I don't quite get your description of the problem. It seems self
contradictory. I mean this part:
*'So, "`A" (coded as "\xC3\x80") will prevent the displaying of any
string. Nevertheless, if I just try to display "Some text plus À and some
text more" it will work.'*
So, what exactly does not
I've been testing my new toy with every large and small text I can put my
hands on. The fact is, I have had surprise after surprise. I've just found
that when I read a text that contains "À" (that's an A with a grave accent
(`A) -- or a backward acute accent for those who are not familiar with