PROBLEM WITH GREEK CHARACTERS

Daniel Atallah datallah at pidgin.im
Fri Apr 16 10:56:19 EDT 2010


On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 10:35, George Ressos <gressos at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Thank you so much for the help.I use the keyboard indicator at the bottom of my P/C toolbar to choose language.When I press the Greek option,here is an idea of what appears:
> ΦΦΦΦΦΦΦΦΦΦΦΦΦΦΦΦΦΦΦΦΦΦΦΦΦ
> or
> ΡΡΡΡΡΡΡΡΡΡΡΡΡΡΡΡΡΡΡΠor   •Î•Î•Î•Î•Î•Î•Î•Î•Î•

Giorgo,

I'm not familiar with Linux Mint, but I don't think that this is a
Pidgin problem, it looks like something wrong with your overall input
method configuration.

You probably should seek support via the Mint channels.

-D

> --- On Fri, 4/16/10, Daniel Atallah <datallah at pidgin.im> wrote:
>
> From: Daniel Atallah <datallah at pidgin.im>
> Subject: Re: PROBLEM WITH GREEK CHARACTERS
> To: "George Ressos" <gressos at yahoo.com>
> Cc: Support at pidgin.im
> Date: Friday, April 16, 2010, 5:13 PM
>
> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 19:18, George Ressos <gressos at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hello
> > can you please help me with this issue?
> > I use Pidgin for online chatting via Linux Mint 8.I am not sure if I pressed a wrong button,but when I choose the option for Greek characters,symbols appear instead.While USA characters work fine.This is only within the limits of Yahoo Messenger.When I log out,both characters work fine.I cannot find any answer from FAQ.Thank you in advance.
> > GEORGE
>
> Which "option for Greek characters" are you using?
>
> What are the symbols that appear? Are they boxes with numbers in them?
>
> -D
>




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