Re: Problem with hard-coded fonts in applications

[Valek Filippov <frob df ru>]

Hej!

> Also, add a ",*-r-*" at the end:
> > It means the apps will at least show the strings but very dirty.
> It depends on the available fonts.
> Anyway, even ugly fonts is better that unreadable "mojibake" text.
> > So I recommend that the developer should let translators choose the
> > lang-dependent fonts with gettext.
> 
> Yes, but the fallback "*-r-*" should always be added, simply because it will be
> too painfull if the user doesn't have the font face the translator choose, and
> so can't display any text.
Many of russians really HATE the "*-r-*"-solution coz it has very bad
result -- "unsyncronized cursor".
I.e. your visible cursor possition never match the real one after you
type any symbol.
It's hard to type and VERY hard to edit strings with such "feature".

with hope
Valek frob@df.ru