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#1 2007-12-26 16:08:25
Unicode support
>>> hello
When I try to type a Unicode text (Farsi, Arabic, ... RTL Ones), it shows some strange symbols,
also, when I trying translate UI by PO files, it doesn't show charecters correctly (I'm sure I set PO file to be UTF-8),
What can I do?
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#2 2007-12-26 18:41:09
- kevin_karplus
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2007-04-27
- Posts: 1000+
Re: Unicode support
Scratch does not yet support unicode. That is supposed to become available in version 1.3, I think.
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#3 2008-01-21 15:11:09
Re: Unicode support
xldrx wrote:
hello
When I try to type a Unicode text (Farsi, Arabic, ... RTL Ones), it shows some strange symbols,
also, when I trying translate UI by PO files, it doesn't show charecters correctly (I'm sure I set PO file to be UTF-8),
What can I do?
Hi xldrx,
Thanks for your feedback.
Scratch 1.2.1 does not yet support rendering of all unicode characters. Therefore, only po files with Latin-based characters can be loaded into Scratch at the moment. The reason the file needs to be in UTF-8 format is because we anticipated needing to support all UTF-8 characters in the near future.
Scratch 1.3 will support the characters for Arabic, Farsi, etc. The interface will also adapt for RTL languages.
If you have an Arabic or Farsi translation file (.po file) that you would like to share with us in the meantime, please let me know. We use these files to help us develop Scratch 1.3.
Thanks again for your questions!
Please don't hesitate to post more questions here.
Also check our language forums:
http://scratch.mit.edu/forums/viewforum.php?id=23
Evelyn
MIT Scratch Team
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