language in database

[Ruslan Zasukhin]

On 3/16/04 5:36 PM, "Robert Brenstein" <rjb at rz.uni-potsdam.de> wrote:

>>> I can't set certains language to varchar field.
>>> 
>>>  For example, If I choose Greek in the menu, when I click on "create",
>>>  the language change to ascii. It the same thing with portuguese and
>>>  some other languages.
>> 
>> This means that on your computer there is no Greek script.
>> 
> 
> But this can't be right, Ruslan. IMHO, I must be able to set a
> language of a field even if I do not have apropriate script (my
> client does or I have it on another computer). The content should
> display in ascii if I decide to view it without the proper script,
> but the language setting should stick.
> 
> If the language does not stick, what happens if I have greek script
> and create a greek field, then I pass the db to a client who opens it
> on a computer without greek script, realizes the mistake, then copies
> to another computer. Will it then show in greek or did opening it on
> a computer without greek removed the language setting and the
> database is so-do-speak damaged?

Will be bad case, Robert,
Valentina 1.x will loose info about Greek.

In any case in 2.0 this will changes, because Valentina will not use system
resources and will use ICU instead.


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Ruslan Zasukhin      [ I feel the need...the need for speed ]
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