Author: randy Date: 2005-12-28 22:52:18 -0700 (Wed, 28 Dec 2005) New Revision: 5500
Modified: trunk/BOOK/general/sysutils/mc.xml trunk/BOOK/introduction/important/locale-issues.xml trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml Log: Added a caution note to the MC instructions about the UTF-8 related issues Modified: trunk/BOOK/general/sysutils/mc.xml =================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/general/sysutils/mc.xml 2005-12-29 03:56:17 UTC (rev 5499) +++ trunk/BOOK/general/sysutils/mc.xml 2005-12-29 05:52:18 UTC (rev 5500) @@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ %general-entities; <!ENTITY mc-download-http "http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/utils/file/managers/mc/mc-&mc-version;.tar.gz";> - <!ENTITY mc-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.uni-koeln.de/util/shell/mc-&mc-version;.tar.gz";> - <!ENTITY mc-md5sum "18b20db6e40480a53bac2870c56fc3c4"> - <!ENTITY mc-size "3.8 MB"> - <!ENTITY mc-buildsize "29 MB"> - <!ENTITY mc-time "0.4 SBU"> + <!ENTITY mc-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.uni-koeln.de/util/shell/mc-&mc-version;.tar.gz";> + <!ENTITY mc-md5sum "18b20db6e40480a53bac2870c56fc3c4"> + <!ENTITY mc-size "3.8 MB"> + <!ENTITY mc-buildsize "29 MB"> + <!ENTITY mc-time "0.4 SBU"> ]> <sect1 id="mc" xreflabel="MC-&mc-version;"> @@ -34,11 +34,18 @@ <title>Introduction to MC</title> <para><application>MC</application> (Midnight Commander) is a text-mode - full-screen file manager and visual shell. It provides a clear, user-friendly, - and somewhat protected interface to a Unix system while making many frequent - file operations more efficient and preserving the full power of the command - prompt.</para> + full-screen file manager and visual shell. It provides a clear, + user-friendly, and somewhat protected interface to a Unix system while + making many frequent file operations more efficient and preserving the + full power of the command prompt.</para> + <caution> + <para>The <application>MC</application> package has some issues when + used in a UTF-8 based locale. For a full explanation of the issues, see + the <xref linkend="locale-mc"/> section of the + <xref linkend="locale-issues"/>.</para> + </caution> + <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead> <itemizedlist spacing="compact"> <listitem> @@ -64,7 +71,8 @@ <bridgehead renderas="sect3">MC Dependencies</bridgehead> <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead> - <para role="required"><xref linkend="GLib"/> or <xref linkend="glib2"/></para> + <para role="required"><xref linkend="GLib"/> or + <xref linkend="glib2"/></para> <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead> <para role="optional"><xref linkend="gpm"/>, @@ -72,7 +80,7 @@ <xref linkend="samba3"/>, <xref linkend="slang"/>, <xref linkend="zip"/>, - <xref linkend="unzip"/> and + <xref linkend="unzip"/>, and <xref linkend="gnome-libs"/></para> </sect2> Modified: trunk/BOOK/introduction/important/locale-issues.xml =================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/introduction/important/locale-issues.xml 2005-12-29 03:56:17 UTC (rev 5499) +++ trunk/BOOK/introduction/important/locale-issues.xml 2005-12-29 05:52:18 UTC (rev 5500) @@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ <?dbhtml filename="locale-issues.html"?> <sect1info> - <othername>$LastChangedBy:$</othername> - <date>$Date:$</date> + <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername> + <date>$Date$</date> </sect1info> <title>Locale Related Issues</title> @@ -35,11 +35,30 @@ <title>List of Packages with Locale Related Issues</title> <listitem> + <para><xref linkend="locale-mc"/></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> <para><xref linkend="locale-unzip"/></para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> + <sect3 id="locale-mc" xreflabel="MC-&mc-version;"> + + <title><xref linkend="mc"/></title> + + <para>This package makes the assumption that <quote>characters</quote> + and <quote>bytes</quote> are the same thing. This is not true in UTF-8 + based locales. Due to this assumption <application>MC</application> will + incorrectly position characters on the screen. After the cursor is moved + a bit the screen becomes totally unreadable, as illustrated on + <ulink url="http://anduin.linuxfromscratch.org/files/BLFS/mc-bad.png";>this + screenshot</ulink> (taken in a ru_RU.UTF-8 locale). Additionally, input + of non-ASCII characters in the editor is impossible, even after selecting + <quote>Other 8-bit</quote> encoding from the menu.</para> + + </sect3> + <sect3 id="locale-unzip" xreflabel="UnZip-&unzip-version;"> <title><xref linkend="unzip"/></title> Modified: trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml =================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml 2005-12-29 03:56:17 UTC (rev 5499) +++ trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml 2005-12-29 05:52:18 UTC (rev 5500) @@ -45,9 +45,18 @@ <para>December 29th, 2005</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> + <para>[randy] - Added a caution note to the MC instructions + about the UTF-8 related issues.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>[randy] - Added a caution note to the UnZip instructions + about the locale related issues.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> <para>[randy] - Added new section 'Locale Related Issues' to Chapter 2, 'Important Information', thanks to Alexander Patrakov for - contributing the text for this page.</para> + contributing the text for this page. The page is very incomplete and + many more packages with locale related issues will be added.</para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> </listitem> -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-book FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
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