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Bug 488019 - Mention bind_textdomain_codeset in gettext related FAQ
Mention bind_textdomain_codeset in gettext related FAQ
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: gtk+
Classification: Platform
Component: Documentation
2.12.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: gtk-bugs
gtk-bugs
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2007-10-18 19:22 UTC by Sven Arvidsson
Modified: 2008-07-06 23:39 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---


Description Sven Arvidsson 2007-10-18 19:22:21 UTC 
[ From http://bugs.debian.org/368144 by Emil Nowak ]

"in the faq:
/usr/share/doc/libgtk2.0-doc/gtk/gtk-question-index.html
in secion 1.7, we have described inrenatiolization of gtk-based programs.

However the most important (IMHO) thing, about gtk-specyfic things is missing here.

gtk uses unicode for all strings, and so we need to call:
bind_textdomain_codeset(PACKAGE, "UTF-8");

If you don't do this all non-ascii characters from *.mo files will produce FATAL worning, and they will be wrongly displayed.

This should be mentioned here in this section."
Comment 1 Matthias Clasen 2008-07-06 23:39:07 UTC 
        * gtk/question_index.sgml: Mention bind_textdomain_codeset()