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Trying to show alpha "α" symbol in the ring control string along with other regular characters

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Hi,

 

I have a ring control and I change its string value as needed. Some strings need to have α and/or ß symbol in it. I can show α symbol if I change font style to "Symbol" but it changes read out of other regular strings.

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Is there a different ALT Code for alpha in application fonts or is there a font that supports standard characters and symbols?

 

 Thank you for reading.

 

 

 

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Use Windows Character Map to find the α for your font.

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George Zou
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Hi Zou,

 

I already tried doing that. Font shown in the string indicator is Arial.

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I know the ALT code is ALT+ 224 (α).

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Are you using a non-English Windows?

 

George Zou
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No, its standard US-English Windows.

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That α is Unicode.  Choose a difference font, or use unicode.

Take a look:

https://forums.ni.com/t5/Reference-Design-Content/LabVIEW-Unicode-Programming-Tools/ta-p/3493021?pro...

 

 

George Zou
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That's it thank you!

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