cProps and umlauts Mac -> Win

Klaus Major klaus at major-k.de
Fri Jan 5 17:56:51 EST 2007


Hi Phil and Malte,

> Hi Malte,
>
> Could this be corrected with a MacToISO call before the prop value  
> reaches the button label?

Yes.

Text in CPs is not being converted from platform to platform like  
fields,
so you have to take care of a macToiso function by yourself.

If it would, we could not store binary data in CPs, they could  
eventually become "corrupted"!

> Don't know - just a thought -
> Phil Davis
>
>
> Malte Brill wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> came across something weird. Stored different text chunks in a  
>> cProp on a Mac. I set the label of a button to that chunk. If the  
>> stack is transfered from a Mac to a Win Box, umlauts are replaced  
>> with some strange characters. Has anyone else seen this?
>> Rev. 2.7.4 Os X.4.8 Intel and Win XP home box.
>> All the best,
>> Malte

Regards

Klaus Major
klaus at major-k.de
http://www.major-k.de




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