Unicode support please.

[Angluca]

I use it on mac.

Solutions
http://www.michaelsydenham.com/getting-godot-engine-to-display-japanese/
It's can work, But can't use IME input unicode to it.

[reduz]

what specific input language are you using?

[niu2x]

I want to use chinese, how to do?

[reduz]

i'm not really sure, is the IM for chinese the same as for korean and japanese?

[Angluca]

I input Chinese, Yes it the same as for korean and japanese.

[michaeldesu]

I've just tried entering Japanese into a label text field (inspector value), but the chars appear as English instead of direct Japanese (as is usual on Mac, irrespective of font setting). I could try it on Windows if you like. Is there anything specially needed to enter & use Asian chars?

[michaeldesu]

Well I can't enter Japanese into a label on windows either, and I imported a japanese fnt (with unicode set) as well, but no good. I guess the editor (fields in the inspector) is not supporting unicode, however from this post (http://www.godotengine.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=86&p=294&hilit=japanese#p1203) it seems to have once supported it? This issue has also been raised here: #29
I was pleased to read in the docs that font culling seems to have been considered, which is a relief since the Japanese font I made is 5Mb!

[michaeldesu]

I have an update - I am new so I'm not so familiar with unicode status of GD, but after some research on the forum, I think it the editor seems to work with CJK. I just tried an experiment after reading this forum post (http://www.godotengine.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=725&p=3310&hilit=unicode#p3310) and I reported a result here (#29) after stumbling upon that issue. I wonder if Angluca can try again, by setting up an editor font (you'll have to import one, being careful to set unicode as the font type when importing). I'd be glad to hear a confirmation from reduz, but it seems the editor does indeed support unicode (and IME text entry) provided that initially, a unicode font is setup as an editor font.

[niu2x]

I import a font, set global font, and editor font...
Result is that,, if I call set_text() to set a label's text value, it can display chinese character..
But it can't display in editor,,
Do you mind make a description detailed?

[niu2x]

I see it

[niu2x]

我沒有多看資料，打扰了

[OlexiyKravchuk]

I also have a problem to blank lines when I use my native language, the editor does not have any place that could accept what I write something other than the digits when I'm in natural language :(

[michaeldesu]

@niu2x: is your problem solved?
@OlexiyKravchuk : what is your language? BTW I wrote a mistake before. I said "provided that initially, a unicode font is setup as an editor font". I should have said "global font". Did you setup an appropriate unicode font as a global font? When I get some time, I will write up a summary instruction & put onto the forum (in the sticky beginners post)

[niu2x]

I CAN not solve it.
Except in runtime，the engine can't show my
native character in gui just like your screen snap。thank ，I desire your summary。
thank you

[michaeldesu]

@niu2x I wrote a summary on my blog. Hope it helps.

[niu2x]

maybe your IME is special. Your IME have a special top-left corner to cache your native character.
But when I touch a key,--- even if I have select my native IME,---- the char releated to the key I touched enter the "text widget" right away. I can't input a chinese character.
Is there something I missed?

[michaeldesu]

@niu2x I used the standard IME in Microsoft windows. What operating system are you using? I guess I can try setting up a Chinese IME & font and try on PC or Mac. Which Chinese system are you using (simple or traditional or other)?

[niu2x]

My operating system is fedora20.
I use the IME distributed with the system.
Simple Chinese.
I'm going to have a try in other system.
Thank you

[niu2x]

yeah, I Know.
It take effect in my xp system.
It have to install a special IME to input.

[michaeldesu]

I just tried simplified Chinese using the method I described, and it seems to work (on Windows 8.1 using the standard Microsoft Pinyin IME)

[michaeldesu]

@niu2x The other thing you can try on fedora is install the fonts as I mentioned, but input the text into another text editor (where the IME should be ok in that program) and then copy and paste the text from the text editor into the text value in Godot. Try as an experiment to see if this workaround can work.

[niu2x]

Ok，i will have a try。
open source project is always difficult to work in a special enviroment。
thanks for your time。
good lunch

[Angluca]

Can't input Chinese on mac, I think the same on linux.

