How to manage french accents properly?

[Caius Aérobus]

Hello,
my problem is as simple as 123: I want to display french text, ie containing accents. I have tried almost all combinations with QString::from and QString::to without any success. For instance what is wrong here?

QString title=QString::fromLocal8Bit("Coordonnées parallèles");
printf("%s\n", title.toLocal8Bit().data());

QString title=QString::fromLocal8Bit("Coordonnées parallèles");
printf("%s\n", title.toLocal8Bit().data());

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Output:

Coordonnes Parallles

Coordonnes Parallles

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[ChristianEhrlicher]

You have to make sure your compiler uses the same codec like you did for editing. After this you can use the correct QString::fromFoo() - function. This issue was also asked on qt-interst ml many times.

A better solution would be to write all in english and then load a translation file.

[Caius Aérobus]

You have to make sure your compiler uses the same codec like you did for editing. After this you can use the correct QString::fromFoo() - function. This issue was also asked on qt-interst ml many times.

What is "qt-interest ml"? Could you please give me some pointer?

A better solution would be to write all in english and then load a translation file.

Yes I do know, a better solution for english speaking people would be everybody speak english and do no longer be annoying us with those bastard language issues

[jpn]

What is "qt-interest ml"? Could you please give me some pointer?

Tried Google?

Yes I do know, a better solution for english speaking people would be everybody speak english and do no longer be annoying us with those bastard language issues

It's not about people but tools. Tools are not humans, they cannot always interpret the complex train of thought of human brains.

[katrina]

What is "qt-interest ml"? Could you please give me some pointer?

The Qt-interest Mailing List: http://lists.trolltech.com/qt-interest/

[firas]

greetings trollers,
Another way to achieve correct multi-nation typing (including francias) would be to use QChar class + the corresponding uni-code in combination with QString, as following for Montréal, Québec:

QString message ("VidPro Research Group @ ECE Concordia, Montr"+QString(QChar(0x0E9))+"al - Qu"+QString(QChar(0x0E9))+"bec");

QString message ("VidPro Research Group @ ECE Concordia, Montr"+QString(QChar(0x0E9))+"al - Qu"+QString(QChar(0x0E9))+"bec");

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cheers
firas