RC1: Metadata -> Set Comment / Copy ... to comment

[Dirk]

I tested "Set Comment" and "Copy ... to comment" and it works with many pictures. But I have one picture there it is unable to set this comment:
Þórsmörk

@Pierre
I send you a sample!

Dirk

XnView 1.82 <x>

[xnview]

I tested "Set Comment" and "Copy ... to comment" and it works with many pictures. But I have one picture there it is unable to set this comment:
Þórsmörk

@Pierre
I send you a sample!

With your picture, i can't reproduce it. My comment is correctly writed!
I've tested to write Þórsmörk or test

[Dirk]

yes, it works with a string like "test". but it doesn't work with a string linke "Þórsmörk". See the screen-shot which I sent to you.

regards Dirk

[xnview]

yes, it works with a string like "test". but it doesn't work with a string linke "Þórsmörk". See the screen-shot which I sent to you.

Strange i can use "Þórsmörk" too

[Dirk]

Hi Pierre,

it's really strange...
"street to Þórsmörk" or "XÞórsmörk" work!

"Þ" work NOT!

So - it seems that the iclandic char "Þ" (U+00DE: Latin Capital Letter Thorn) at the first position is the problem.

best regards
Dirk

[xnview]

Hi Pierre,

it's really strange...
"street to Þórsmörk" or "XÞórsmörk" work!

"Þ" work NOT!

So - it seems that the iclandic char "Þ" (U+00DE: Latin Capital Letter Thorn) at the first position is the problem.

Can't reproduce it....

[Dirk]

hi Pierre,

okay - and now?
I will make a test on other systems at this weekend.

Dirk

[Dirk]

good morning,

I can reproduce this bug on 3 different computers - all WinXP Pro2002 with SP2.

Dirk

[Xyzzy]

This sign (Latin Capital Letter Thorn) is changed to question mark (?) after writing it to Comment. Is it the problem?
I see similar problems with different characters as well (fe. U+0126 or U+0123).
Some problems with handling Unicode in Comment?

X.

[Dirk]

I have no question mark. Comment is complete empty.

For U+0126 or U+0123 XnView shows not the correct characters. It shows a normal "g" and a normal "H" - but that an other problem.

If you see a question mark, then your font(s) doesn't support this character.

Dirk

[marsh]

Confirmed on my english version. I don't know if my OS is meant for those characters.
Metadata>Set comment writes: "test" but not "Þórsmörk".

[Xyzzy]

If you see a question mark, then your font(s) doesn't support this character.

Strange, this is standard Windows font (the one used by XnView), they all have complete Unicode support. Also I can use Þ in fe. Notepad.
This maybe however related to script used for font. In such case only users using Western script are able to confirm the problem.

X.

[Dirk]

I have such a problem some years ago: At that time not all windows fonts support the whole Unicode standard. The second problem is that some programms/tools use their own fonts.
But nowadays modern OS support normally Unicode.

Which font does XnView use?

Dirk

[xnview]

I have such a problem some years ago: At that time not all windows fonts support the whole Unicode standard. The second problem is that some programms/tools use their own fonts.
But nowadays modern OS support normally Unicode.

Which font does XnView use?

Default, but don't use unicode

[Dirk]

Okay. I used MS "Character Map" in order to choose this char from a Unicode font and copy'n'paste. But if I use a non-unicode font like Courier it doesn't work also.

There are existing rules/offical standards which char sets allowed for JPEG-Comment, EXIF-User-Comment or IPTC-Caption?

regards Dirk