Hope I get these answers right:
1) Installed the English language version on French W7 32-bit (I work in France but am native English speaker)
2) Problem on exit disappears simply by selecting a different color palette
3) Palette installed in C:\Program Files\Inkscape\share\palettes
3) No problem on UBUNTU
Actually, after testing left right and center I think I have resolved the problem. Somehow (I forget how), I seem to have saved the GPL file in ANSI format. Opening it in Notepad, then saving it in UTF8 seems to solve the problem, even including accents which now work.
Hope I get these answers right: share\palettes
1) Installed the English language version on French W7 32-bit (I work in France but am native English speaker)
2) Problem on exit disappears simply by selecting a different color palette
3) Palette installed in C:\Program Files\Inkscape\
3) No problem on UBUNTU
Actually, after testing left right and center I think I have resolved the problem. Somehow (I forget how), I seem to have saved the GPL file in ANSI format. Opening it in Notepad, then saving it in UTF8 seems to solve the problem, even including accents which now work.