OK. i'll file a bug and let you know how it goes.
Dan Espen wrote:
>
> Keith Spainhour <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > OK, Dan, thanks! Would the FVWM organization like to file this
> > bug with Sun? Ya'll may get a better response than me. If not,
> > I'll file a bug and I'll send ya'll the bug number.
>
> The FVWM organization consists of anyone willing to help.
>
> If you are willing, then, please file the bug report.
>
> > Let me know,
> >
> > Dan Espen wrote:
> > >
> > > Keith Spainhour <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > > > Ah!!! I found it!!
> > > >
> > > > I need to do the following:
> > > >
> > > > unsetenv LANG
> > > > unsetenv LC_CTYPE
> > > >
> > > > Then it works!!!
> > > >
> > > > So, where do we go from here? Do I need to persue this with Sun
> > > > or would you guys be a better choice?
> > > >
> > > > Are we sure this is a Java issue?
> > >
> > > I've done some more testing.
> > > I'm using Solaris 8.
> > >
> > > I used "xprop" to look at the property WM_NAME which is where the title
> > > comes from.
> > >
> > > Without LANG set, Java sets WM_NAME like this:
> > > WM_NAME(COMPOUND_TEXT) = 0x54, 0x68, 0x69, 0x73, ...
> > >
> > > With LANG set, Java sets WM_NAME like this:
> > > WM_NAME(COMPOUND_TEXT) = 0x1b, 0x28, 0x42, 0x54, ...
> > >
> > > The 0x54 is the first character of the windows title, an uppercase T.
> > >
> > > So with LANG set, the characters "0x1b, 0x28, 0x42," ("Esc ( B") are
> > > added to the window title.
> > >
> > > If Fvwm is compiled with multibyte support, that string is passed thru
> > > XmbTextPropertyToTextList() which removes the "Esc ( B" prefix.
> > >
> > > I think this should be persued with Sun. So far I see 2 issues:
> > >
> > > I don't see why fvwm should need to support Multibyte characters when
> > > the language is explicitly set to en_US, or fr_CA, neither of these
> > > languages are multibyte.
> > >
> > > I don't think its correct for Java to be setting the text property to
> > > COMPOUND_TEXT when LANG isn't set. Normally the property on a title
> > > would be STRING.
> > >
> > > > Dan Espen wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Keith Spainhour <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > > > > > This is my fault. I sent you the wrong test source code. I'm
> > > > > > runnin
> > g
> > > > > > a number of test cases for Sun. Anyway attached is the correct
> > > > > > sourc
> > e
> > > > > > code that produced the image listed in my previous email.
> > > > >
> > > > > Whats your $LANG setting?
> > > > >
> > > > > If I "unset LANG", the title is fine.
> > > > > If I set it to "fr_CA", or even "en_US" I see the problem.
> > > > >
> > > > > Why does Java think that "en_US" needs a multi-byte title?
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Dan Espen
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> > > >
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> > > > Keith Spainhour 919-392-5673
> > > > Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >
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> > Keith Spainhour 919-392-5673
> > Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Cisco Systems http://www.cisco.com
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