If IPTC information are saved in UTF-8 IrfanView does not display special characters correctly. E.g. "Łąka" is displayed as "ÅÄ…ka".
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V4.28: UTF-8 in IPTC not working
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Hi cubism,
If you give us a bug report, then please tell us also which version of IrfanView do you use!
Do you have enabled the unicode plugin in \Options\Properties/Settings...\Language\?
Please consider: It's only a basic unicode support!
See: IrfanView homepage → History of changes → Older versions - History
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Frank
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I use the latest version 4.28 and also the latest version of the IPTC plugin.
I have not enabled this checkbox, because it says something about filenames and not IPTC information. I have now tried it and noticed that the IPTC information is still wrong, but that the characters have changed.
I have attached some files:- utf8.jpg is an image with which you can reproduce the bug. It contains the IPTC caption ""Łąka".
- with_plugin.png is a screenshot of the IPTC window with activated unicode plugin.
- without_plugin.png is a screenshot of the IPTC window with deactivated unicode plugin.
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I can't reproduce your results because I can't see any IPTC informations in your sample file!
(I've tried it with activated german, english and polish language and enabled/disabled unicode plugin!)
Please consider: Unicode support in IrfanView is only a basic unicode support!
That's why it's not really a bug!
It's rather a well known restriction of the program!
If you're not happy with this fact then please use only ANSI characters for the input of IPTC informations!
(But because I've found a very similar thread ("V4.27: problem with IPTC text UTF8 encoded") I'll send informations about these two reports to the program author!)
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That's strange. This file contains complete EXIF information and IPTC caption (Łąka), IPTC keywords (Nature,Test) and IPTC byline (Cubism). I can view this information in IrfanView and many other applications.
I know that it is only a basic support. I do not expect IrfanView to write unicode information and I do not expect it to display some really exotic characters like Japanese. I think the correct display of some special characters which are based on the Latin alphabet is the most basic functionality someone can expect from unicode support.
But it seems that the correct display of IPTC information is not the only problem. As it can be seen in your screenshot of the language selection, the text in this windows are also displayed wrong if Polish is selected.
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(But because I've found a very similar thread ("V4.27: problem with IPTC text UTF8 encoded") I'll send informations about these two reports to the program author!)
Give us a screenshot of "image information"!
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... I tried it with the 4.28 IPTC plugin, because I do not have the old one ...
http://www.irfanview.com/
http://www.irfanview.com/main_download_engl.htm
Scroll down and select Other download sites (Mirrors)!
And then scroll down again and choose the wanted version!
for program files see:
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for plugins see:
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To get program files and plugins for V4.25 copy the wanted link and change the version number!- program files:
- http://irfanview.tuwien.ac.at/iview425_setup.exe (english EXE file)
- http://irfanview.tuwien.ac.at/iview425.zip (english ZIP file)
- http://irfanview.tuwien.ac.at/iview425g_setup.exe (german EXE file)
- http://irfanview.tuwien.ac.at/iview425g.zip (german ZIP file) - plugins:
- http://irfanview.tuwien.ac.at/plugin..._425_setup.exe
- http://irfanview.tuwien.ac.at/plugin...lugins_425.zip
Originally posted by Cubism View Post... But it seems that the correct display of IPTC information is not the only problem.
As it can be seen in your screenshot of the language selection, the text in this windows are also displayed wrong if Polish is selected.
- "Incomplete Support of Unicode in Thumbnail Window?"
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Hello,
IrfanView is clearly the best, but even after years this problem seems unresolved written here above by Cubism.
(and also some others earlier:
Thread: Ansi2Unicode - polish letter "ó/Ó" - problem.
Thread: V4.27: problem with IPTC text UTF8 encoded)
I use the latest version IrfanView (4.38) with the latest version plugins (full 4.38), but my status bar still looks the same. A screenshot is attached. Hungarian language characters with accents are problematic here.
Where should I find a solution?
Thanks in advance
Best regards
Laci
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