[sword-devel] Windows: Problems with german umlauts in booknames

[Chris Little]

Maybe we should solve this problem with UTF-8 book names in the locales.

--Chris

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-sword-devel@crosswire.org 
> [mailto:owner-sword-devel@crosswire.org] On Behalf Of Joachim Ansorg
> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 2:50 AM
> To: sword-devel@crosswire.org
> Subject: Re: [sword-devel] Windows: Problems with german 
> umlauts in booknames
> 
> 
> I think I explained it wrong.
> The umlauts were present but after choosing a book with 
> umlauts in it "1. 
> Mose 1:1" (this is Genesis 1:1) is displayed.
> 
> 
> 
> Joachim
> 
> > I just checked all the German modules in 1.5.2 and they all show 
> > umlauts.  What did they report was in the location of the umlauted 
> > letters?  Were the letters present, but without umlauts?  
> Were there 2 
> > characters in their place?  Were they missing entirely?
> >
> > --Chris
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-sword-devel@crosswire.org 
> > > [mailto:owner-sword-devel@crosswire.org] On Behalf Of 
> Joachim Ansorg
> > > Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 3:14 PM
> > > To: SWORD Devel List
> > > Subject: [sword-devel] Windows: Problems with german umlauts in 
> > > booknames
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi!
> > >
> > > Recently a user reported on sword-support@crosswire.org that the 
> > > Windows frontend version 1.5.2 doesn't support the german umlauts
> > > correctly (ä,ö,ü). Is this a common problem? What might 
> be the reason?
> > >
> > > Thank you!
> > > Joachim
>