ok,
now it showed .67,
after i long press the bangle for 10s,
then choose reboot or something.

it scared me, i worried i did something wrong when it say flashing...
let's see how's the msg, thanks

i tried again in GB.js, clicking the .67 ROM and upload.
it upload something to the bangle,
after reboot, the "about" screenshot is the same.
nothing happened.

But judging by that Bangle.js screenshot of the about app the firmware is not updated to cutting edge version there.

hi, if you ppl can kindly teach me how to identify the latest firmware, i may be able to try myself. thanks

btw, it's simply click the cutting edge rom link in GB.js, and then click the "upload" button, correct? i did saw the v67 as the cutting edge rom.

or i missed some steps?
thanks

hi

1. i think i am on latest GB.js and the cutting edge firmware

2. now i use a fake whatsapp to send the msg to my own whatsapp, to test.
   i only use message ui now, (but sometimes message list perform better)
   (let's focus on msg UI first?, as msg list is by another author?)

the msg appear itself as "it-show-up"

, if i manually click into the msg app, and click view msg, it appear differently as "press-into".

original msg: 【知乎】你的验证码是 488379，此验证码用于登录知乎或重置密码。10 分钟内有效。

i will suggest just add a new line after a punctuation.
【知乎】<--(new line after close bracket, or not is also ok)
你的验证码是 488379，
此验证码用于登录知乎或重置密码。
10 分钟内有效。
thanks

1. will try the latest cutting edge firmware and report then.

2. but that doesn't have anything to do with the wrapping, correct?

incorrect wrapping is the major problem as sometimes the important info is out of the screen, thanks

ps, so gpt4 say trad. chinese and simpl. chinese have union, and each have unique parts. and these 3 parts are all within the 1st block of 20000 characters.

gpt4 record:

You:

i dont understand, for the english "old", tell me the code for the chinese word 舊and 旧 then.

---

ChatGPT:

The Chinese characters "舊" (Traditional) and "旧" (Simplified), both meaning "old" in English, have different Unicode code points. Here are their respective codes:

舊 (Traditional Chinese): The Unicode code for this character is U+820A.

旧 (Simplified Chinese): The Unicode code for this character is U+65E7.

These codes are hexadecimal representations of their respective positions in the Unicode character set. You can use these codes in various digital systems to represent these specific characters.

---

You:

so, the 1st block of 20000 you mentioned will include both the traditional and simplified daily use chinese characters?

---

ChatGPT:

Yes, the first block, "CJK Unified Ideographs" (U+4E00 to U+9FFF), includes both Traditional and Simplified Chinese characters commonly used in daily life. This block is designed to encompass a wide range of frequently used Chinese characters, irrespective of whether they are in Traditional or Simplified form.

The Unicode system aims to unify characters with the same etymological roots, so many characters that have both Traditional and Simplified forms are encoded only once in this block. The distinction between Traditional and Simplified in Unicode is often a matter of font rendering and context rather than separate encoding.

For specific characters that have different forms in Traditional and Simplified Chinese, like "舊" (U+820A) and "旧" (U+65E7), they are encoded separately, as they have distinct graphical representations. Such characters may appear in the same block (as is the case with these examples) or in different blocks, depending on their Unicode allocation.

---

You:

will some trad. or simpl. chinese have the same coding then?

---

ChatGPT:

Yes, many Traditional and Simplified Chinese characters share the same Unicode code point. This is because Unicode is designed to unify characters that are essentially the same, regardless of regional script variations. The distinction between Traditional and Simplified Chinese is often a matter of how the character is rendered (i.e., displayed or printed), rather than how it is encoded in Unicode.

For example, a character that has the same form in both Traditional and Simplified Chinese scripts will have only one Unicode code point. It's the font and language settings of the user's system that determine how the character is displayed.

In cases where the Traditional and Simplified forms of a character are graphically different, they are assigned separate Unicode code points, as seen with "舊" (U+820A) and "旧" (U+65E7).

Therefore, while there are distinct Traditional and Simplified forms for some characters, many others are encoded just once in Unicode, covering both scripts. This approach reduces redundancy and simplifies text processing across different languages that use Chinese characters.

---

You:

show me one that is same in trad. and simpl chinese.

---

ChatGPT:

A common example of a character that is the same in both Traditional and Simplified Chinese is the character for "water," which is written as 水 in both scripts. In Unicode, this character has the code point U+6C34.

This character exemplifies many instances where the Traditional and Simplified forms of a Chinese character are identical, and therefore, they share the same Unicode encoding. The character 水 (U+6C34) is used in a wide range of contexts and is a fundamental character in both Traditional and Simplified Chinese writing systems.

