japanese file names in XP

**hushypushy** · December 3rd, 2004

i can easily use japanese in Firefox, MSN messenger, MS Word, etc., but i cant in Winamp or Explorer (i.e. file names). is there any reason for this? anything i can do? i have US English operating system and i have the language bar set to japanese.

whenever i type a japanese file name i just get those squares, like an invalid character. my guess is that it's not specifying what font for Windows to use when i'm typing in japanese. is there somewhere i need to set "default japanese font" in XP that i've overlooked?

DeathPenalty · December 3rd, 2004

I knew that in winamp japanese is't showed at all, but i can normally use japanese filenames in explorer (see screenshot).
I don't know if you've ever heard of this program (i fonud it some weeks ago, never knew of its esistence,but it would just be me

): applocale. It lets you run japanese software without setting the OS language to Japanese

,it can be useful.

-DeathPenalty

**hushypushy** · December 3rd, 2004

hmm, that's not exactly what im looking for...im looking for something that will display a japanese font when i type. example, your folders have Tahoma as the english and a nice looking font as the japanese...i can get it to only do one or the other. see the pic for an example; the japanese text looks decent (just MS Mincho...the fonts that i want to use wont show up in the XP list

) but of course the english versions of it suck...and it wont show up in the title. i can either have it looking like that, or i can have it only in english :|

WindHydra · December 3rd, 2004

Maybe you should set system language back to English. Most programs (including Firefox, MSN messenger, MS Word) works with other languages even if your system language is set to English (messenger has minor problems though).

scottlc · December 3rd, 2004

Hushy: Qute is available now y'know.

**hushypushy** · December 4th, 2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by WindHydra

Maybe you should set system language back to English. Most programs (including Firefox, MSN messenger, MS Word) works with other languages even if your system language is set to English (messenger has minor problems though).

my OS is in English

my problem is that i want to have japanese characters in my filenames.

scottlc: the regular Firefox skin looks just fine, thanks, it's clean and simple already

WindHydra · December 4th, 2004

Did you try using a default theme? Maybe the fonts used by your theme doesn't support other languages.

**hushypushy** · December 4th, 2004

good idea, but it didnt work :/

Valcrist · December 4th, 2004

i can't even get japaneese characters to display in firefox...

**hushypushy** · December 4th, 2004

well you have to install the japanese language pack, for one

www.microsoft.com has it somewhere, you also need your XP disc IIRC...you probably have to mess with the language settings in Firefox too, i dont know, i dont want to mess with it now because it already works

scottlc · December 4th, 2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by hushypushy

well you have to install the japanese language pack, for one

www.microsoft.com has it somewhere, you also need your XP disc IIRC...you probably have to mess with the language settings in Firefox too, i dont know, i dont want to mess with it now because it already works

Once you enable asian language support in Windows, Firefox needs no additional setup.

**Demigod** · December 4th, 2004

Have you tried setting the unicode language setting to Japanese?

Badaro · December 4th, 2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by scottlc

Hushy: Qute is available now y'know.

Really? Time to update to 1.0 then.

[]s Badaro

**hushypushy** · December 5th, 2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by Demigod

Have you tried setting the unicode language setting to Japanese?

where do i go for that?

DeathPenalty · December 5th, 2004

Are you sure your OS language is set to english? i see in your address bar the "\" character is not displayed correctly (well, you have some "¥"),and that happens to me ONLY when i set the language to japanese.
I can use both thaoma and japanese fonts without changing my default language, just by selecting japanese input metod in the language bar, then if i want to type some english words i just switch the imput back to english,that's all.
If i want to use some programs which need the os to be set to japanese i just use the program that i suggested you before,no need to change lnguage.
Try to go back to english default language, your english characters will go back to normal and you'll be able to type nice japanese fonts as well!try it.

-DeathPenalty

The Captain · December 5th, 2004

Go into control panel -->"Regional and language options".
Under "Regional Options" make sure the language is set to English.
Under Languages, check "Install files for East Asian languages." You may need to restart you computer.
Under "Advanced" make sure that "language for non-unicode programs" is set for Japanese.

After you do these things and restart your computer, you should now have the language bar on your destop or taskbar. Whenever you want to type in Japanese, press alt-shift, then select which alphabet you want to use (ie hiragana, katakana, etc) from the language bar.　こにちわ

**hushypushy** · December 5th, 2004

The Captain, that is perfect. everything works perfectly now, well winamp is having problems with the fonts, ill get that straightened out otherwise. どもうありがとうございます！

WindHydra · December 6th, 2004

I was trying to tell you that in post #4

Guess I used the wrong term.

