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Unicode in Notes? SOLVED!!
Posted: 26 Sep 2021 03:12
by fhtess65
I'm working on my Polish side and have noticed that in notes, unicode isn't supported properly - the Polish diacritics are mangled
This is something fundamental for genealogy. Am I missing something?
ETA - I pasted the citation directly from RootsMagic, rather than typing it in...
Re: Unicode in Notes?
Posted: 26 Sep 2021 07:54
by Jane
Have you checked your selected font supports them?
Did you copy and paste text or enter it directly?
Re: Unicode in Notes?
Posted: 26 Sep 2021 07:55
by sbell95
Teresa, have you tried entering the characters from the character map?
How to Enter Accented and Other Special Characters
Re: Unicode in Notes?
Posted: 26 Sep 2021 17:00
by fhtess65
Hi Jane,
Thanks for answering.
I pasted directly, so haven't tried entering from the character map...a bit frustrating as it's already typed out (in RootsMagic) and I'm pasting to avoid having to type it all again.
Using the character map works, but it's slow and painful...not really a solution for those of us who have names with diacritics...Is it worth raising the issue with CP?
Re: Unicode in Notes?
Posted: 26 Sep 2021 17:02
by fhtess65
Jane wrote: ↑26 Sep 2021 07:54
Have you checked your selected font supports them?
My selected font is TNR - definitely supports Polish diacritics as I use them in other apps with that font.
Re: Unicode in Notes?
Posted: 26 Sep 2021 18:59
by BillH
fhtess65 wrote: ↑26 Sep 2021 17:00
Using the character map works, but it's slow and painful...not really a solution for those of us who have names with diacritics...Is it worth raising the issue with CP?
Teresa,
Have you tried using the Language and Accent Characters dialog by holding down a key which pops up a menu from which you can select the character you want. See
How to > Enter Accent Characters in the FH v7 help.
Bill
Re: Unicode in Notes?
Posted: 26 Sep 2021 20:42
by fhtess65
Thanks, Bill - no, I hadn't tried that yet...it does seem to work and is definitely preferable to character map, at least for now.
Appreciate your help
Teresa
Re: Unicode in Notes?
Posted: 26 Sep 2021 20:58
by fhtess65
Character map is slow and painful.
Pressing and holding the key for a pop-up is better, but I still think I should be able to paste directly into a note and have the unicode characters preserved.
Ah well, first world problems.
Thanks for answering
Teresa
Re: Unicode in Notes?
Posted: 26 Sep 2021 21:29
by tatewise
Copying any genuine Unicode accented characters into the FH rich text Note window should work.
Maybe the text you were copying from was not formed with genuine Unicode characters.
Have you tried copying that same text anywhere else such as a word-processor? Does that work correctly or not?
If you enter Polish diacritics into a word-processor, can you copy them into FH rich text Notes?
Please perform experiments such as those and tell us what works and what does not work.
If there really is a problem then CP certainly should be informed.
Re: Unicode in Notes?
Posted: 26 Sep 2021 21:39
by fhtess65
I just tried copying directly from my word processor into a rich text note in FH, and same result. Similarly, I've been copying back and forth between documents in my word processor with no issue.
However, I narrowed it down - it's an issue with Atlantis Word Processor. I opened in Word, then copied and pasted from there, and it was fine. Hmmm...I guess I will report to Atlantis instead.
As always, thanks for the guidance, Mike
Teresa
tatewise wrote: ↑26 Sep 2021 21:29
Copying any genuine Unicode accented characters into the FH rich text Note window should work.
Maybe the text you were copying from was not formed with genuine Unicode characters.
Have you tried copying that same text anywhere else such as a word-processor? Does that work correctly or not?
If you enter Polish diacritics into a word-processor, can you copy them into FH rich text Notes?
Please perform experiments such as those and tell us what works and what does not work.
If there really is a problem then CP certainly should be informed.
Re: Unicode in Notes? SOLVED!!
Posted: 26 Sep 2021 21:47
by fhtess65
I discovered if I right click and select Paste Unformatted Text it will paste correctly. Interesting...but at least it works now
Thanks again, everyone.
Teresa