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From: Lummox JR
Subject: To fix the upper-ASCII bug in text objects
Date: 27 Jul 2000 20:43:00
Message: <3980D767.AE520BF6@aol.com>

Well, it's getting time to render the label for a CD, and I need to use the

of the bug that prevents it from rendering ASCII characters above 128.
I haven't checked for newer versions of the program in a while, so I'm still
using a modified version of the SuperPatch based on 3.1e. (Although the docs
say this is a bug in the Watcom compiler, I compiled my modifications with
Visual C++ 5.0 and it's still wrong.) If anyone has figured out a way to beat
this bug, I'd much appreciate information on how it can be fixed--there must
be a way.
The last thing I want to do is load the font in a font editor and switch
glyphs around; it's problematic at best and I'd much prefer a more permanent
solution anyway.

Lummox JR

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From: Ken
Subject: Re: To fix the upper-ASCII bug in text objects
Date: 27 Jul 2000 21:21:58
Message: <3980DEA0.6EE9FB6@pacbell.net>

Lummox JR wrote:
> 
> Well, it's getting time to render the label for a CD, and I need to use the

> of the bug that prevents it from rendering ASCII characters above 128.
> I haven't checked for newer versions of the program in a while, so I'm still
> using a modified version of the SuperPatch based on 3.1e. (Although the docs
> say this is a bug in the Watcom compiler, I compiled my modifications with
> Visual C++ 5.0 and it's still wrong.) If anyone has figured out a way to beat
> this bug, I'd much appreciate information on how it can be fixed--there must
> be a way.
> The last thing I want to do is load the font in a font editor and switch
> glyphs around; it's problematic at best and I'd much prefer a more permanent
> solution anyway.
> 
> Lummox JR

Check out the patch by Jon Cruz -
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Network/4453/unipatch/

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Ken Tyler - 1400+ POV-Ray, Graphics, 3D Rendering, and Raytracing Links:
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From: Lummox JR
Subject: Re: To fix the upper-ASCII bug in text objects
Date: 29 Jul 2000 01:51:38
Message: <398270E8.7AAEB8EC@aol.com>

Ken wrote:
> Check out the patch by Jon Cruz -
> http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Network/4453/unipatch/

Many thanks!
In trying to install this patch, I discovered (not soon enough) that it had
been included in the Superpatch all along; I just had no idea it was there.
The only thing I had needed was to add a line to the scene file changing
string encoding to ISO-8859-1. Doh!
Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but anyway I'm grateful nonetheless for the
speedy help. Thanks again.

Lummox JR

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