strange problem with leafpad and osmo

[stavrosLinux]

Tried to import a google csv contacts file (greek language). Osmo displays garbage. Then tried to open it with leafpad, the same. Gedit displays it ok.

http://imagebin.ubuntu-gr.org/1320437629.png

[stavrosLinux]

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[gsmanners]

In the English version of Leafpad's Open dialog, you would look for a control called Character Coding. You probably need to change that to something (since I'm getting the impression that there's an encoding mismatch there or maybe there's some weird mark (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byte_order_mark) characters are showing up there)

[amjjawad]

Tried to import a google csv contacts file (greek language). Osmo displays garbage. Then tried to open it with leafpad, the same. Gedit displays it ok.

http://imagebin.ubuntu-gr.org/1320437629.png

Hi,

I'll ask my Greek Friend to have a look at this. However, please check the other suggestion made earlier :)

Thanks!

P.S.
Check my signature - Lubuntu One Stop Thread. It's very helpful :)

[TeoBigusGeekus]

You could try opening it with geany and go to Document>Set Encoding.
Experiment a bit with different encodings and see what osmo accepts.

[amjjawad]

You could try opening it with geany and go to Document>Set Encoding.
Experiment a bit with different encodings and see what osmo accepts.

Thanks my friend :)

[TeoBigusGeekus]

Thanks my friend :)

Anytime mate.

[stavrosLinux]

In the English version of Leafpad's Open dialog, you would look for a control called Character Coding. You probably need to change that to something (since I'm getting the impression that there's an encoding mismatch there or maybe there's some weird mark (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byte_order_mark) characters are showing up there)

So, google exports contacts into google.csv, in UTF-16 little indian.

Osmo and leafpad don't "get it". Tried to change the encoding in leafpad but the result is the same.

I am covering all angles when I move to Lubuntu (from Ubuntu).
Since gedit works, and I dont use osmo, I am ok.

[amjjawad]

Since gedit works, and I dont use osmo, I am ok.

You can install "gedit" into Lubuntu :)

It's a pain in the neck. Sometimes, I do have problem with encoding too and stuff.

[vasa1]

I had a similar problem with leafpad in regular Ubuntu as well. I posted that here (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1841762). I've stayed with gedit after that.