ls and UTF-8 [NOT SOLVED]

Fourbissime · n00b Joined: 24 May 2003 Posts: 60

Hi there.

I installed my system to have full unicode support (and native language). What I did :
* selected the good options in the kernel (default utf8 in nls)
* the locales generated
* the /etc/env.d/02locale file with proper values (fr_FR.utf8 everywhere)
* the whole system with unicode and nls flags
* my filenames are in unicode
* my rc.conf says UNICODE="yes"
* my terminal font is "terminus"

Here is what i've got, in console or in a uxterm :

typing "ls" in a directory,
* japanese characters are replaced by weird dotted squares
* it goes the same for hangul (corean) characters
* ... whereas icelandic characters are perfectly displayed

but if i type "ls | less", everything is perfectly displayed !

moreover, if I ssh my machine from a computer with good unicode support, everything works like a charm.

I tried to add the cjk flag to my system, but it is no better.

And another thing : extended characters in french man pages are broken (the usual way, with two weird characters instead of one, so i guess it's something else)

Hope someone will have an idea about all that ...

take care

KRF · Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 2:15 pm Post subject:

Maybe it's just a font problem. You say it works when sshing the machine, but in uxterm or console it doesn't. Just try to change the consolefonts.
Further: Are you using Framebuffer? Which font do you have in your (u)xterm?
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swimmer · Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 2:34 pm Post subject:

He said it already: Terminus (which should support Unicode as far as I know)

I have the same problem btw. and I tried nearly every font on my system (and I even have unifont installed which *has* to know Unicode) but still no go

There has to be something we are missing ...

Greetz
swimmer

EDIT: I should add that I use rxvt-unicode ...

bludger · Guru Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Posts: 389

Just because a font supports unicode, doesn't necessarily mean that it includes all unicode characters in all languages.

Nevertheless, if less works on the same terminal, then it is probably something to do with the application. hmm.

swimmer · Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:57 pm Post subject:

sonicbhoc · Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:00 pm Post subject:

Odd. I never noticed it, but I've got the same problem, 'cept the Japanese doesn't show up at all. It works perfectly in a kde terminal though.

Fourbissime · n00b Joined: 24 May 2003 Posts: 60

In a way I'm happy to see I'm not alone to have this problem.

swimmer · Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 12:33 pm Post subject:

I would be even happier if I'd see someone *NOT* having this problem 8-)