[syslinux] any plans for UTF8 in vesamenu.c32?

[dave madsen]

I don't know whether or not this is germane or not, but under Windows, the
Alt key may be used to enter character codes (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt_code), but the code page affects what you
see.

On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 6:32 AM, Ady <ady-sf at hotmail.com> wrote:

>
> From:   "Leenders, Peter" <Peter.Leenders at computacenter.com>
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> > ----------------------------------------
> > Hi Ady
> >
> > I guess Uwe's problem is not based on Syslinux itself , but how he
> creates
> > the Cfg File
> > under Windows.
>
> While I sent my previous example, he almost simultaneously also sent
> a reply stating he found how to do it correctly under Windows. So
> yes, that was his problem.
>
> > Hi Uwe,
> > try to use Ps-Pad (or another Editor of your choice - not Notepad.exe) to
> > edit the cfg-File.
> > I you use Ps-Pad change first in the Menubar Format to OEM and exit
> Ps-Pad.
> > If you edit
> > the cfg file the next time and use german Umlaute menu.c32 will show
> them.
> >
> > Peter
>
> Under Windows, code page 850 is adequate.
>
> If the old edit.com is present in Windows, that's enough too, and it
> can be combined with notepad. The "trick" to use edit.com for these
> special characters is to know how to insert them and then copy from
> it to a Windows-based software, like notepad. This is also valid for
> the "display message" format used by Syslinux.
>
> Any word processor editor (LibreOffice Writer for example) will also
> let you insert such characters and then copy them into notepad
> correctly.
>
> And, as mentioned, any text editor that let's you set (and save) the
> code page (encoding) to 850 under Windows should work too.
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