> Most of the 2.0 stuff is utf-8 aware (with the major > exception of that > damn TextEditor), under what looks like both XFT and Xlib. I can't > remember which I've tested, but in my debugging adventures I've > definitely come across either of XFT or Xlib working as it > should with > utf8 characters. There are probably some differences between the 2.0 > utf8 and the 1.3 utf8 though, which might still come into play.
Indeed, and there's the crunch right there: In fltk-1.1 and in fltk-2, under Xlib, the text rendering uses XDrawString(), and fltk-2 also uses XDrawString16() in some cases to get at the extra glyphs for UTF8 support. Fltk-1.3 instead uses the more "modern" XUtf8DrawString() method, since that saves us from having to convert the UTF8 text into the native codepage, and may (conceivably) do a better job of composing the string. So, I'm guessing that's the key difference - the OP's Xserver knows how to do XDrawString() so fltk-1.1 and fltk-2 work, but does not know how to do XUtf8DrawString() so fltk-1.3 does not work. I guess the jury is still out on whether XDrawString16() would work in fltk-2, as I assume the OP never tested with any glyphs outside of the basic range? (NOTE: I'm also assuming that the nanoX used by the OP does not seem to support XFT either... That might become an issue if they need anti-aliased text. If their display is small, that probably will not matter. Though that said, both iOS and Android anti-alias text AFAIK, so they may suffer by comparison, depending on what their end-users have come to expect!) SELEX Galileo Ltd Registered Office: Sigma House, Christopher Martin Road, Basildon, Essex SS14 3EL A company registered in England & Wales. Company no. 02426132 ******************************************************************** This email and any attachments are confidential to the intended recipient and may also be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient please delete it from your system and notify the sender. You should not copy it or use it for any purpose nor disclose or distribute its contents to any other person. ******************************************************************** _______________________________________________ fltk mailing list fltk@easysw.com http://lists.easysw.com/mailman/listinfo/fltk
