100396 - Program Folder name with some double-byte characters is corrupted

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Core :: Internationalization, defect, P2)

Description

[Rui Xu]

Build: 2001-09-18

Steps:
1. Pre-create a new Program Folder, name it with the double-byte characters in 
attached files (the characters are entered using Phonetic and Korean (Hangul) 
IME). 
2. Start installer, select Custom installation.
3. Follow the steps till Select Program Folder dialog appears.

Actual: 
1. The double-byte Program Folder name is garbled in Existing Folders.
2. After installation, lost NS program menu.

Comment 1

[Rui Xu]

Attachment: The name entered with Phonetic IME

Comment 2

[Rui Xu]

Attachment: The name entered with Korean (Hangul) IME

Comment 3

[Frank Tang]

P2 m0.9.6

Comment 4

[Roy Yokoyama]

We really need to compile apps as an Unicode.  
Settign the milestone to moz 1.0.

Comment 5

[nhottanscp]

nsbeta1-
 works for default OS locale

Comment 6

[Rui Xu]

This bug also happened with CHT chars on CHT WinNT/Win2K, and KOR chars on KOR 
WinNT/Win2K.

Comment 7

[Rui Xu]

There is the same problem with default OS locale, e.g. TC or KO.
->nsbeta1

Comment 8

[nhottanscp]

nsbeta1- per i18n triage

Comment 9

[Frank Tang]

move to future

Comment 10

[Frank Tang]

problem on SCH OS can be addressed by bug 126744 and problem with korean
characters on KO os can be addressed by bug 126752

Comment 11

[Makoto Kato [:m_kato]]

Reporter, the installer of current mozilla code changes to NSI (Nullsoft Installer).

Could you check this on Firefox 3?

Comment 12

[(no longer active)]

This is fixed by bug 305039.