Re: Graphic accents and plot() command in octave 3.3.53

[David Bateman]

John W. Eaton wrote:
> On  8-Nov-2010, José Luis García Pallero wrote:
>
> | Hello,
> | I'm using Octave testing 3.3.53 and I have a minor problem with plot
> | command. If I try to set xlabel() or ylabel() text containing non
> | english characters (á, Á, etc.) I obtain this warning:
> | 
> | warning: ft_render: skipping missing glyph for character `�'
> | warning: ft_render: skipping missing glyph for character `�'
> | 
> | I'm working in Debian GNU/Linux unstable and my plot backend is
> | gnuplot 4.4 patchlevel 0.
> | In Octave 3.2.4 I can put non english characters without problems.
> | Is this issue a known behavior in 3.3.53?
> | 
> | Thanks
> | 
> | PD: Another minor issue. Now in 3.3.53 if I try help func and func do
> | not exists, the interpreter not emits any warning, only continues as
> | normal.
>
> The right place to report bugs is the bug tracker:
>
>   https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=additem&group=octave
>
> Please open a separate bug report for each separate problem
>   

Except I'm not sure this is a bug. This error message indicates that the
glyph wasn't found in the font. Changing the font such that the glyph is
in the font should fix this.

D.