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MediaPortal Version: 1.2.0.1
MediaPortal Skin: DefaultWide
Windows Version: Windows 7 x64
CPU Type: AMD Athlon II x2 240e 2.8 GHz 45w TDP
HDD: OCZ Agility SSD 30 GB
Memory: 4 GB DDR2 800 MHz Dual-Channel
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H (rev 1.0)
Video Card: Onboard AMD Radeon HD 3200
Video Card Driver: Catalyst 11.x
Sound Card: Onboard ALC889A
Sound Card AC3: optical out
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: Terratec Cinergy 2400i DT PCI
1. TV Card Type: DVB-T
1. TV Card Driver:
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: Microsoft DTV-DVD Video Codec
MPEG2 Audio Codec: Microsoft DTV-DVD Audio Codec
h.264 Video Codec: Microsoft DTV-DVD Video Codec
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply: picuPSU 120W
Remote: Logitech 885
TV: LG 50PK350N
TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI
Hi
While doing a new skin, I ran into the usual problem with fonts not being able to show special characters, one of them was "right single quotation mark":
Unicode Character 'RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK' (U+2019)
This character was in some of the songs on the album Adele - 21.
The problem is visible in my skin, because the font I use is very different from the system font:
(Look at the top three songs, compared to the rest).
OK, so I investigate further. "Right single quotation mark" is mapped correctly in the font, and I can use it in Photoshop, Word etc.
Unicode symbol is U+2019 which is well in range of normal UTF-8 fonts.
fonts.xml is correct;
So how does it look in default skin, with default fonts?
Close, but you can tell there is a difference, look at this screenshot with the overlay on a working text versus a non-working text:
(I have encircled the problem in red)
I believe MediaPortal has a problem interpreting special characters, unless proven otherwise.
Let me know what you think!
MediaPortal Skin: DefaultWide
Windows Version: Windows 7 x64
CPU Type: AMD Athlon II x2 240e 2.8 GHz 45w TDP
HDD: OCZ Agility SSD 30 GB
Memory: 4 GB DDR2 800 MHz Dual-Channel
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H (rev 1.0)
Video Card: Onboard AMD Radeon HD 3200
Video Card Driver: Catalyst 11.x
Sound Card: Onboard ALC889A
Sound Card AC3: optical out
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: Terratec Cinergy 2400i DT PCI
1. TV Card Type: DVB-T
1. TV Card Driver:
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: Microsoft DTV-DVD Video Codec
MPEG2 Audio Codec: Microsoft DTV-DVD Audio Codec
h.264 Video Codec: Microsoft DTV-DVD Video Codec
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply: picuPSU 120W
Remote: Logitech 885
TV: LG 50PK350N
TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI
Hi
While doing a new skin, I ran into the usual problem with fonts not being able to show special characters, one of them was "right single quotation mark":
Unicode Character 'RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK' (U+2019)
This character was in some of the songs on the album Adele - 21.
The problem is visible in my skin, because the font I use is very different from the system font:
(Look at the top three songs, compared to the rest).
OK, so I investigate further. "Right single quotation mark" is mapped correctly in the font, and I can use it in Photoshop, Word etc.
Unicode symbol is U+2019 which is well in range of normal UTF-8 fonts.
fonts.xml is correct;
Code:
<font>
<name>edit_medium</name>
<filename>Reflex Main Caps</filename>
<height>14</height>
<start>0</start>
<end>1536</end>
</font>
So how does it look in default skin, with default fonts?
Close, but you can tell there is a difference, look at this screenshot with the overlay on a working text versus a non-working text:
(I have encircled the problem in red)
I believe MediaPortal has a problem interpreting special characters, unless proven otherwise.
Let me know what you think!