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YuSa28 · Jul 13, 2003, 09:14 PM

Hi !.... I have this problem on my G4/400 with JAGUAR 10,2,6 (Only ) I dont have 9,2,2 in my mac. When I want to write a folder name (In the desktop) with SPANISH WORDS Ej: Canci�n, in the Desktop the word appears like this
Canci�on..... the same with Espa�ol apears like this Espan~ol....
I try to changing the SYSTEM LENGUAGE to SPANISH (becouse I alway use in ENGLISH) but NOTHING, in SCRIPT use ROMAN and SPANISH TEX BEHAVIORS..... and NOTHING !!!!

Please HELP ME !!!!

THANKS !!!!

SupahCoolX · Jul 13, 2003, 10:12 PM

Works fine for me (English-only system). How are you typing the accented characters?
For the ~ over the n, hold the option key, press n, release option, then press any letter. That letter with then get the ~.
For a regular accent, repeat the above steps, but with the e key.

rw · Jul 13, 2003, 10:20 PM

The system language and the text behavior are not the problem. (It's not your fault -- dealing with languages and writing systems is confusing.) The solution to your problem depends on what keyboard layout you are using. You can tell the keyboard layout by the flag that appears in the middle of your menu bar. For example, if it's a US flag, then you have the US layout; if it's a Spanish flag, you have the Spanish layout; if it's a different flag, you have some other layout.

If you have the US layout, to make an � you type Option-e followed by o. To make �, type Option-n followed by n.

If you have the Spanish layout, type the key to the right of the letter P followed by o. To make �, type the letter to the right of the letter L.

If you have a different layout, write a reply and I'll try to figure it out.

To change the keyboard layout, first go to the International control panel and click the "Input Menu" tab. (I don't know what these are called in Spanish, but you said you use English.) There, check all the layouts you think you will ever want to use. Now, click on the flag in the menu bar, and you can choose your layout.

If you want to figure out the details of how to make different characters, go to /Applications/Utilities, open Key Caps, and play around with it.

YuSa28 · Jul 13, 2003, 10:24 PM

THANKS TO rw AND SupahCoolX ! BUT

Id tryed all taht you are posting.///

AND NOTHING

sorry.

Nai no Kami · Jul 14, 2003, 10:50 AM

Originally posted by YuSa28:
THANKS TO rw AND SupahCoolX ! BUT

Id tryed all taht you are posting.///

AND NOTHING

sorry.

Nunca escuch� sobre ese problema y no creo que la falta del 9.x sea la causa del mal funcionamiento. Yo, en particular, tengo problemas con los acentos (tengo el teclado en ingl�s: una iBook G3 300 y uso Option+E para el tilde) y, a veces, me aparecen cosas como Canci�n o apareci�. Fijate si pod�s poner el teclado en ingl�s y probar con Option+E para poner un acento. Abr� tambi�n el KeyCaps y fijate si los acentos aparecen en el teclado que se muestra en la ventanita, etc.
Cualquier cosa, respond� ac� o mandame un PM.
�de qu� parte sos y a qu� te dedic�s?
Un abrazo.

rw · Jul 14, 2003, 10:50 AM

Do you just have this problem in the Finder? Can you open TextEdit and type Spanish characters?

YuSa28 · Jul 14, 2003, 11:06 AM

Originally posted by rw:
Do you just have this problem in the Finder? Can you open TextEdit and type Spanish characters?

Yes I have this problem ONLY in the finder....

I can use SPANISH CARACTERS in E-mails .... TEXT EDIT..... WORD.... ETC....

ONLY in the FINDER....

THANKS !

Developer · Jul 14, 2003, 11:23 AM

Originally posted by YuSa28:
Yes I have this problem ONLY in the finder....

I can use SPANISH CARACTERS in E-mails .... TEXT EDIT..... WORD.... ETC....

ONLY in the FINDER....

THANKS !

The Finder shouldn't have this problem.
Can you paste these filenames in the Finder? Did you change the Finder font with some hack maybe? Do you have this problem in TextEdit using Lucida Grande as font?

YuSa28 · Jul 14, 2003, 05:37 PM

This is a Picture with the problem
that I have with FINDER (10.2.6)
in my mac.

HELP !!!! HELP !!!!
See this image PLEASE

Xerxes · Jul 14, 2003, 06:23 PM

This definely works, what you need to do is select the Spanish keyboard. To type Espan�l do this, type the Espan then press the square bracket key, next to the P key, then press o and then l.

It should be with the right accents now.

X

Originally posted by YuSa28:
This is a Picture with the problem
that I have with FINDER (10.2.6)
in my mac.

HELP !!!! HELP !!!!
See this image PLEASE

YuSa28 · Jul 14, 2003, 06:32 PM

Originally posted by Xerxes:
This definely works, what you need to do is select the Spanish keyboard. To type Espan�l do this, type the Espan then press the square bracket key, next to the P key, then press o and then l.

It should be with the right accents now.

X

Yes .... !!!! THANKS !

I have MAC since 1995 and always use my keyboard in the way that you say.....

But NOW ..... when I finish type inside the folder.... THE FOLDER NAME: Magically make a morphin and change to the picture that I upload before.... please see the picture in the link: See this Picture.

I know how type in spanish. But I think my FINDER have a problem.

Developer · Jul 14, 2003, 07:01 PM

The Finder shouldn't have this problem.

� Does it work if you paste the name in the Finder?
� Can you type accented characters in TextEdit using the Lucida Grande font?
� Does it work with another user account?

YuSa28 · Jul 14, 2003, 07:25 PM

� Does it work if you paste the name in the Finder?
� Can you type accented characters in TextEdit using the Lucida Grande font?
� Does it work with another user account? [/B][/QUOTE]

� Does it work if you paste the name in the Finder? ---->YES
� Can you type accented characters in TextEdit using the Lucida Grande font? ---->YES
� Does it work with another user account? I dont Know.... Im the unique user in my mac...
I need to create another account ????? or LOG as ADMIN.....

See the picture