I got an error message when I used your script verbatim, but when I removed the outer parentheses, I could see the two letters in the field, no problem. LC 4.6.1, Windows 7 64-bit.
I don't know if they are the correct two letters, but you can check my screen shot at http://russian.cornell.edu/TwoChars.png Slava > -----Original Message----- > From: use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com [mailto:use-livecode- > boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Richmond Mathewson > Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 2:40 PM > To: How to use LiveCode > Subject: Unicode textFields in Linux & vanishing text > > I have found that if I set up a textFld called, say "txtfld" and do > this: > > set the useUnicode to true > set the unicodetext of fld "txtfld" to (numToChar(2340) & > numToChar(2341)) > > the required chars are entered but cannot be seen; > > if I then do a RETURN key press at the start of the string followed by > a > forward DELETE > the text becomes visible . . . > > HOWEVER, that is not much good in an application that demands that the > unicodeText be instantly > visible. > > ----------------------- > > This is on Linux ONLY ( 4.00 and 4.5-dp-4) > > ----------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