---

let me try upload the 2 screenshot for the SAME msg later. thanks

hi,

1. i just re-installed the firmware, the commit is still the same as above, but this time i am pretty sure i clicked 2v19.62 something

2. negative, still not wrapped at the punctuations. btw, i found that, even in the message UI, the same SMS when displayed and when "clicked into" display differently. i can by chance read the code by one method, but since the other parts is outside of the screen, this is still not appropriate.

3. i just asked gpt4, pls fact check if possible. btw, gpt4 were "sold out" now. too many people want to buy their plans.

gpt4 result:
You:

in unicode, there are just about 10000 daily use traditional chinese characters and some 10000 daily used simplified chinese characters. do you know their codes? the code ranges?

---

ChatGPT:

In Unicode, Traditional and Simplified Chinese characters are not separated into distinct blocks based solely on their writing system. Instead, they are mostly included together in several blocks, primarily in the "CJK Unified Ideographs" block. The range of these characters in Unicode is quite extensive, encompassing multiple blocks. Here's an overview:

CJK Unified Ideographs: This is the largest block of Chinese characters. It includes both Traditional and Simplified forms. The range is U+4E00 to U+9FFF. This block contains the majority of characters used in daily Chinese text.

CJK Unified Ideographs Extension A: This block extends the basic set and includes more obscure and less frequently used characters. The range is U+3400 to U+4DBF.

CJK Unified Ideographs Extension B to Extension G: These blocks contain even more rarely used, historic, or dialect-specific characters. The ranges are:

Extension B: U+20000 to U+2A6DF
Extension C: U+2A700 to U+2B73F
Extension D: U+2B740 to U+2B81F
Extension E: U+2B820 to U+2CEAF
Extension F: U+2CEB0 to U+2EBEF
Extension G: U+30000 to U+3134F

CJK Compatibility Ideographs: This block includes characters that are variants of those in the main CJK block and are used for compatibility purposes with other character sets. The range is U+F900 to U+FAFF.

CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement: This is an extension of the compatibility ideographs. The range is U+2F800 to U+2FA1F.

These ranges cover both Traditional and Simplified characters, and the distinction between the two is often based on context and regional usage rather than Unicode encoding. Unicode primarily focuses on the unification of characters that have the same etymological root, regardless of regional script variations.

---

You:

for the above ranges, can you also tell how many characters are within them? thanks

---

ChatGPT:

Here is the number of characters in each Unicode block relevant to Chinese characters:

CJK Unified Ideographs: 20,992 characters
CJK Unified Ideographs Extension A: 6,592 characters
CJK Unified Ideographs Extension B: 42,720 characters
CJK Unified Ideographs Extension C: 4,160 characters
CJK Unified Ideographs Extension D: 224 characters
CJK Unified Ideographs Extension E: 5,776 characters
CJK Unified Ideographs Extension F: 7,488 characters
CJK Unified Ideographs Extension G: 4,944 characters
CJK Compatibility Ideographs: 512 characters
CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement: 544 characters

These counts reflect the number of individual characters encoded in each respective block. ​​

---

i guess thats why openAI intentionally DO NOT support android intents.
link to my proposed project:
https://forum.espruino.com/conversations/391050/#comment17161994

the company is called "humane"?
youtube https://youtu.be/th3vzKTE0O8?si=lijITDRRHnk1l04Z

previouly i used python to access the openai API, it's easy.
but I dislike the idea of pay-as-you-use.

i am more of a all-you-can-it guy, by paying monthly subscriptions.

any other ideas to simply make tapping bangle to fire up the android phone's chatgpt plus apk as voice input? thanks

https://eriksen.com/language/simplified-vs-traditional-chinese/

it's quite complex....
i'll suggest simply "break the line at the punctuations" AND "break the line when it's at the end of the horizontal display line". thx

hi,
i remember daily use chinese characters is just 6000-10000,
i searched google, it retured similar.
i further asked in gpt4, it also gave a similar result as below.

HOWEVER there are 1. simplified chinese characters, invented by china-mainland after communist took place in 1949 (now used by the 1.4 billion china-mainland users), and 2. those tradional chinese characters, used in china-taiwan, china-hongkong, china-macau (21 million+7 million+1 million users.).

yeah i knew why it say 20,000 then.

it would be a honor to have chinese fonts stored onto the bangle, but will it use up a lot of resources? also, althought chinese is 1 of 6 languages used in United Nations, what if other languages users also want to have their fonts stored on the watch?

thanks

=========================

User
how many chinese characters are commonly used daily? i am in hongkong

ChatGPT
In the context of Chinese language use, especially in a place like Hong Kong, the number of commonly used Chinese characters can vary significantly based on context, literacy level, and the specific requirements of communication.

