bug with Unicode interface characters outside [current] ANSI

[secarica]

The new version 0.8.6b introduced a major bug related to interface strings containing Unicode characters, either not belonging to the current codepage or just pure Unicode characters not belonging to any ANSI (8 bit) codepage.

With version 0.8.6a everything was fine. The problem appeared with 0.8.6b. The system setting involved in this problem is the "Language for non-Unicode programs", which is a non-sense, as VLC IS an Unicode enabled program.
Because of this I am no longer able to use the updated Romanian language file (not yet published, I'm still working at it), becasue it uses the correct Romanian language characters U+0218 ... U+021B which are outside any ANSI (8 bit) codepage.

The problem can be put in evidence if I am switching the French language interface on my system which uses Romanian locale (including the "Language for non-Unicode programs" setting):




And this is how my Romanian interface is now displayed:




Cristi

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

http://people.videolan.org/~jb/vlc2/vlc ... -win32.zip Should fix the problem. Can you confirm it ?

[secarica]

On my previously installed version which was downloaded from one of the locations specified here, the problem is with the file "libwxwidgets_plugin.dll". I replaced it with the one from version 0.8.6a and now the interface looks ok.

The build from http://people.videolan.org/~jb/vlc2/vlc ... -win32.zip works directly (as is).

??

Cristi

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Thanks a lot. This will be corrected in the afternoon.
Can you test another exe ?

[secarica]

Yes, sure.
Is it possible to include also an updated Romanian language file ? It is this one here, which is far from over (I'm working on it), but has undegone a recent major revision and may be useful even in the actual state.

Thank you,
Cristi

[secarica]

Can you test another exe ?

If the "another exe" is this one here http://people.videolan.org/~jb/vlc2/vlc ... -win32.zip then this is working fine (from this thread's perspective ).

Cristi

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Nope. Try the one on the main FTP

[secarica]

This one here ftp://ftp.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc ... -win32.exe is also working fine ... and also the one from Endpoint Corporation (Sweden) mirror which is the same (binary comparison). However, the one from IRCAM (France) mirror is still the old version. Don't know about the rest.

Cristi

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

This one here ftp://ftp.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc ... -win32.exe is also working fine ... and also the one from Endpoint Corporation (Sweden) mirror which is the same (binary comparison). However, the one from IRCAM (France) mirror is still the old version. Don't know about the rest.

Cristi

Exact. Thanks a lot!

But sorry. I couldn't update po files. and qt4 is not too much ahead...

[secarica]

But sorry. I couldn't update po files. and qt4 is not too much ahead...

Ok, no problem. Until then I hope I will be in a more advanced state with my translation.

Cristi

[crespowu]

http://people.videolan.org/~jb/vlc2/vlc ... -win32.zip Should fix the problem

Yes,it did fix the problem.

[secarica]

Yes,it did fix the problem.

That was for version 0.8.6b. With version 0.8.6d the bug is back to life and lives well in the official release.

Cristi

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Sec: I will fix this when I am back from holidays.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

0.8.6f should have it right.

[secarica]

I guess the previous message was a spam (just look at the other 4 messages from "Snow123", all are reproducing an existing message from the respective threads with no sense).

Cristi

[jordan9527]

I replaced it with the one from version 0.8.6a and now the interface looks ok.

[-=alesandro=-]

Thank you, Cristi ...
I installed and updated, all right ...

Best Reguards,
Alex