Non-English Character Compatibility On Macs

enuttage · 06-18-2008, 07:41 PM

Sigh.

This is not, in fact, fixed.

The in-game stuff is, but you cannot enter a team city or nickname with special characters like you can on the PC. e.g. Bogota cannot be input as Bogotá

Bummer.

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...lity-macs.html

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...66-post10.html

OakDragon · 06-18-2008, 10:28 PM

Hi, enuttage,

Where specifically are you finding this issue? I just tried typing in "Bogotá" as a city name in the Names & Affiliations tab of the Create New Game screen, for example, and it works there. If you can let us know where you found this problem, it will help us track down the places it still exists.

Thanks.

enuttage · 06-18-2008, 10:33 PM

Perhaps part of the problem is that I have an American English keyboard, and copy and paste does not work.

How are you typing the á?

Thanks for the quick return reply, OD.

OakDragon · 06-18-2008, 10:37 PM

The accent on the a can be typed by hitting the option key and then "e". For example, "Bogotá" would be B-o-g-o-t-(option)-e-a. There are a few other diacritic marks that work like that, too. "¨" is option-u. For example, "ö" would be (option)-u-o. What others do you want to use? I'll see if I can find out how to type them.

MorseMoose · 06-18-2008, 10:43 PM

option+e+(any vowel)
á, é, í, ó, ú

option+i+(any vowel)
â, ê, î, ô, û

option+u+(any vowel)
ä, ë, ï, ö, ü

OakDragon · 06-18-2008, 10:56 PM

Ah, good! Thank you, MorseMoose.

enuttage · 06-18-2008, 11:01 PM

Hmmm. What am I doing wrong? In trying to duplicate that here I get this

´å

In-game I get this

Aa

Ktulu · 06-18-2008, 11:07 PM

I use the alt method on windows but here's some reference for macs Foreign Language Characters, Diacritics, Accent Marks, Computers, KeyBoard Help, kbh

enuttage · 06-18-2008, 11:12 PM

I was holding down the option and the 'e' while typing 'a' instead of letting off and then typing 'a'.

Thanks guys. Looks like this is working, as long as you don't try and cut and paste. That's still a no go.

Regardless, I'm happy and I appreciate the quick resolution.

06-18-2008, 07:41 PM	#1
enuttage Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hill Country Posts: 2,428	Non-English Character Compatibility On Macs Sigh. This is not, in fact, fixed. The in-game stuff is, but you cannot enter a team city or nickname with special characters like you can on the PC. e.g. Bogota cannot be input as Bogotá Bummer. http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...lity-macs.html http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...66-post10.html __________________ The former GM of the WHBL Managua Four Roses *"The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them."*

06-18-2008, 10:33 PM	#3
enuttage Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hill Country Posts: 2,428	Perhaps part of the problem is that I have an American English keyboard, and copy and paste does not work. How are you typing the á? Thanks for the quick return reply, OD. __________________ The former GM of the WHBL Managua Four Roses *"The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them."*

06-18-2008, 10:37 PM	#4
OakDragon Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Jose, CA USA Posts: 3,494	The accent on the a can be typed by hitting the option key and then "e". For example, "Bogotá" would be B-o-g-o-t-(option)-e-a. There are a few other diacritic marks that work like that, too. "¨" is option-u. For example, "ö" would be (option)-u-o. What others do you want to use? I'll see if I can find out how to type them. Last edited by OakDragon; 06-18-2008 at 10:39 PM.

06-18-2008, 11:01 PM	#7
enuttage Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hill Country Posts: 2,428	Hmmm. What am I doing wrong? In trying to duplicate that here I get this ´å In-game I get this Aa __________________ The former GM of the WHBL Managua Four Roses *"The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them."*

06-18-2008, 11:07 PM	#8
Ktulu Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: BC Posts: 4,506	I use the alt method on windows but here's some reference for macs Foreign Language Characters, Diacritics, Accent Marks, Computers, KeyBoard Help, kbh __________________ "The ice is getting even more thinner, my friend!" Last edited by Ktulu; 06-18-2008 at 11:26 PM.

06-18-2008, 10:28 PM	#2
OakDragon Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Jose, CA USA Posts: 3,494	Hi, enuttage, Where specifically are you finding this issue? I just tried typing in "Bogotá" as a city name in the Names & Affiliations tab of the Create New Game screen, for example, and it works there. If you can let us know where you found this problem, it will help us track down the places it still exists. Thanks.

06-18-2008, 10:43 PM	#5
MorseMoose Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 6,023 Blog Entries: 4 Infractions: 1/1 (1)	option+e+(any vowel) á, é, í, ó, ú option+i+(any vowel) â, ê, î, ô, û option+u+(any vowel) ä, ë, ï, ö, ü

06-18-2008, 10:56 PM	#6
OakDragon Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Jose, CA USA Posts: 3,494	Ah, good! Thank you, MorseMoose.

06-18-2008, 11:12 PM	#9
enuttage Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hill Country Posts: 2,428	I was holding down the option and the 'e' while typing 'a' instead of letting off and then typing 'a'. Thanks guys. Looks like this is working, as long as you don't try and cut and paste. That's still a no go. Regardless, I'm happy and I appreciate the quick resolution. __________________ The former GM of the WHBL Managua Four Roses *"The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them."*