
This is a very rough first version, the plan is to make the user experience smoother in the future. If you encounter real bugs then please report them at https://github.com/GHTaarn/UnicodeREPL.jl/issues or submit a pull request. Ideas for extra Unicode related features are also welcome although of course I cannot necessarily promise to implement them.