What's the difference between A-S-V

[cheming]

Sorry for my no-sense title.

I mean that I saw them in the Option menu of the Viewer window:

ANSI (Windows Charset) --- A
ASCII (DOS Charset) --- S

When I viewed a .NFO or .DIZ file, I switched them and found no difference at all. Click here: http://tinypic.com/luwph

In fact, I want to see such result: http://tinypic.com/luwqq

The second picture is the output of my NFO Viwer named ASCII Art Viewer. I just wonder why I need such a program or many plug-ins for TC that can view NFO better, and actually no program except I mentioned above works in a Chinese Windows envirenment. So, I hope TC will help me to view NFO file with no problem in the next major version and I will delete all 3rd-part tools related about viewer of NFO.

I have that dream for a long long time, please don't make me dispair agian.

[miwalter]

ANSI (Windows Charset) --- A
ASCII (DOS Charset) --- S

These two Charactersets differ mainly in the non-alphabetic characters (like "äöü" and such). They do not mean switching between two different languages or something.
You will need these convertings if you often handle files which come from different systems than windows (e.g. 3270/MVS-Environment).

Don't know if that actually helps you...

[sqa_wizard]

I switched them and found no difference at all

It seems, that the font that is used for ASCII display does not have the DOS graphic symbols.
You can set it to a fix one by Listers "Options / Configure / Font" menu.

I don't now which is a usable one on your doublebyte system, you may figure it out and post it here.

[Hacker]

cheming,

When I viewed a .NFO or .DIZ file, I switched them and found no difference at all.

Define a different font for "s" like sqa_wizard suggested. I personally have MS LineDraw defined.

HTH
Roman

[cheming]

I switched them and found no difference at all

It seems, that the font that is used for ASCII display does not have the DOS graphic symbols.
You can set it to a fix one by Listers "Options / Configure / Font" menu.

I don't now which is a usable one on your doublebyte system, you may figure it out and post it here.

It seems that it is not easy way such as change another font to make it work. Here is a new picture: http://tinypic.com/lv1uv

You see I have choosed a font that only has OEM/DOS characterset, but the result is not good too

[cheming]

There is a Chinese guy has solved my problem using a plugin written by himself: http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=5147

His blog: http://blog.dream4ever.org/moviez/articles/309.aspx

But I aslo want to know if there is a NATIVE method to view NFO file instead of using a plugin. I hope ghisler could give me an anwser.

[Hacker]

Have you tried defining MS LineDraw as the font as has been suggested above?

Roman

[cHiNgaChg00k]

AFAIK most (if not all) nfo files can be viewed properly when using the font "Terminal" in a text editor, e.g. notepad.

[cheming]

AFAIK most (if not all) nfo files can be viewed properly when using the font "Terminal" in a text editor, e.g. notepad.

In a Western OS, you are right. But if you are using a Windows XP with Far-East Language Support installed, the Terminal font although being choosed and the result is not corret neigher.

[cheming]

Have you tried defining MS LineDraw as the font as has been suggested above?

Roman

I downloaded one and installed in my system and using it as the default font of DOS Charset but the result is not good too

My conclusion is to view DOS Character especially some symbols is not easy via choosing a font, it is related about codepage. So, if not setting correctly in program, the goal can't archive. So I need Ghisler's answer.