Re: _slang_utf8_ok

["John E. Davis" <davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

s78199mpf15f05@xxxxxxxxx <s78199mpf15f05@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I exit jed, run unicode_stop (as root, otherwise
> impossible), restart jed. The menu lines are in
> a shamble but a query for _slang_utf8_ok returns
> 1 as before. 
>
> Does not look right, does it?

The value of this variable is determined from the locale.  If your
locale specifies UTF-8, then _slang_utf8_ok will be 1.  As far as I
know, unicode_start/stop only puts the console in unicode mode but do
not touch the locale.  Try setting the locale to C or POSIX.

Thanks,
--John

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