Percent symbol (%)?

[Paradox]

The font that tremulous uses has a % symbol in it, and it should parse properly. But when you type it in a message and send it to the server, it prints as a . (period). While your typing it, it renders properly. Any reason why?

[kevlarman]

http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/clibrary/cstdio/printf.html

[Paradox]

Still prints dots.

This isnt in code, this is from the in game chat or console.

[David]

So if you want a % you have to do %%?
or is it the server is smart and switches the % for .?
if so, why not switch for %%, or some random non-printing char, that it can then switch back?

[kevlarman]

you can't replace % with %% because %% is twice as big as you have space for, you can't replace it with a special char and switch it back later because parts of tremulous use the system's printf implementation, and you can't trivially replace it.

[Paradox]

I am talking about things like chat, as if saying something like this [h]Smartguy: Guys, we need 66% to pass a vote

[TinMan]

That's not a font, it's the character map. Don't know why it doesn't show, "s don't either.

[kevlarman]

and the text from your chat passes through various forms of printf more times than i can easily count before it shows up on your screen.

[Glunnator]

I DEMAND the font to be finished in the next version. >:[

[Paradox]

Yes, but i have tried all kinds of syntaxes to get percents to print, including %%, \%, etc.

[_Equilibrium_]

i just want to be able to use quotes.

[TinMan]

use two single ones in a row, lol ' ' without the space.

[kevlarman]

Yes, but i have tried all kinds of syntaxes to get percents to print, including %%, \%, etc.

because of technical restrictions, you can't use % in chat at all, it will _always_ be replaced with a .

[doomagent13]

Probably due to the way in which strings get specific things put in the middle of them.  In the code, there are many uses of %s.

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//random example
trap_SendConsoleCommand(EXEC_APPEND, va("cp \"^1TEST ^7%s\"\n", "^1ALPHA"));
would print "TEST ALPHA" in the middle of every clients screen. (I think)

Go complain to TJW or some other dev, but dont expect anything to get done about it.

[PFB]

\% ?

[next_ghost]

:roll: src/qcommon/msg.c:

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// translate all fmt spec to avoid crash bugs
if ( c == '%' ) {
c = '.';
}


[DASPRiD]

Oh well, so just a lazy workaround :roll:

[n00b pl0x]

:roll: src/qcommon/msg.c:

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// translate all fmt spec to avoid crash bugs
if ( c == '%' ) {
c = '.';
}


\o/

[Somethief]

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Edit: Yes those really were from my keyboard

[n00b pl0x]

get your devilmagic out of this thread somethief!

[Somethief]

get your devilmagic out of this thread somethief!

jŋ←ø→šđĸ®→€→œjß©ĸłħßłĸ©"ħð®þħñ®€ -> you're doomed

Edit: Ok. Now I need those letters in trem, somebody fix it!

[Ceaser342]

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I winzor.

I too wondered why percents wouldn't show...

[Evlesoa]

its not just percent tho... and percent DOES seem to work in voting? Or am I wrong?

[AKAnotu]

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[TinMan]

UNICODE TREM! LAWL