Non-english letters

Authoring TADS
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I need to include this name in the credits: Jørgen
It prints like this: J��rgen using Parchment.

Is there a Norwegian library I can include to correct this?

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You might be able to do it with the ALT or ASCII or HTML code potentially. The interpreter might not be interpreting an alternate keyboard key, but I think you can force it with the character code:

The uppercase “O With Stroke Through it” is the character at code point U+000D8. Its HTML code is Ø and you can type it on your keyboard by pressing Alt + 0216 (For Windows Users). Also, the lowercase “O With Stroke Through it” is the character at code point U+000F8. Its HTML code is ø and you can type it on your keyboard by pressing Alt + 0248 (For Windows Users).`

It works here:
Ø | ø

Ø | ø

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What character set are you compiling with?

I assume you’re using a UTF-8 capable code editor. If so, I recommend using UTF-8, which means adding this option to your makefile: -cs UTF-8.

This is also a possibility, since TADS supports HTML entities.

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I don’t know if TADS requires brackets, but technically since this forum is responsive to HTML, I can type Jørgen which resolves to Jørgen.

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I was using us-ascii! Mercy.
Thanks all!

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Just so you know, you can also use us-ascii and include characters like that with \u codes…

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