help about (=) operator

hello, please I have matlab 2010b and when i type " = " it doesn't appear correctly (just the half),thus i see just a (-) which is very annoying and confuse me with the minus operator . help me it's freaking me out since a year now. cordially

Answer 1

[Junaid]

You might not be using US keyboard layout. About keyboard layouts click here. Try either of these if using windows

1. Link 1
2. link 2

[MOHAMED ALI]

i checkd it's not about keyboard layout this too operators doesn ot appear propretly(=°) in fact i was using before upgrading matlab 2008 and they was working (°_°)

[Junaid]

usually this happens when we change the layout of keyboard. After changing layout then we don't get the character which are shown in keyboard. If it is not keyboard layout problem then I have no clue about this.

For testing your type Shift 2, if it is @ then your using US standard keyboard layout.

[MOHAMED ALI]

the problem is not they dont appear entirely but they dont correctly, just the half of them, half of = (i see -) and half of °

[Junaid]

Are you using any language other then English ? Like Urdu, Arabic or Chinese ?

To make sure, type each character on keyboard and see which show strange characters, as you get -° for =.

[MOHAMED ALI]

i'm using french

[Walter Roberson]

What are your Regional Settings set to? Try setting them to US English and trying with that.

Answer 2

[MOHAMED ALI]

unfortunately, it is not keyboard layout,i taught it was just a small problem, maybe i was wrong

Answer 3

[MOHAMED ALI]

help pliiiiiz

[Jan]

Please post more details: Does the problem concern only Matlab, or does the wrong character appear in a text editor also? If it concerns Matlab only, do you use the Java version shipped with Matlab or did you change it? Which operating system are you using? Does the problem concern the keyboard or the displayed font - check this by "disp(char(61))"?

[MOHAMED ALI]

the problem concern only MATLAB and only 2010b!!! i used 2008 without a problem, about java i don't know i use java (jre6) with windows 7 os, and the problem concern only the font

i checked for "disp(char(61))" and it appear (-) half equality

Answer 4

[Jan]

If the problem concerns the font only, go to the preferences menu and change the font in the section with the same name.

[Jan]

Please, Mohamed Ali, post what you have done and explain what has happened. There is no chance to guess, what exactly does not work. Are you not able to find the preferences or the font section? Which font was defined before and which new font did you try?

What's the reply to "get(0, 'Language')" in Matlab's command window?

BTW, is there any difference between the character you call "half equality" and the minus character? Perhaps this is visible only, if you increase the font size.

[Jan]

Sorry, I've accidentally deleted Mohamed's comment: "doesn't work. ..."

Answer 5

[MOHAMED ALI]

well,i will buy 2009 student version, i'm so tired of the problem. thank you very much for your suggestions, it's kind from you. cordially.

[Jan]

I'm convinced this can be solved by fixing the preferences of Matlab. If you answer Walter's and my questions for clarifications more fluently, a solution would be likely.

I'd try to rebuild the preferences file at first, then re-install 2010b.