Hi all, This isn't exactly a Java-Linux question, more like a general java problem. The thing is that I'm writing an applet that manipulates strings, just very simple and primitive. The idea is to have a textfield that the user can type in his own words and sentences. However I can't find a way to let the applet accept iso 8851-1 letters, that is dead letters and such (ð and þ among others) in the textfield. There's no problem with the drawString method, just the textfield with added actionListener. Does anyone anyone know more about this? Thanks in advance Guðmundur Erlingsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- --