[michaeldesu]

@Angluca I'll try Japanese a bit later on my Mac & let you know (confirm or otherwise)

[dbsGen]

Can not input on Ubuntu, too.

[sampad1370]

Hi to all!!
how can write Arabic language in editor!!?
thanks.

On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 11:05 AM, Gen notifications@github.com wrote:

Can input on Ubuntu, too.

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[Angluca]

@michaeldesu Oh It's work now! Thank you very much, I always can't use IME input word to it, Only copy&paste, But I think It's no matter.

[Angluca]

@niu2x 在mac上不能在GODOT里面输入中文, linux上应该也差不多, 可能跟不支持IME有关吧, 不过可以复制粘帖进去, 问题也算是解决了, 希望以后支持输入法输入,

[michaeldesu]

@Angluca I did the setup process on my Mac, and I agree with you. The IME doesn't work on the Mac, but it's possible to paste in Japanese from a text editor etc. I agree, it's not ideal. @reduz do you think it's possible to make the Mac support text entry from its IME? Seems like the similar issue from Linux. With Windows, it's just lucky MS supports the 'alternative' text-entry scheme.

[michaeldesu]

@Angluca I think it's important not to close it, since there's still an issue with non-Latin text entry

[sampad1370]

Hi to all!!
how can write Arabic language in editor!!?
i use import font but don't work for Arabic Font!!
How do this? Please Help me.
thanks.

[michaeldesu]

@sampad1370 seems like there was some discussion about Arabic here #982 but I'm not sure about the conclusion. Anway if you follow my method using the appropriate Arabic font, it should be fine (unless there is some font direction issue)

[sampad1370]

Hi to all!!
how can write Arabic language in editor!!?
i use import font but don't work for Arabic Font!!
How do this? Please Help me.
thanks.

[Angluca]

@sampad1370 Sorry, Maybe only paste now, Don't repost. You can download arabic language font try it.
http://www.michaelsydenham.com/getting-godot-engine-to-display-japanese/

[itsraineing]

sampad, see issue #982 for details on the engine's Arabic support (long story short, it's being worked on but it's not ready yet).

[sampad1370]

sorry,excuse me!!
my browser don't send this post,but now send all post!! :O

[sampad1370]

thanks for your help,but Arabic and Persian Language is a difficult challenge for Godot Engine!!
any one have a another answer?
thanks again of all and excuse me for post repeatedly before.

[niu2x]

I must tell you，even paste can't work in fedora。maybe i need to install another ime or install win8

[michaeldesu]

@niu2x That's surprising that paste doesn't even work - well at least you know Windows works (best so far for text entry) & Mac works for pasting. I guess any version of Windows will be ok (not just 8 since the IME in 8 is pretty much the same as earlier versions of Windows). Hopefully text entry via IMEs will be fixed in the future.

[niu2x]

OK, let me skip the problem.

[OlexiyKravchuk]

@michaeldesu
my native language is Ukrainian, today I found a good way here http://www.michaelsydenham.com/getting-godot-engine-to-display-japanese/, but it's not exactly what I would have wanted to see, I would like to to carry out the official localization of all Godot in my native language, as do the blender for all languages, supported out of the box! :)

[OlexiyKravchuk]

When have a way to make the translation I am happy take part to make contributions for Godot translation for my language, and perhaps even other that I know!

[michaeldesu]

@OlexiyKravchuk I guess a formal or separate request is needed to allow the editor GUI itself to be localised. JFYI I noticed this post that shows MaryNate started or demonstrated the possibility to do an independent Chinese localisation within the source code directly.

[OlexiyKravchuk]

Yes, I be there today, it's an interesting project, I hope in the final outcome will be possible to conveniently add any number of translations in any language, and it will have the official support out of the box as in the blender!

[bushig]

Unicode support really should be added for 1.1 release. It seems to be reason of other problems, for example godot does not save its configs becouse of non latin path to appdata, thats why I cant import templates, fonts and other stuff.

[bushig]

Any info on this issue? I think the problem can be fixed for 2.0 by changing standard font.

[akien-mga]

Closing as a duplicate of #29.