MSGID: 2:310/31.3@fidonet d729a658   
   REPLY: 2:221/1.58@fidonet d7200e4b   
   PID: OpenXP/5.0.37 (Linux) (x86_64)   
   CHRS: IBMPC 2   
   Hello August!   
      
   On 05.04.19 at 21:41, August Abolins wrote to Martin Foster:   
      
    AA>>>> I have Config/Options/MessageReader configured with UTF-8 enabled   
    AA>>>> (it's actually the default.   
      
    AA>>>> But UTF-8 chars don't seem to render properly.   
      
    MF>> I've contacted the developer about this and here's what he had to say:   
      
    MF>> ---------- 8< ----------   
    MF>> "Depends on the message content and the specified message charset :-)   
      
    MF>> And he also has to configure an appropriate font in the windows   
    MF>> console, e.g. "Lucida Console".   
      
    MF>> Here on the Continent we probably have more UTF-8 encoded messages   
    MF>> than in GB or in USA, and I think I've pulled the maximum of UTF-8   
    MF>> functionality out of OpenXP (which internally still work with MS-DOS   
    MF>> Codepage 437 in many areas, as it's roots were in the MS-DOS era of   
    MF>> the early nineties).   
      
    MF>> Maybe he can forward the problematic message to me."   
    MF>> ---------- 8< ----------   
      
    MF>> Over to you :)   
      
      
    AA> Sounds good.   I had *not* fiddled with the font offerings in the console   
    AA> before all this.  I only played with the screen size.   
      
    AA> My console setting only offers two fonts: True-type Lucinda, or Raster.   
      
    AA> Changed it to Lucinda.   
      
    AA> This was probably the issue!  Maybe this is another matter that would be   
    AA> useful in the guide.  For proper Unicode/UTF-8 support, set your Console   
    AA> to use a suitable TrueType font."    ?   
      
   Yes it would but it may be even better in the online help?   
      
    AA> Some swedish/finnish chars:   
      
    AA>   �,†,Ž,„,™,”   
      
    AA> Looks ok here.   
      
   Looks OK here(I think) in OpenXP(Linux).   
      
    AA> Some danish/norwegian chars:   
      
    AA>   �,†,’,‘   
      
    AA> Looks good.   
      
   Hmmmmm, dunno if these are OK?   
      
   Regards,   
   Martin   
      
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