Pidgin default encoding should be Latin/Unicode Hybrid

[Fernando Miguel]

Binary package hint: pidgin

Pidgin default encoding for IRC is UTF-8. It should be using CP1252 with UTF-8 auto-detection like xchat.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun May 10 11:31:49 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: pidgin
Uname: Linux 2.6.30-2-generic x86_64

[Fernando Miguel (fernandomiguel)]

actually the problem is with pidgin that needs UTF-8,CP1252 in the accounts and not plain UTF-8

[Fernando Miguel (fernandomiguel)]

Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: pidgin 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
Uname: Linux 2.6.30-2-generic x86_64
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom davfs2 dialout dip fax floppy fuse kvm lpadmin nagios netdev plugdev polkituser sambashare scanner sudo sys syslog tape users video voice www-data

[kimus (kimus)]

A workaround for pidgin is to go to the Advanced tab in the Account properties and change the Encodings to UTF-8,CP1252 and check the "Auto-detect incoming UTF-8". This will mimic the X-Chat behavior.

[Flávio Martins (flavioxmartins)]

I confirm this bug. Pidgin users have trouble seeing áàãõ....
xchat and irssi have no such problem.

[Flávio Martins (flavioxmartins)]

pidgin (1:2.5.5-1ubuntu9) jaunty; urgency=low

  * debian/patches/06_default_to_irc_encoding.patch:
    - Change IRC default encoding to Latin/Unicode Hybrid
      (lp: #374421)

 -- Flávio Martins <email address hidden> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:30:50 +0100

[Flávio Martins (flavioxmartins)]

pidgin (1:2.5.5-1ubuntu9) karmic; urgency=low

  * debian/patches/06_default_to_irc_encoding.patch:
    - Change IRC default encoding to Latin/Unicode Hybrid
      (lp: #374421)

 -- Flávio Martins <email address hidden> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:30:50 +0100

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

thank you for your bug report and work there but that should be sent the to people writting the software on pidgin.im, could somebody open a bug with the suggested change there?

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

I agree that this should be forwarded/discussed upstream first, otherwise this risks a protocol breakage between different distributions. Thank you!

[kimus (kimus)]

did anyone forwarded/discussed upstream this bug yet?

[Flávio Martins (flavioxmartins)]

I am linking here the existing ticket on Pidgin's own bugtracker.
http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/8483

They marked it WONTFIX.

[Flávio Martins (flavioxmartins)]

Patch for upstream.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

unsubscribe sponsors since upstream refused the change

[Victor Vargas (kamus)]

setting as closed according to upstream comments because this requirement can't be implemented. Thanks