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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: Charset of .desktop files
From:       David Faure <david () mandrakesoft ! com>
Date:       2002-03-29 11:00:13
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On Friday 29 March 2002 11:44, Rob Kaper wrote:
> Can I put non-ASCII symbols in a .desktop file?

Yes, using UTF-8.

> I'd like the GenericName
> for Atlantik to be "MonopolyŽ-like board games" but I'm not sure how if I
> can simply put in the symbol like this (see attached patch).

No you can't.
Use "recode", or write a 2 liner Qt prog that does QString::fromLocal8Bit("thestring").utf8() :)

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