Re: Improved console UTF-8 support for the Linux kernel?

From: Jan Engelhardt
Date: Sat Dec 11 2004 - 16:41:50 EST


>Indeed is weird. Are you sure you keyboard is generating an UTF-8
>enconded "ö"? Just check it with echo:
>
>$ echo -n ö | od -t x1
>
>0000000 c3 b6
>0000002

Yes it does generate 0xC3B6 (otherwise it would show up as garbage, because it
would not be utf8-compliant if it only output 0xF6)

>I'm using kernel 2.6.9 + Chris patch

I am using SUSE's KOTD 20041202 (2.6.8 + 2.6.9-rc2)

>I know :)). By the way, and this is offtopic, have you checked uim? I
>was testing it the other day with good results, and like it a lot as
>a japanese (or another script, although i only use this japanese) input
>method. I've used it with anthy, just have to check it with skk.

Have not seen it. What is it? Some sort of xterm?


Jan Engelhardt
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