On Mon, 17 Jun 2024, Dr Bean via Cygwin wrote: > On Sun, 16 Jun 2024, Thomas Wolff via Cygwin wrote: > > > > > Am 14.06.2024 um 09:37 schrieb Dr Bean via Cygwin: > > > With qutebrowser and Microsoft Edge started from a cygwin shell prompt, > > > there is no Native Language Support. > > > > > > Started from a cmd prompt, > > > > > > "c:\Program Files\qutebrowser\qutebrowser.exe" > > > https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%A5%BF%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%A6%E4%B8%80%E8%A6%A7 > > > > > > qutebrowser has Chinese and Japanese support. > > > > > > But in cygwin neither qutebrowser, started with cygstart or > > > as /cygdrive/c/Program\ Files/qutebrowser/qutebrowser > > > https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%A5%BF%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%A6%E4%B8%80%E8%A6%A7 > > > > > > nor Microsoft Edge as default browser started with cygstart, enjoy NLS > > > support. > > That page displays fine for me, after starting /Program Files > > (x86)/Microsoft/Edge/Application/msedge.exe with cygstart. What exactly > > is the symptom of "no Japanese support"? > > I spoke too soon. Microsoft Edge doesn't appear to lack NLS support when > started from a mintty window either with cygstart or the /cygdrive path.
I installed Google Chrome, and Japanese and Korean keyboard entry appear to be supported by both IME when it is started from a mintty window with cygstart or directly with the cygdrive path. So this appears to be a limitation specifically of qutebrowser. I will investigate. > qutebrowser, started from a mintty window with both cygstart and the /cygdrive > path, does lack support. > > But when started from a 'cmd' prompt as "c:\Program > Files\qutebrowser\qutebrowser.exe" qutebrowser's NLS support > doesn't differ from Edge's. > > The 3 Japanese, Korean and Traditional Chinese MS IME I have on this Japanese > Windows 10 computer have various ways of switching between ASCII (I guess) > keyboard entry and kana, hangul and bopomo entry modes. > > The Japanese switch is via the CapsLock key. > The Korean switch is via clicking a task bar toggle next to the IME icon (?) > in > the lower right hand corner. The Traditional Chinese switch is Ctrl-Space > > None of these toggle switches are responsive with qutebrowser started from a > mintty window, and I can only input ASCII. (But they are when it's started > from > the 'cmd' prompt or desktop.) > > The Korean switch has a pop-up message in Japanese saying the switch is > inoperative (or disabled.) > > > > Of course the IME are working in the mintty bash shell and 'screen' > > > sessions. > > > > > > I don't understand. > > > > > Thanks for your work with mintty. > > > > > -- > > Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html > > FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ > > Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html > > Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > > -- > Greg "Dr Bean" Matheson Some are born autonomous. Some achieve > http://drbean.sdf.org autonomy. And some have autonomy thrust > drb...@freeshell.org upon them. --Dr Bean > > > -- > Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html > FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ > Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html > Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple -- Greg "Dr Bean" Matheson Failed to turn my reluctant students into http://drbean.sdf.org autonomous language learners, but it did drb...@freeshell.org wonders for my personal fitness program. -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
