PRB: Korean Dollar Sign Is Shown as a Backslash
Article ID: 130061
Article Last Modified on 3/16/2004
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit 3.1
- Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.5
- Microsoft Win32s 1.2
This article was previously published under Q130061
SYMPTOMS
Because the Korean currency sign has the same code value as the backslash
in U.S. Windows, the backslashes used to represent paths in U.S. Windows
are displayed as Korean dollar signs in Korean MS-DOS and Korean Windows.
However, if the proper Korean font is not selected, the Korean dollar sign
will not be shown as dollar sign in Korean Windows (for example, in an edit
control or list box). Instead, it is shown as a backslash as in U.S.
Windows.
CAUSE
The reason is that the character (\\ or \x5c) was sent out without
selecting the proper font. Either the Hangeul or system font should be
selected before sending out this character using drawtext().
STATUS
This behavior is by design.
Additional query words: 3.10 1.20 3.50
Keywords: KB130061