[Vm-dev] Windows VM Unicode support...

[Andreas Raab]

I get a 404 when I try the url below.

Cheers,
   - Andreas

Chris Petsos wrote:
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> OK...you can find everyting you need for the Unicode Windows VM here...
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> http://users.kef.sch.gr/chrispetsos/WindowsUnicodeVM.zip 
> <http://users.kef.sch.gr/chrispetsos/WindowsVMUnicode.zip> 
> <http://users.kef.sch.gr/chrispetsos/WindowsVMUnicode.zip>
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> I did a few fixes to the code i posted yesterday...
> The zip has installation notes but I will also paste them here so that 
> anyone can google-find various terms used there...
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> ------------------------------- INSTALLATION NOTES 
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> "You should be using the Unicode/UTF8 VM... SqueakUnicodeUTF8.exe"
> "I tested it on the latest eToys image for OLPC."
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> "Let's start..."
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> "Drag 'n Drop UnicodeEnvironment.cs -> fileIn entire file"
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> "Drag 'n Drop GreekEnvironment.cs -> fileIn entire file."
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> "Execute this*"
> Locale currentPlatform: (Locale localeID: (LocaleID isoString: 'el')).
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> "Drag 'n Drop TTFUnicodeFix.cs -> fileIn entire file."
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> "Drag 'n Drop your favourite TT Unicode font."
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> "Now you should have a new font installed."
> "Highlight a text."
> "Hit Alt+k and select your new font"
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> "
> Well...that was it...type in your locale's specific unicode characters 
> and see them getting
> rendered with a beautiful TT unicode font.
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> "Now, this version should be working OK for other languages too."
> "Please feel free to test it for other languages and other image 
> versions too..."
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> "
> So, now...
>  1) you have a VM that is sending unicode chars to eToys (thanks to 
> Diomidis Spinellis...)
>  2) you have a fixed Unicode font support (thanks to Bert Freudenberg...)
>  3) you have UTF-8 clipboard functionality (thanks to me!...and all the 
> Vm-dev support @:) )
>  4) you have a unicode environment inside the image (thanks to me again 
> of course!) ;-)
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> "
> Ok...enough with happy talking...any problems that you'll encounter 
> (hope you won't)
> please post them up...
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> "*To execute: (Highlight -> Alt+d)"
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> ------------------------------- INSTALLATION NOTES 
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> Christos.