On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 23:40:27 +0100 Borys Musielak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello, > > It seems that version: 1:2.5.14-2 (current Ubuntu Breezy package) > doesn't have > full support for UTF-8 strings in window titles and fvwm menus. > Here is a screenshot of fvwm (with crystal theme) and UTF-8 > labels: http://jakilinux.org/tmp/fvwm-crystal-no-utf8.png > > A few other people had the same problem with fvwm both on > Debian Sid and Ubuntu Breezy. The locales are set up fine (pl_PL.UTF-8). > > Are there some secret compile options to enable UTF-8 in the titles? > Anybody had a similar problem? > > Thanks in advance for your help. > > Sincerely, > Borys Musielak > > -- > http://jakilinux.org > Nie instaluj kota w worku! > > You need many things: 1.- To compile fvwm with truetype and gtk2 support (not sure if gtk2 is strictly needed) 2.- A suitable font that includes all the characters that you need to use. 3.- Specify the encoding in the relevant sections. For example, the definition for the menu font would be something like: MenuStyle "*" Font "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans:size=8:encoding=iso10646-1" That should de the work. - Regards, Jesús Guerrero
