[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #58738] symbolic defaults to unicode but octave gui terminal does not support it

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                 Summary: symbolic defaults to unicode but octave gui terminal
does not support it
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Thu 09 Jul 2020 01:44:31 PM UTC
                Category: Octave Forge Package
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Incorrect Result
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Fabio
        Originator Email: fadaquihi@gmail.com
             Open/Closed: Open
                 Release: 4.2.2
         Discussion Lock: Any
        Operating System: GNU/Linux

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Details:

If I run the following 3 instructions in the octave gui terminal

pkg load symbolic
syms x, xdot
x + xdot

it will confusingly display

xdot = (sym) x + x


I would expect (like with "sympref display ascii")

ans = (sym) x + xdot

or alternatively (like in octave-cli)

ans = (sym) x + ẋ





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