Re: Debian menu encoding support

[Eduard Bloch <edi@gmx.de>]

#include <hallo.h>
* Bill Allombert [Fri, Jul 04 2003, 08:55:41PM]:

> It is now possible to select the encoding used to write files generated
> by menu in a menu-method. You just need to add outputencoding="<enc>"
> in the menu-method file, where <enc> is a valid iconv encoding.
> 
> For example to force output to be UTF-8 encoded, add
> outputencoding="UTF-8"

Jeez, let's reinvent the wheel. And again. And again.

Now, you force every maintainer to update the menu entries for
localisation, when will be the next time to change them again? Why
cannot you just recognize that the Free Desktop format is superior and
invest your manpower into tools for smooth transition to it?

MfG,
Eduard.
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