Comment on Velma can't math.

• ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’m guessing a typesetter was too lazy to add a different-size font and although they knew how to type “√”, didn’t realize “²” is in Unicode too. They added a horizontal line as separate graphics to extend the square root symbol but only realized too late the whole thing is in a fraction: maybe someone reminded them and they misinterpreted the advice, or just decided not to split the text box to put the nominator higher.

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  • vaionko@sopuli.xyz ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Can you even do that “proper” square root with unicode? Or is it always just that single character?

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    • ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Unicode isn’t meant to replace all typesetting like LaTeX. For example, I can’t make proper horizontal fractions (unlike ⅝, perhaps) that are normal in my part of the world because that would be too much scope creep.

      An imperfect solution is adding ̅ U+0305 COMBINING OVERLINE above everything. For example, it does not sit at consistent height (√4̅a̅c̅) and Windows renders it incorrectly (centered to the right edge of the character, not its center).

      This is how I’d render the numerator using Unicode only: 𝑏² ± √4̅𝑎̅𝑐̅

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      • vaionko@sopuli.xyz ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        So they had to use something “fancier” line TeX so they must’ve known about suoerscriots and the like

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• stevedice@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  That makes about a million times more sense

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