**hushypushy** · December 6th, 2004

well, my system already is/was in english. what did it was the checkbox to install east asian languages.

The Aviator · December 6th, 2004

I heard the Japanese OS can use English fonts alot easier than the English OS. Anyway I think 3rd party software will be needed "without hacking" if you are to display in explorer like you want.

December 3rd, 2004	#1 (permalink)
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,837	japanese file names in XP i can easily use japanese in Firefox, MSN messenger, MS Word, etc., but i cant in Winamp or Explorer (i.e. file names). is there any reason for this? anything i can do? i have US English operating system and i have the language bar set to japanese. whenever i type a japanese file name i just get those squares, like an invalid character. my guess is that it's not specifying what font for Windows to use when i'm typing in japanese. is there somewhere i need to set "default japanese font" in XP that i've overlooked? __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994. 2008 "How Not to Post" guide

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WindHydra Wind, Life, Eternity Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: El Monte Posts: 1,331	Maybe you should set system language back to English. Most programs (including Firefox, MSN messenger, MS Word) works with other languages even if your system language is set to English (messenger has minor problems though). __________________ My deviantArt :bounce: We ran like the wind, under the cerulean skies...

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hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,837	well you have to install the japanese language pack, for one www.microsoft.com has it somewhere, you also need your XP disc IIRC...you probably have to mess with the language settings in Firefox too, i dont know, i dont want to mess with it now because it already works __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994. 2008 "How Not to Post" guide

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DeathPenalty ヴィンセント Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Italy - Tuscany - Florence Posts: 252	Are you sure your OS language is set to english? i see in your address bar the "\" character is not displayed correctly (well, you have some "¥"),and that happens to me ONLY when i set the language to japanese. I can use both thaoma and japanese fonts without changing my default language, just by selecting japanese input metod in the language bar, then if i want to type some english words i just switch the imput back to english,that's all. If i want to use some programs which need the os to be set to japanese i just use the program that i suggested you before,no need to change lnguage. Try to go back to english default language, your english characters will go back to normal and you'll be able to type nice japanese fonts as well!try it. -DeathPenalty __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -= Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 \| 1GB DDR400 @ 2-2-2-5 \| ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 512Mb AGP \| Integrated 7.1 Channels Audio =- -= HDD 160GB U-ATA133 + HDD 120GB U-ATA133 \| Samsung DVD±RW 8x(DL)18x8x(+)18x6x(-) \| LG 52x24x52x GCE-8520B =-

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The Captain Crono! Wake up! Join Date: May 2002 Location: cyberspace Posts: 1,446	Go into control panel -->"Regional and language options". Under "Regional Options" make sure the language is set to English. Under Languages, check "Install files for East Asian languages." You may need to restart you computer. Under "Advanced" make sure that "language for non-unicode programs" is set for Japanese. After you do these things and restart your computer, you should now have the language bar on your destop or taskbar. Whenever you want to type in Japanese, press alt-shift, then select which alphabet you want to use (ie hiragana, katakana, etc) from the language bar.　こにちわ __________________ DFI LT X38 mobo, E8400 OC @ 4ghz, 4gb G.Skill DDR2 1066mhz, 8800GTS 320mb (G80), 2 x 150gb WD Raptors in RAID 0, 2 x 320gb media/backup drives, NB & CPU DangerDen waterblocks, BlackIce GTX 360 radiator

December 5th, 2004	#17 (permalink)
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,837	The Captain, that is perfect. everything works perfectly now, well winamp is having problems with the fonts, ill get that straightened out otherwise. どもうありがとうございます！ __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994. 2008 "How Not to Post" guide

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WindHydra Wind, Life, Eternity Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: El Monte Posts: 1,331	I was trying to tell you that in post #4 Guess I used the wrong term. __________________ My deviantArt :bounce: We ran like the wind, under the cerulean skies...

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hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,837	well, my system already is/was in english. what did it was the checkbox to install east asian languages. __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994. 2008 "How Not to Post" guide

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The Aviator Banned Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Earth Posts: 177	I heard the Japanese OS can use English fonts alot easier than the English OS. Anyway I think 3rd party software will be needed "without hacking" if you are to display in explorer like you want.

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