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

[Bert Freudenberg]

The first link works for me:

>> http://users.kef.sch.gr/chrispetsos/WindowsUnicodeVM.zip

- Bert -

On Jun 2, 2007, at 23:19 , Andreas Raab wrote:

> 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...
>>  http://users.kef.sch.gr/chrispetsos/WindowsUnicodeVM.zip <http:// 
>> users.kef.sch.gr/chrispetsos/WindowsVMUnicode.zip> <http:// 
>> users.kef.sch.gr/chrispetsos/WindowsVMUnicode.zip>
>>  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...
>>  ------------------------------- INSTALLATION NOTES  
>> -----------------------------------------
>> "You should be using the Unicode/UTF8 VM... SqueakUnicodeUTF8.exe"
>> "I tested it on the latest eToys image for OLPC."
>>  "Let's start..."
>>  "Drag 'n Drop UnicodeEnvironment.cs -> fileIn entire file"
>>  "Drag 'n Drop GreekEnvironment.cs -> fileIn entire file."
>>  "Execute this*"
>> Locale currentPlatform: (Locale localeID: (LocaleID isoString:  
>> 'el')).
>>  "Drag 'n Drop TTFUnicodeFix.cs -> fileIn entire file."
>>  "Drag 'n Drop your favourite TT Unicode font."
>>  "Now you should have a new font installed."
>> "Highlight a text."
>> "Hit Alt+k and select your new font"
>>  "
>> Well...that was it...type in your locale's specific unicode  
>> characters and see them getting
>> rendered with a beautiful TT unicode font.
>> "
>>  "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..."
>>  "
>> 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!) ;-)
>> "
>>  "
>> Ok...enough with happy talking...any problems that you'll  
>> encounter (hope you won't)
>> please post them up...
>> "
>>    "*To execute: (Highlight -> Alt+d)"
>>  ------------------------------- INSTALLATION NOTES  
>> -----------------------------------------
>>   Christos.