On 8/19/07, Guan Xin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Q: Can you give a simple example of such a program (preferably downloadable)? > A: Yes. If you have Simplified Chinese environment, you can try: > http://update.cz88.net/soft/qqwry.rar > which is a freeware for IP address-to-geographical address > translation. Before patching WINE, most (though not all) labels > and all buttons show garbage code. None after. > > Q:Can you add a conformance test showing that your patch is correct? > A: I have tried editplus, acdsee, and gvim in en_US and > zh_CN.GBK locale/encodings. They all ran well. I also tried > the German version of winrar in de locale, no problem either. > I don't think we need to prove this patch is correct because > it is certainly wrong and introduced a bug. However, > `any sufficiently advanced bug becomes a feature'. > In the source code of Microsoft Windows NT/2k/XP, > or to be excact, in the file > "private/windows/shell/accesory/spechars/charmap.c" > they confessed there is a bug in GDI that > `assumes the font's default charset is always the > system default locale'. > > I know peeking into The source code is illegal, > but I've only done this some 24 hrs after I submitted > this patch. So this patch has nothing to do with > my undesirable deed. >
No patches will be accepted from you for the Wine project because you've looked at Windows source code. -- James Hawkins
