[sword-devel] Searching other languages

[Troy A. Griffitts]

Will,
	Currently the engine does not do MUCH logic when comparing string in 
the search.  You can operate on the assumption that all modules are UTF8 
encoded (though I don't know if absolutely ever module is), so sending a 
UTF8 steam to the seach method should produce the appropriate results. 
In the windows engine, we have a search edit box that is used for typing 
in the search string.  We ask that edit box for UTF8 data.  If we cut 
from, say the Chinese Bible, and paste into the edit box, it performs 
the search correctly.  There will be problems with the fact that some 
combining character may be represented as a precomposed character, but 
ask in the search box as a multiple combining character-- this will not 
match.  But basicly, the answer is pass UTF8 text as the search term.

	Hope this helps,
		-Troy.




Will Thimbleby wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Could someone explain how you can search for Chinese or other non latin 
> scripts, programming wise using the sword library. I'm also struggling 
> to get MacSword to find words with letters with accents like é, ë. Any 
> help would be appreciated.
> 
> Cheers, Will
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