Rating star character not in default font (Win7)

[phil]

Testing the Extra Tag feature in v13.70.0127 (Win7 64bit).
It seems like the unicode character U+2605 for ratings stars is not available in the font "Segoe UI" (which is the default font of a ::fresh installation):

Segoe UI

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You can use the windows tool "Programs >> Accessories >> System Tools >> Character Map" to see that U+2605 is indeed not included.

Changing the font to "Segoe UI Symbol" works though:

Segoe UI Symbol

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Maybe this is not the case in Win8 (i cannot confirm). So maybe the default font for Win7 should be "Segoe UI Symbol" instead?

[admin]

Whoops, that's surprising bad news. It certainly works in Win8. Can it be that Win7 does not support this, weird!

Can other Win7 users confirm this?

[TheQwerty]

I cannot.

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[Trent]

Works fine for me.

Win7 SP1 x64

[serendipity]

Fine on Win 7 but not OK on XP SP3.

[phil]

Argh... Okay, it seems like it's actually Chrome messing with Unicode characters on Win7 if it's started first. If I reboot and start XYplorer before Chrome, it works fine.
See http://superuser.com/a/434861
Anyway, setting "Segeo UI Symbol" as default font seems to be a workaround.

[admin]

Fascinating, thanks for the info!

[admin]

Fine on Win 7 but not OK on XP SP3.

So I have to exclude anything < Vista from this. OK, thanks.

[binocular222]

this bug strike me in Win7 x32,
Now I have to switch to Segoe UI

[admin]

this bug strike me in Win7 x32,
Now I have to switch to Segoe UI

What is the default font in Win7?

[binocular222]

a ha, found it.
Default font = Tahoma
So, when I change XYplorer font to Tahoma, it works
(previously, I set XYplorer's font to Verdana)