In general, a literate person in a Chinese-speaking environment is usually familiar with at least 3,000 to 4,000 characters, which are enough for everyday reading and writing. However, for more advanced literacy, such as reading newspapers, literature, or academic texts, knowledge of 6,000 to 8,000 characters is often necessary.

The education system in Hong Kong, like in many Chinese-speaking regions, emphasizes the learning of a large number of characters from an early age. However, the number of characters used in daily life can be much lower, as many characters are used infrequently.

For daily practical purposes, such as texting, social media, casual reading, and signage, a smaller subset of these characters is often sufficient. It's also worth noting that Hong Kong uses traditional Chinese characters, which are more complex than the simplified characters used in Mainland China.

To sum up, while a literate person in Hong Kong might know several thousand Chinese characters, the number actively used in daily life is likely lower, focusing on a core set of commonly used characters.

isn't i am already on the "edge" version of 2v19?
i mean i am on (commit cfbc4040d)<-- this appear in the "about" app.

when i compare the screen shots,
the original msg's "chinese coma" and "chinese fullstop" are in the middle of the square,
in previous versions, the msg 's chinese coma are still in the middle of the square.
but the latest version modified it into a comma at bottom....
is this the problem? thx

you can view the screenshots in the thread, thanks

ok, thanks for the instructions.

hi,

1. same as before, nothing seems to be changed. i am already on latest nightly (thru f-droid nightly repo, commit 5abd46d7b) and 2.19v60 firmware (commit cfbc4040d).
   phone config: font12, text as bitmap, others should be default
   watch config: use message UI only
   i'll try upload the screenshot later

2. just found i could somehow send myself whatsapp msg to test it. i am still using the above msg.
   original msg: 【知乎】你的验证码是 488379，此验证码用于登录知乎或重置密码。10 分钟内有效。

3. what is the text message that you used? may be i can send to myself to test? thanks

ps: so, previously i am using SMS, currently i am using whatsapp to test the text.

@houshou_m do you have experience to use the GB nightly and ... update of bangle.js firmware? It will take me sometime to figure it out, thanks.
pls see if "msg list"will work too, if possible thanks.

or in a few days time i could try my self.

===========extra, msg list also not working=======
however, today i got a long SMS in chinese, it seems wrapped ok in "msg list" but not so in "msg UI"(old version, as i dont know about GB nightly and firmware update).

anyway i'll try screenshot it out and copy here first. for reference, with software version numbers.
thanks

summary: both still not wrapping correctly.

better try out the modifications by gordon later, thanks

the 1st attachment is "msg UI", the 2nd one is "msg list"

ps, as i installed both the default "message UI" and the "message list", today i found some chinese SMS was wrapped correctly in the "message list".

yet, the empty blank msgs problem still occur with it.

so i'll try record down the record logs for it/them later.
thanks

if you were correct, then how can you explain Sony's walkman -> discman -> mp3 player/ipod -> smart phone+head phone?

illegal drugs are more idiot but it's common among some people.

it's called "natural selection"

@ccchan Do you use this widget?

negative, no.

thanks

I've also sporadically had the screen turn on
#metoo, sometimes the wake up is unexpected.

okay, will do that next time,
it happen randomly so have to wait for it to happen.
thanks

Furthermore, the messages were all blank.

yeah, quite many times my bangle turn into this and i dont know what to do.

i guess some messages with some error make it this way.

thanks

The Chinese message sent in full is supposed to be: 孟子見梁惠王，王立於沼上，顧鴻鴈麋鹿，曰：「賢者亦樂此乎？」

hi, do you need pay money to send this test message?
and also how to send, from what device? thanks

i still could not understand what you guys mean by "wrapping (if needed!) every 2 chars is probably best." because your example looks like it's wrapping by even numbers, not two.

anyway may be you guys could proceed ahead, just please try leave me an option to choose the versions so i can still use a working one while it's improving, thanks

你 的 验证码 是 698449，此 验证码 用 于 登录 知乎 或 重置 密码。10 分钟 内 有效

so in this example,
你, 1
验证码, 3
登录, 2

i 'll say in the author 's orginal line, he/she have already considered that others will understand his/her line without spaces 【知乎】你的验证码是 698449，此验证码用于登录知乎或重置密码。10 分钟内有效。

i just afraid if you rely on the android phone or bangle to choose the length of the phrases, it may hurt, because sometimes the phrases in the dictionary are overlapped, pre-GPT4 AI dont have the ability to do so. And even GPT4 is not good in chinese too. (but chinese made their own AI which process chinese better).